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{{Short description|Football tournament in Southern Africa}}
{{More citations needed|date=September 2009}}
{{ infobox football tournament
{{infobox football tournament
| name = COSAFA Under-17 Cup
| name = COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship
| logo =
| logo =
| caption =
| caption =
| founded =
| founded = {{Start date and age|df=yes|1994}}
| region = [[Southern Africa]]
| region = [[Southern Africa]]
| number of teams = 16
| number of teams = 12 (as of [[2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2024]])
| current champions = {{fbu|17|RSA}}
| current champions = {{nowrap|{{fbu|17|ZAM}} (4th title)}}
| most successful team = {{fbu|17|RSA}}
| most successful team = {{fbu|17|ZAM}}<br>(4 titles)
| broadcasters =
| broadcasters =
| motto =
| motto =
| website =
| website = [https://www.cosafa.com/category/tournaments/cosafa-mens-under-17/ COSAFA.com]
| current =
| current = [[2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship]]
}}{{See also|COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship}}
}}
The '''COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship''', also known as the '''COSAFA U-17 Men's Championship''', is an international youth [[Association football|football]] championship organised by [[COSAFA]] for the men's under-17 national teams of [[Southern Africa]].

The '''COSAFA Under 17 Challenge Cup''' is an [[association football]] tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.

==Participants==

Teams that can technically enter are:
{{div col|colwidth=18em}}
* {{fbu|17|ANG}}
* {{fbu|17|BOT}}
* {{fbu|17|COM}}
* {{fbu|17|LES}}
* {{fbu|17|MAD}}
* {{fbu|17|MWI}}
* {{fbu|17|MRI}}
* {{fbu|17|Mayotte}}
* {{fbu|17|MOZ}}
* {{fbu|17|NAM}}
* {{fbu|17|Réunion}}
* {{fbu|17|SEY}}
* {{fbu|17|RSA}}
* {{fbu|17|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
* {{fbu|17|ZAM}}
* {{fbu|17|ZIM}}
{{div col end}}


[[South Africa national under-17 football team|South Africa]] and [[Zambia national under-17 football team|Zambia]] are the most successful teams in this competition, having won three titles each. The [[Zambia national under-17 football team|Junior Chipolopolo]] are the current champions.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.lusakatimes.com/2022/12/11/zambia-wins-2022-cosafa-mens-u17-cup/|title=Zambia Wins 2022 COSAFA Men's U17 Cup|date=11 December 2022|website=lusakatimes.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
==Histroy==
Established in 1994, the first regional Under-17 championship was held in [[South Africa]], featuring nine teams, and was won by the host nation's [[South Africa national under-17 football team|Amajimbos]].<ref name="History">{{Cite web |url=https://cosafa.com/history-of-the-cosafa-mens-under-17-championships-4/|title=History of the COSAFA Men's Under-17 Championships|date=14 November 2024|website=cosafa.com|publisher=[[COSAFA]]|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> The competition would not be held again for another seven years, returning in 2001 in [[Malawi]], with [[Blantyre]] and [[Lilongwe]] serving as host cities. Malawi emerged victorious on home soil, defeating the defending champions South Africa 3–0 in the final.<ref name="History"/> In the following year's edition, the number of participants dropped to four, with a round-robin format. South Africa went on to be crowned champions, claiming their second title.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.safa.net/2018/06/20/24-years-cosafa-u17-championship/|title=24 years of the COSAFA U17 Championship|date=20 June 2018|website=safa.net|publisher=[[South African Football Association]]|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> again the tournament went on a haitus for five years and returned in 2007, with 10 teams participating, Zimbabwe claimed their first title by defeating two-time champions South Africa in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://neweralive.na/zimbabwe-wins-cosafa-u17-cup/|title=Zimbabwe Wins COSAFA U/17 Cup|date=17 December 2007|website=neweralive.na|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> After a nine-year absence, the tournament was revived in 2016 and has been held annually since then. Hosted in Mauritius, Namibia became the fourth team to lift the trophy, defeating the most successful team at the time, South Africa in a penalty shootout.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.namibian.com.na/namibia-beat-sa-to-win-cosafa-u17-title/|title=Namibia beat SA to win Cosafa u17 title|date=31 July 2016|website=namibian.com.na|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> The following year, Zambia joined the list of winning teams by defeating host nation Mauritius 3–0 in the final.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://nehandaradio.com/2017/07/31/zambia-beat-hosts-mauritius-win-first-cosafa-u-17-title/|title=Zambia beat hosts Mauritius to win first Cosafa U-17 title|date=31 July 2017|website=nehandaradio.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref> In 2018, the tournament became the regional qualifier for the continental [[U-17 Africa Cup of Nations]]. Angola won their first trophy and along with South Africa qualified for the continental finals.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://soka25east.com/angola-crowned-2018-cosafa-u-17-champions/|title=Angola crowned 2018 COSAFA U-17 Champions|date=30 July 2018|website=soka25east.com|access-date=11 December 2024}}</ref>
==Format==
The format of the tournament has varied across editions, depending on the number of teams participating. When fewer than six teams entered, the tournament typically followed a single [[round-robin tournament|round-robin format]], with an optional final between the top two teams. If six or more teams participated, the competition was held in two stages: a group stage with a single round-robin format, where each team played against the others in their group, with the top four teams across all groups advancing to the semi-finals. A final and a third-place match were then held, though the third-place match was removed starting in 2024.
==Participation==
The competition is open to all [[COSAFA#Member associations|14 COSAFA members]], as well as the COSAFA associate member, [[Ligue réunionnaise de football|Réunion]]. Similar to other COSAFA tournaments, The competition was previously open to [[CECAFA]] members, who were invited to participate when the tournament did not serve as a qualifier for the finals.
==Results==
==Results==
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:95%; text-align:center; width:;"

