| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mauritius | 
| Dates | 21-30 July 2017 | 
| Teams | 8 (from 2 sub-confederations) | 
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Mauritius | 
| Third place |  Malawi | 
| Fourth place |  South Africa | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 54 (3.38 per match) | 
| Top scorer(s) |  Martin Njobvu (ZAM) | 
| Best player(s) |  Yannick Aristide (MWI) | 
| Best goalkeeper |  Kennedy Nankhaima (ZAM) | 
The 2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 6th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, an association football tournament organised by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. It will take place in Mauritius in July 2017.
Participating teams
 Botswana Botswana
 Mauritius Mauritius
 Malawi Malawi
 Madagascar Madagascar
 Mozambique Mozambique
 South Africa South Africa
 Zambia Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Draw
The group stage draw took place on 15 June 2017.[1]
Venues
| Port Louis | Quatre Bornes | 
|---|---|
| Stade St. François Xavier | MFA Technical Center | 
| 20°09′14″S 57°30′51″E / 20.1537926°S 57.5140796°E | 20°15′13″S 57°29′44″E / 20.2537214°S 57.4955964°E | 
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Malawi | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Mauritius | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on July 2017. Source: COSAFA
| Botswana  | 0-2 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Maonga  15' Willard  59' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
| Mauritius  | 1-0 |  Zimbabwe | 
|---|---|---|
| Philibert  22' | Report | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Jelly Chavani (South Africa)
| Zimbabwe  | 0-5 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Report | Titani  16' Maonga  42', 62' Mbeta  47' Mwaungulu  90'+1' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Jelly Chavani  (South Africa)
| Mauritius  | 2-1 |  Botswana | 
|---|---|---|
| Chiu Chung Fat  28' Aristide  63' | Report | Tauyatswala  20' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
| Zimbabwe  | 1-2 |  Botswana | 
|---|---|---|
| Benza  60' | Report | Bogosi  76', 90+2' | 
MFA Technical Center, Quatre Bornes
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Advance to semi-finals | 
| 2 |  South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Mozambique | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Madagascar | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 0 | 
Updated to match(es) played on July 2017. Source: COSAFA
| South Africa  | 3-1 |  Mozambique | 
|---|---|---|
| Shahabodien  17', 38' McFarlane  58' | Report | Gerson  65' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Zambia  | 7-1 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Banda  9', 31', 37' Njobvu  19', 42', 74' Hakwiya  31' | Report | Mamisoa  79' (p) | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
| South Africa  | 2-3 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Nare  83', 88' | Report | P. Mumba  20' Banda  25', 42' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
| Mozambique  | 2-0 |  Madagascar | 
|---|---|---|
| Luis  6' Jamisse  83' | Report | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
| Mozambique  | 1-0 |  Zambia | 
|---|---|---|
| Geny  43' | Report | 
MFA Technical Center, Quatre Bornes
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Madagascar  | 3-5 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Dillan  41' Stéphan  41' Mamitina  42' | Report | Ramatlo  14' Tshobeni  40', 72' Da Silva  81' Shahabodien  88' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| Zambia  | 2-0 |  Malawi | 
|---|---|---|
| Njobvu  3', 7' | Report | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)
| Mauritius  | 2-0 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Mitraille  45+6', 65' | Report | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Celso Alvacao (Mozambique)
Third place playoff
| Malawi  | 2-1 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Tsamba  27', 50' | Report | Nare  67' | 
Stade St. François Xavier, Port Louis
Referee: Brandy Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
Final
Goalscorers
- 5 Goals
- Banda
- Njobvu
- 3 Goals
- Maonga
- Nare
- Shahabodien
- 2 Goals
- Bogosi
- Hakwiya
- Mitraille
- Mwaungulu
- Tsamba
- Tshobeni
- 1 Goal
- Aristide
- Balakasi
- Benza
- Chiu Chung Fat
- Da Silva
- Dillan
- Geny
- Gerson
- Jamisse
- Luis
- Mamisoa
- Mamitina
- Mbeta
- McFarlane
- Mumba
- P. Mumba
- Philibert
- Phiri
- Ramatlo
- Stéphan
- Tauyatswala
- Titani
- Willard
References
- ↑ "2017 COSAFA Under-17 Championships draw!". COSAFA. 10 June 2017.
- ↑ "FIFA Referees News: 2017 COSAFA U17 Championship - Final". 30 July 2017.
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