2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

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 (COSAFA) involving teams from Southern Africa for players aged 17 and below.

2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mauritius
Dates	19–29 July 2018
Teams	12
Venue	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Angola (1st title)
Runners-up	South Africa
Third place	Namibia
Fourth place	Mauritius
Tournament statistics
Top scorer	Prins Tjiueza (6)
← 2017 2019 →

COSAFA 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 in Tanzania.^[1]

Participating teams

•  Angola
•  Botswana
•  Lesotho
•  Mauritius
•  Malawi
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  South Africa
•  Seychelles
•  Swaziland
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe

Officials

Referees [2] 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.^[3]

Venues

The tournament will be played at Port Louis (St. François Xavier Stadium) and Belle Vue Maurel (Anjalay Stadium).^[4]

Group stage

All times are local, MUT (UTC+4).^[5]

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Namibia	3	2	0	1	10	4	+6	6[a]	Semi-finals
2	Mauritius (H)	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6[a]
3	Botswana	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6[a]
4	Seychelles	3	0	0	3	5	16	−11	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:

1. Head-to-head results: Mauritius 0–1 Botswana, Mauritius 1–0 Namibia, Namibia 2–0 Botswana. Head-to-head standings:

   • Namibia: 3 pts, +1 GD
   • Mauritius: 3 pts, 0 GD
   • Botswana: 3 pts, −1 GD

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

10:00

Namibia	8–3	Seychelles
George 3', 16', 55' Kamatuka 18' Tjiueza 38', 68', 72', 84' (pen.)	Report	Aboudou 7' Suzette 14' Pauline 19'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

15:30

Mauritius	0–1	Botswana
	Report	Maphorisa 83' (pen.)

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

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21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)

12:00

Botswana	2–1	Seychelles
Maphorisa 13' (pen.) Kopelang 38'	Report	Pauline 65'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

21 July 2018 (2018-07-21)

15:00

Mauritius	1–0	Namibia
Kawoa 69'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

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24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

12:00

Namibia	2–0	Botswana
Tjiueza 39' Tsuseb 59'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

12:00

Seychelles	1–6	Mauritius
Suzette 53'	Report	Gentil 58' Aristide 59', 87' Philibert 69' Genave 78' Hoareau 90' (o.g.)

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	South Africa	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7	Semi-finals
2	Zambia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
3	Mozambique	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Lesotho	3	0	1	2	1	3	−2	1

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

19 July 2018 (2018-07-19)

12:30

Zambia	0–0	Mozambique
	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

15:30

Lesotho	0–0	South Africa
	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

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22 July 2018 (2018-07-22)

12:00

Mozambique	1–4	South Africa
Pablo 63'	Report	Siyasi 7' Nare 48' Buthelezi 75' Balakasi 86'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

22 July 2018 (2018-07-22)

15:00

Zambia	1–0	Lesotho
Kalinda 89'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Antonio Caluassi Dungula (Angola)

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24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

15:00

Lesotho	1–2	Mozambique
Rapuleng 81'	Report	Pablo 2' José 13'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

24 July 2018 (2018-07-24)

15:00

South Africa	2–1	Zambia
Buthelezi 12' Radiopane 81'	Report	Kalinda 7'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

Group C

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Angola	3	3	0	0	7	1	+6	9	Semi-finals
2	Malawi	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	Swaziland	3	1	0	2	3	7	−4	3
4	Zimbabwe	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

10:00

Angola	1–0	Malawi
Netinho 20'	Report

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

20 July 2018 (2018-07-20)

12:30

Swaziland	3–2	Zimbabwe
Shabangu 20', 86' L. Dlamini 26'	Report	Ngwenya 60' Bonomali 65'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)

12:00

Malawi	5–0	Zimbabwe
Mwaungulu 8', 77' Mbalaka 24' Mtoso 56' Mitole 79'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Tshepo Mokani Gobagoba (Botswana)

23 July 2018 (2018-07-23)

15:00

Angola	4–0	Swaziland
Zito 3', 69' Domingos 63' Gege 90+1'	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ganesh Chutooree (Mauritius)

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25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)

15:30

Swaziland	0–1	Malawi
	Report	Mbeta 28'

Anjalay Stadium, Belle Vue Maurel

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)

25 July 2018 (2018-07-25)

15:30

Zimbabwe	1–2	Angola
Mandinyenya 62'	Report	Nzanza 45' Barri 45+1'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Ranking of second-placed teams

Pos	Grp	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	A	Mauritius	3	2	0	1	7	2	+5	6	Semi-finals
2	C	Malawi	3	2	0	1	6	1	+5	6
3	B	Zambia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4

Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	27 July – Port Louis
	South Africa	2
					29 July – Port Louis
	Mauritius	0
					South Africa	0
	27 July – Port Louis
					Angola	1
	Namibia	0
	Angola	7
					Third place
					29 July – Port Louis
					Mauritius	1
					Namibia	2

Semi-finals

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)

12:30

South Africa	2–0	Mauritius
Nare 27' Dupre 88' (o.g.)	Report

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)

27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)

15:30

Namibia	0–7	Angola
	Report	Capita 46', 67', 69' (pen.) Cisco 71', 87' Zito 78' Barri 84'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy Ibrahim (Madagascar)

Third place match

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)

11:00

Mauritius	1–2	Namibia
Kawoa 38'	Report	Tjiueza 7' Kandjii 44'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Kasokota Kafuli Derrick (Zambia)

Final

Winner qualifies for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.

29 July 2018 (2018-07-29)

15:00

South Africa	0–1	Angola
	Report	Capita 5'

St. François Xavier Stadium, Port Louis

Referee: Retselisitsoe David Molise (Lesotho)^[6]

2018 COSAFA Under 17 Champions
Angola