|-
{| class="wikitable"
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
|-
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|Year
!rowspan=2 width=5%|Host
! rowspan=2 style= "width:140px;"|Host
!colspan=3|Final
! colspan=3|Final
! colspan=3|Third place game
|- bgcolor=#EFEFEF
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
!Champion
|-
!Score
! width= 100px|{{gold01}} Champions
!Second Place
! width=|Score
|- align=center
! width= 100px|{{silver02}} Runners-up
|1994<br>''[[1994 COSAFA U-17 Cup|Details]]''
! width= 100px|{{bronze03}} Third place
|{{RSA}}
! width=|Score
! width= 100px|Fourth place
|-
|1
|[[1994 COSAFA Under-17 Tournament|1994]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|RSA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|2–1
|'''2–1'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|MOZ}}'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MOZ}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ZAM|1964}}
|- align=center
|1–0
|2001<br>''[[2001 COSAFA U-17 Cup|Details]]''
|{{RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ZIM}}
|9
|'''{{fbu-big|17|Malawi}}'''
|-
|3–0
|2
|[[2001 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2001]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MWI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}'''
|'''3–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}
|1–0
|{{fbu-big|17|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|11
|-
|3
|[[2002 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2002]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|RSA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|- align=center
|{{fbu-big|17|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}
|2002<br>''[[2002 COSAFA U-17 Cup|Details]]''
|{{RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|BOT}}
|[[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]]
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|{{fbu-big|17|LES|1987}}
|<ref>Decided by points</ref>
|4
|'''{{fbu-big|17|SWZ|name=Swaziland}}'''
|-
|- align=center
|4
|2007<br>''[[2007 COSAFA U-17 Cup|Details]]''
|[[2007 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2007]]
|{{RSA}}
|align=left|{{flagcountry|NAM}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZIM}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZIM}}'''
|1–1<br>4–2 (pen)
|'''1–1'''<br>{{pso|4–2}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}
|- align=center
|'''1–0'''
|2009<br>''[[2009 COSAFA U-17 Cup|Details]]''
|{{flag|Swaziland}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|
|10
|-
|''Cancelled''
|
|5
|[[2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2016]]
|- align=center
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MRI}}
|2016<br>''[[2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|Details]]''
|{{MRI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NAM}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|NAM}}'''
|1–1<br>3–1 (pen)
|'''1–1'''<br>{{pso|3–1}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|- align=center
|'''2–0'''
|2017<br>''[[2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|Details]]''
|{{MRI}}
|{{fbu-big|17|KEN}}
|7
|-
|6
|[[2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2017]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MRI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}'''
|3–0
|'''3–0'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|MRI}}'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MRI}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|- align=center
|'''2–1'''
|2018<br>''[[2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|Details]]''
|{{MRI}}
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|8
||'''{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}'''
|-
|1–0
|7
|[[2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2018]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MRI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|NAM}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MRI}}
|12
|-
|8
|[[2019 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2019]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MWI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}'''
|'''2–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MOZ}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}
|'''5–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ESW}}
|8
|-
|9
|[[2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2020]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|RSA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|'''{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}'''
|'''1–1'''<br>{{pso|4–2}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}
|{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|4
|-
|10
|[[2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2021]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|LES}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|'''4–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ESW}}
|6
|-
|11
|[[2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2022]]
|align=left|{{flagcountry|MWI}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}'''
|'''1–0'''
|{{fbu-big|17|RSA}}
|{{fbu-big|17|MWI}}
|'''5–2'''
|{{fbu-big|17|BOT}}
|7
|-
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Ed.|Edition}}
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|Year
! rowspan=2 style= "width:140px;"|Host
! colspan=3|Final
! colspan=3 rowspan=2|Losing semi-finalists
! rowspan=2 style= "width:;"|{{abbr|Num.<br>teams|Number of teams}}
|-
! width= 100px|{{gold01}} Champions
! width=|Score
! width= 100px|{{silver02}} Runners-up
|-
|12
|[[2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2024]]
|align=left |{{flagcountry|RSA}}
|'''{{fbu-big|17|ZAM}}'''
|'''2–1'''
|{{fbu-big|17|ANG}}
|style="border: none;" |{{fbu-big|17|RSA}} || style="border: none;" |and|| style="border: none;" |{{fbu-big|17|ZIM}}
|12
|-
|colspan=10|{{small|[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa-u17.html COSAFA Under-17 Championship archive] on the [[RSSSF]]'s website}}
|}

