| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mauritius | 
| Dates | 19–29 July 2018 | 
| Teams | 12 | 
| Venue(s) | 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(s) |  Prins Tjiueza (6) | 
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.
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 Angola
 Botswana Botswana
 Lesotho Lesotho
 Mauritius Mauritius
 Malawi Malawi
 Mozambique Mozambique
 Namibia Namibia
 South Africa South Africa
 Seychelles Seychelles
 Swaziland Swaziland
 Zambia Zambia
 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe
Officials
| Referees [2] 
 | Assistant Referees 
 
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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[lower-alpha 1] | Semi-finals | 
| 2 |  Mauritius (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Botswana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 |  Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | 
| Namibia  | 8–3 |  Seychelles | 
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| Report | 
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| Botswana  | 2–1 |  Seychelles | 
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| Mauritius  | 1–0 |  Namibia | 
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| Seychelles  | 1–6 |  Mauritius | 
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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 | 
| Zambia  | 0–0 |  Mozambique | 
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| Report | 
| Lesotho  | 0–0 |  South Africa | 
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| Report | 
| Mozambique  | 1–4 |  South Africa | 
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| Lesotho  | 1–2 |  Mozambique | 
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| South Africa  | 2–1 |  Zambia | 
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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 | 
| Swaziland  | 3–2 |  Zimbabwe | 
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| Malawi  | 5–0 |  Zimbabwe | 
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| Zimbabwe  | 1–2 |  Angola | 
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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 | 
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
| South Africa  | 2–0 |  Mauritius | 
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| Namibia  | 0–7 |  Angola | 
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| Report | 
Third place match
Final
Winner qualifies for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
| South Africa  | 0–1 |  Angola | 
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| Report | 
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| 2018 COSAFA Under 17 Champions | 
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|  Angola | 
References
- ↑ "Five tournaments to be staged in COSAFA region in 2018!". COSAFA. 27 February 2018.
- ↑ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship - Selected Officials". refereesfifa.blogspot.com. 18 July 2018. Retrieved 20 July 2018.
- ↑ "Holders Zambia get tough COSAFA Under-17 Championship draw". COSAFA. 1 June 2018. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
- ↑ "COSAFA U17: Maurice connaît ses adversaires". lexpress.mu. 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "2018 COSAFA UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP FIXTURES". COSAFA.
- ↑ "FIFA Referees News: 2018 COSAFA U17 Championship - Final". 29 July 2018.


