The pool stages of the 2022 COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-11 will feature some massive clashes as the six teams battle it out for semifinal places. Here is a quick look at the fixtures. ZAMBIA VS BOTSWANA December 1 –
There have only been three previous editions of the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 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 played as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-10. 2019 COSAFA WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP
Malawi coach Trevor Kajawa has urged his players to seize the moment when they participate at the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022. This will be the first time the country has had a team at an international event and that makes it an exciting new chapter for the players
Zambia are the only other nation from the COSAFA region after South Africa to appear at the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup having contested the 2014 finals in Costa Rica. They will dream of a return and will look to the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-10
Mauritius will appear at the COSAFA Women’s Championship for the second time having been hosts of the inaugural event three years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic means they missed the last two tournaments in 2020 and 2021, but there is a renewed energy about the side this year and they are ready to make their mark
South Africa are the most successful of the COSAFA nations in this age-group having twice before qualified for the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in 2010 and 2018, but they are still seeking their maiden title in the regional showpiece event. They reached the final of the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship, but were undone
The fixtures have been released for the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-10. The competition was originally TO be played as a five-team single pool round-robin tournament, but the late entry of Comoros means the six sides have been split into
The draw for the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 was staged on Monday as the six teams to take part learnt their pool stage opponents. The competition was initially to be played in a single pool of five teams, but Comoros requested a
Comoros will hope to show their continued improvement when they compete in the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe that runs from December 1-10. Comoros are a late entry into the field for the women’s competition which will take the number of teams to six. That means organisers have moved away
Hosts Malawi will be making their debut at the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship having sat out the three previous years for a variety of reasons. They will stage the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 this year and so have home field advantage for the competition, where there will be high hopes they can come away