==Participating nations==
===Comprehensive team results by tournament===
;Legend<nowiki>:</nowiki>
*{{bg|gold|1st}} – Champion
*{{bg|silver|2nd}} – 2nd
*{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – 3rd
*{{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – 4th
*{{bg|#81c846|SF}} – Semi-finalists
*QF – Quarter finals
*GS – Group stage
*P – Participating in the upcoming tournament.
*'''DQ''' – Disqualified
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;••&nbsp;</span> – Entered but withdrew
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;•&nbsp;</span> – Did not enter
*<span style="border:1px solid gray">&nbsp;'''×'''&nbsp;</span> – Banned by FIFA/ Entry not accepted by COSAFA
*{{bg|darkred}} — Country not affiliated to COSAFA

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
! width=150|Nation
! {{flagdeco|RSA}}<br />1994
! {{flagdeco|MWI}}<br />2001
! {{flagdeco|RSA}}<br />2002
! {{flagdeco|NAM}}<br />2007
! {{flagdeco|MRI}}<br />[[2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2016]]
! {{flagdeco|MRI}}<br />[[2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2017]]
! {{flagdeco|MRI}}<br />[[2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2018]]
! {{flagdeco|MWI}}<br />[[2019 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2019]]
! {{flagdeco|RSA}}<br />[[2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2020]]
! {{flagdeco|LES}}<br />[[2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2021]]
! {{flagdeco|MWI}}<br />[[2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2022]]
! {{flagdeco|RSA}}<br />[[2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2024]]
!Total
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|ANG}}
| • || GS || • || GS || • || • || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || • || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || '''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|BOT}}
| GS || GS || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || GS || • || GS || GS || • || '''DQ''' || GS || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || GS || '''9'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|COM}}
| • || • || • || • || • || • || • || GS || '''DQ''' || • || • || GS || '''2'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|ESW}}
| GS || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || GS || • || • || GS || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || '''DQ''' || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || • || GS || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|LES}}
| GS || GS || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || GS || • || • || GS || GS || • || GS || • || GS || '''8'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|MAD}}
| • || GS || • || • || GS || GS || • || • || • || • || • || • || '''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|MWI}}
| GS || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || • || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || GS || GS || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || GS || '''11'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|MRI}}
| • || GS || • || GS || GS || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || • || • || • || • || GS || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|MOZ}}
| style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || '''DQ''' || • || • || • || GS || GS || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || • || • || GS || GS || '''6'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|NAM}}
| GS || GS || • || GS || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || • || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || • || • || • || GS || GS || '''7'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|SEY}}
| • || • || • || • || GS || • || GS || • || • || • || GS || • || '''3'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|RSA}}
| style="background-color:gold;"|1st || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || GS || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || • || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:#81c846;"|SF || '''11'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|ZAM}}
| style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || • || style="background-color:#cc9966;"|3rd || '''DQ''' || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || GS || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:silver;"|2nd || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || '''10'''
