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2021 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country Lesotho
Dates2-6 December 2021
Teams3 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (1st title)
Runners-up Botswana
Third place Namibia
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored13 (3.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Zambia Lucy Kajiya
Best player(s)Zambia Pumulo Lubasi
Best goalkeeperZambia Chitete Munsaka
Fair play award Botswana
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International football competition

The 2021 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was a part of the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020, and was the third edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. The tournament took place in Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, Lesotho on December 2–6.

Participants

All 14 COSAFA nation's U17 teams as well as Reunion were allowed to enter the tournament, out of which three finally participated.

Group stage

The group stage was played in a round-robin where all 3 teams played once against each other and where the top two teams advanced to the final.

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Advance to the final
2  Namibia 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
3  Botswana 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
Source:
 Zambia3-1 Botswana
Report
Setsoto Stadium
 Namibia0-2 Zambia
Report
Setsoto Stadium
 Botswana2-1 Namibia
Report
Setsoto Stadium

Final

 Zambia4-0 Botswana
Report
Setsoto Stadium

Top Scorers

Representing Player Goals
 Zambia Lucy Kajiya 3
 Zambia Gracious Tailoshi 2
 Zambia Jessy Zulu 2


COSAFA-La Liga partnership

For the second time, COSAFA awarded players for a football experiance in Spain. This time Zambia's Pumulo Lubasi where selected to be traveling to Spain after awarded player of the tournament, for a LaLiga development experience, where they will get the opportunity to observe the football life in Spain and train with a local team.

Changes due to COVID-19

Many changes had to be done because of the Covid-19 pandemic and travel difficulties because of it, with many teams withdrawal.

References

  1. "Zambia girls rewarded for triumph at Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020". COSAFA. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  2. ^ "ENG, FRE, POR: Zambia win Girls' U17 title at Region 5 Youth Games Maseru 2020". COSAFA.
  3. "Football Association of Zambia (FAZ)". Facebook. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  4. ^ "COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championships in Numbers". COSAFA. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  5. "2021 COSAFA WOMEN'S U17". COSAFA. Retrieved 17 October 2022.
  6. "NKANI". Facebook. Retrieved 17 October 2022.

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