Comoros return for a fifth time to the COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship, an illustration of their commitment to develop the women’s game on the island. The only tournament they have missed was the COVID-19 affected 2021 season when international travel restrictions played havoc with participants’ plans. They did make progress in December last year when
The COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship will be staged in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17, where the nine competing teams have been drawn into three groups, each containing three sides. The regulations for the competition can be found below. FORMAT The top team in each pool advances to the semifinals along with the best-placed runner-up. The
There have been five previous editions of the COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship since the tournament was first played in 2019, and that means five players who have taken home the prize for Best Player. We list those recipients and look at their short career path since then to date. 2019 – JESSICA WADE (SOUTH AFRICA)
Zambia are the only COSAFA nation remaining in the qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup, which will now be played as an annual event in Morocco over the next five years. That fact should spur more Southern African sides to participate in the qualifiers, the very reason why the COSAFA Under-17 Girls’
An online CAF/COSAFA Women’s League Development Workshop is under way and will be staged over two sessions, providing stakeholders from across the region with the opportunity to engage and acquire knowledge across a range of key subjects. Forty-two participants from across COSAFA’s 14 Member Associations are taking part in the workshop, which has been developed
The COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17 will provide the leading young talent in the region with the chance to showcase their qualities and perhaps catch the eye of a senior national team coach. The championship has often done just that in the past, with players who have excelled then gone
There have been five previous editions of the COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship, with the first played in Mauritius in 2019. Here is a quick recap of those tournaments ahead of the latest edition that will be staged in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17. 2019 COSAFA UNDER-17 GIRLS’ CHAMPIONSHIP Winner: Uganda Matches played: 16 Goals scored:
The 2025 COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship will be hosted in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17 and is the sixth time a tournament will be staged in this age-group in the region. We highlight the numbers surrounding the vital competition for the development of young players. 0 – You don’t have to miss a minute of
The COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship returns for a sixth edition to be played in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17, where two-time winners Zambia will seek to defend their title The draw for the group stage has already been made, with the nine competing teams split into three pools each containing three sides. Namibia headline Group
The draw for the 2025 COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship to be staged in Windhoek, Namibia from May 10-17 was held on Thursday ahead of the first regional competition of the year. It is the first time the tournament will be hosted in Namibia, which is also set to stage the Region 5 Games in July.