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|ZIM}}
| style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || GS || • || style="background-color:gold;"|1st || • || GS || GS || • || '''DQ''' || • || • || style="background-color:#81c846;"|SF || '''6'''
|-
!colspan=14|Guest nations
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{fbu|17|KEN}}
| — || — || — || — || style="background-color:#9acdff;"|4th || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || '''1'''
|}

==Awards==
{| class="wikitable"
!Tournament
!Player of the Tournament
!Golden Boot
!Goals
!Golden Glove
!Fair Play Trophy
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} 1994 South Africa
|
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Junaid Hartley]]|| {{center|7}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MWI}} 2001 Malawi
|
|{{flagicon|MWI}} [[Robert Ng'ambi]] || {{center|4}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} 2002 South Africa
|
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Lebogang Mokoena]]|| {{center|6}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|NAM}} 2007 Namibia
|
| || {{center|}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2016 Mauritius]]
|
|{{fbuicon|17|MWI}} [[Peter Banda]]|| {{center|5}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2017 Mauritius]]
|{{fbuicon|17|MRI}} [[Yannick Aristide]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Martin Njobvu]]|| {{center|6}}
|{{fbuicon|17|MWI}} [[Kennedy Nankhaima]]
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MRI}} [[2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2018 Mauritius]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Zito Luvumbo]]
|{{fbuicon|17|NAM}} [[Prins Tjiueza]]|| {{center|6}}
|
|
|-
|{{flagicon|MWI}} [[2019 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2019 Malawi]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Moses Mulenga]]
|{{fbuicon|17|MOZ}} [[Simon Cipriano]]<br>{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Miro (footballer)|Miro]]<br>{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Rickson Ng'ambi]]|| {{center|5}}
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Iford Mwale]]
|{{fbu|17|ESW}}
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2020 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2020 South Africa]]
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Mduduzi Shabalala]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Joseph Banda]]|| {{center|5}}
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Eric Makungu]]
|{{fbu|17|ZAM}}
|-
|{{flagicon|LES}} [[2021 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2021 Lesotho]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Joseph Banda]]
|{{fbuicon|17|MWI}} [[Masambiro Kalua]]<br>{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Joseph Banda]]|| {{center|5}}
|{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Domingos da Silva|Ariola]]
|{{fbu|17|ESW}}
|-
|{{flagicon|MWI}} [[2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2022 Malawi]]
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Siyabonga Mabena]]
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Siyabonga Mabena]]|| {{center|9}}
|{{fbuicon|17|RSA}} [[Gennaro Johnson]]
|{{fbu|17|BOT}}
|-
|{{flagicon|RSA}} [[2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship|2024 South Africa]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Mapalo Simute]]
|{{fbuicon|17|ZAM}} [[Abel Nyirongo]]|| {{center|7}}
|{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Gelson Joaquim Dala|Gelson Dala]]
|{{fbu|17|ANG}}
|}
|}


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COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship
Founded1994; 31 years ago (1994)
RegionSouthern Africa
Number of teams12 (as of 2024)
Current champions Zambia (4th title)
Most successful team(s) Zambia
(4 titles)
WebsiteCOSAFA.com
2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
See also: COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship

The COSAFA U-17 Youth Championship, also known as the COSAFA U-17 Men's Championship, is an international youth football championship organised by COSAFA for the men's under-17 national teams of Southern Africa.

