The 2022 COSAFA Under-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Championship, a

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tournament organized by the

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(COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below. Malawi was the host of tournament from 2–11 December 2022. Angola was the defending champion, by defeating Zambia 2–1 in the final on 7 December 2021.

Participating nations

The following seven teams are contesting in the tournament.

Venue

All matches were played at these ground in Malawi.

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 4 November 2022 at

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, Malawi. The seven teams were divided into two groups; the top two teams from each group entered the Semi-finals.

Group summary

Group stages

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

*In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Awards

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

COSAFA Under-17 Championship International association football competitions hosted by South Africa 2022 in African football

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