The 2022 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship an international association football competition for women's under-17 national teams organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament took place in Lilongwe, Malawi from 1 to 11 December 2022.
Zambia was the defending champion having defeated Botswana four to nil in the final on 6 December 2021.
South Africa won their maiden title after beating Zambia four goals to three. Malawi, the hosts, clinched the bronze medal after crashing Botswana nine goals to nil on third-place match.
Participating nations Six teams from the COSAFA region entered the tournament, originally Mauritius entered the tournament and were drawn in group A, however they withdrew before the tournament started, which saw Namibia taking their place. Malawi participated for the first time in the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship history.
Team Best placement in the tournament 3rd 2021 3rd 2020 1st 2nd 2021 3rd 2020 4th 2021 Venue All matches were played at these ground in Malawi. Lilongwe Bingu National Stadium Capacity: 41,100 Draw The draw for the tournament were held on 4 November 2022 at Lilongwe, Malawi. The six teams were divided into two group. Top two teams from each group will enter to the Semi-finals
Group summary Group AGroup 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 4th COSAFA Under-17 Womens Championship 2022WinnersFirst Title
Goalscorers
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