South Africa and Zambia are the most successful teams in this competition, having won three titles each. The Junior Chipolopolo are the current champions.[1]

Histroy

[edit]

Established in 1994, the first regional Under-17 championship was held in South Africa, featuring nine teams, and was won by the host nation's Amajimbos.[2] The competition would not be held again for another seven years, returning in 2001 in Malawi, with Blantyre and Lilongwe serving as host cities. Malawi emerged victorious on home soil, defeating the defending champions South Africa 3–0 in the final.[2] In the following year's edition, the number of participants dropped to four, with a round-robin format. South Africa went on to be crowned champions, claiming their second title.[3] again the tournament went on a haitus for five years and returned in 2007, with 10 teams participating, Zimbabwe claimed their first title by defeating two-time champions South Africa in a penalty shootout.[4] After a nine-year absence, the tournament was revived in 2016 and has been held annually since then. Hosted in Mauritius, Namibia became the fourth team to lift the trophy, defeating the most successful team at the time, South Africa in a penalty shootout.[5] The following year, Zambia joined the list of winning teams by defeating host nation Mauritius 3–0 in the final.[6] In 2018, the tournament became the regional qualifier for the continental U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Angola won their first trophy and along with South Africa qualified for the continental finals.[7]

Format

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The format of the tournament has varied across editions, depending on the number of teams participating. When fewer than six teams entered, the tournament typically followed a single round-robin format, with an optional final between the top two teams. If six or more teams participated, the competition was held in two stages: a group stage with a single round-robin format, where each team played against the others in their group, with the top four teams across all groups advancing to the semi-finals. A final and a third-place match were then held, though the third-place match was removed starting in 2024.

Participation

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The competition is open to all 14 COSAFA members, as well as the COSAFA associate member, Réunion. Similar to other COSAFA tournaments, The competition was previously open to CECAFA members, who were invited to participate when the tournament did not serve as a qualifier for the finals.

Results

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Ed. Year Host Final Third place game Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) Third place Score Fourth place
1 1994  South Africa
South Africa 		2–1
Mozambique
Zambia 		1–0
Zimbabwe 		9
2 2001  Malawi
Malawi 		3–0
South Africa
Zambia 		1–0
Swaziland 		11
3 2002  South Africa
South Africa 		Round-robin
Swaziland
Botswana 		Round-robin
Lesotho 		4
4 2007  Namibia
Zimbabwe 		1–1
(4–2 p)
South Africa
Zambia 		1–0
Malawi 		10
5 2016  Mauritius
Namibia 		1–1
(3–1 p)
South Africa
Malawi 		2–0
Kenya 		7
6 2017  Mauritius
Zambia 		3–0
Mauritius
Malawi 		2–1
South Africa 		8
7 2018  Mauritius
Angola 		1–0
South Africa
Namibia 		2–1
Mauritius 		12
8 2019  Malawi
Zambia 		2–0
Mozambique
Angola 		5–0
Eswatini 		8
9 2020  South Africa
South Africa 		1–1
(4–2 p)
Zambia
Angola 		2–1
Malawi 		4
10 2021  Lesotho
Angola 		2–1
Zambia
Malawi 		4–0
Eswatini 		6
11 2022  Malawi
Zambia 		1–0
South Africa
Malawi 		5–2
Botswana 		7
Ed. Year Host Final Losing semi-finalists Num.
teams
1st place, gold medalist(s) Champions Score 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runners-up
12 2024  South Africa
Zambia 		2–1
Angola
South Africa		 and
Zimbabwe 		12
COSAFA Under-17 Championship archive on the RSSSF's website

