The 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 7th edition of the
COSAFA U-17 Championship, an
association football tournament organised by the
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the football ...
(COSAFA) involving teams from
Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below.
COSAFA
Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (french: Conseil des Associations de Football en Afrique Australe; pt, Conselho das Associações de Futebol da África Austral), officially abbreviated as COSAFA, is an association of the footbal ...
announced that the COSAFA U-17 Championship hosted by Mauritius between 19–29 July 2018 would be the region's qualifying tournament for the
2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (18th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Foo ...
in Tanzania.
Participating teams
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Officials
Referees
* Ibrahim Amisy Tsimanohitsy (Madagascar)
* Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)
* António Dungula (Angola)
* Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
* Derrick Kafuli (Zambia)
* Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)
* Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)
Assistant Referees
* Ravoharizo Randrianarivelo (Madagascar)
* Zacarias H. Baloi (Mozambique)
* Mapoho Mapoho (Lesotho)
* Sem Moses Singeve (Namibia)
* Said Omar Chebli (Comoros)
* Shailesh Gobin (Mauritius)
* Ram Babajee (Mauritius)
* Tafadzwa Nkala (Zimbabwe)
* Gcina Sam Mamba (Swaziland)
Draw
The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018.
Venues
The tournament will be played at
Port Louis (
St. François Xavier Stadium
St. François Xavier Stadium is a multi-use stadium in Port Louis, Port Louis District, Mauritius. It is currently used mostly for staging football (soccer), football matches and is the home stadium of AS Port-Louis 2000. The stadium holds 2,50 ...
) and
Belle Vue Maurel
Belle Vue Harel is a village in Mauritius that is located in the Pamplemousses District on the northern part of the island. It is located next to Plaine des Papayes village. It is part of the larger Plaine des Papayes area which as of 2011 had 7, ...
(
Anjalay Stadium).
Group stage
All times are local,
MUT (
UTC+4).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Ranking of second-placed teams
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Winner qualifies for
2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (18th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Foo ...
.
References
{{COSAFA championships
COSAFA Under-17 Championship
2018 in African football
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International association football competitions hosted by Mauritius