Participating nations

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Comprehensive team results by tournament

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Legend:
  • 1st – Champion
  • 2nd – 2nd
  • 3rd – 3rd
  • 4th – 4th
  • SF – Semi-finalists
  • QF – Quarter finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • P – Participating in the upcoming tournament.
  • DQ – Disqualified
  •  ••  – Entered but withdrew
  •  •  – Did not enter
  •  ×  – Banned by FIFA/ Entry not accepted by COSAFA
  • — Country not affiliated to COSAFA
Nation
1994
2001
2002
2007
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
2022
2024 		Total
 Angola • GS • GS • • 1st 3rd 3rd 1st • 2nd 7
 Botswana GS GS 3rd GS • GS GS • DQ GS 4th GS 9
 Comoros • • • • • • • GS DQ • • GS 2
 Eswatini GS 4th 2nd GS • • GS 4th DQ 4th • GS 8
 Lesotho GS GS 4th GS • • GS GS • GS • GS 8
 Madagascar • GS • • GS GS • • • • • • 3
 Malawi GS 1st • 4th 3rd 3rd GS GS 4th 3rd 3rd GS 11
 Mauritius • GS • GS GS 2nd 4th • • • • GS 6
 Mozambique 2nd DQ • • • GS GS 2nd • • GS GS 6
 Namibia GS GS • GS 1st • 3rd • • • GS GS 7
 Seychelles • • • • GS • GS • • • GS • 3
 South Africa 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 2nd 4th 2nd GS 1st • 2nd SF 11
 Zambia 3rd 3rd • 3rd DQ 1st GS 1st 2nd 2nd 1st 1st 10
 Zimbabwe 4th GS • 1st • GS GS • DQ • • SF 6
Guest nations
 Kenya — — — — 4th — — — — — — — 1

Awards

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Tournament Player of the Tournament Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play Trophy
South Africa 1994 South Africa South Africa Junaid Hartley
7
Malawi 2001 Malawi Malawi Robert Ng'ambi
4
South Africa 2002 South Africa South Africa Lebogang Mokoena
6
Namibia 2007 Namibia
Mauritius 2016 Mauritius Malawi Peter Banda
5
Mauritius 2017 Mauritius Mauritius Yannick Aristide Zambia Martin Njobvu
6
 Malawi Kennedy Nankhaima
Mauritius 2018 Mauritius Angola Zito Luvumbo Namibia Prins Tjiueza
6
Malawi 2019 Malawi Zambia Moses Mulenga Mozambique Simon Cipriano
Angola Miro
Zambia Rickson Ng'ambi
5
 Zambia Iford Mwale  Eswatini
South Africa 2020 South Africa South Africa Mduduzi Shabalala Zambia Joseph Banda
5
 Zambia Eric Makungu  Zambia
Lesotho 2021 Lesotho Zambia Joseph Banda Malawi Masambiro Kalua
Zambia Joseph Banda
5
 Angola Ariola  Eswatini
Malawi 2022 Malawi South Africa Siyabonga Mabena South Africa Siyabonga Mabena
9
 South Africa Gennaro Johnson  Botswana
South Africa 2024 South Africa Zambia Mapalo Simute Zambia Abel Nyirongo
7
 Angola Gelson Dala  Angola

References

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  1. ^ "Zambia Wins 2022 COSAFA Men's U17 Cup". lusakatimes.com. 11 December 2022. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "History of the COSAFA Men's Under-17 Championships". cosafa.com. COSAFA. 14 November 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  3. ^ "24 years of the COSAFA U17 Championship". safa.net. South African Football Association. 20 June 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  4. ^ "Zimbabwe Wins COSAFA U/17 Cup". neweralive.na. 17 December 2007. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  5. ^ "Namibia beat SA to win Cosafa u17 title". namibian.com.na. 31 July 2016. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Zambia beat hosts Mauritius to win first Cosafa U-17 title". nehandaradio.com. 31 July 2017. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Angola crowned 2018 COSAFA U-17 Champions". soka25east.com. 30 July 2018. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
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