title: 2018 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
text: # 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.
  
  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.
  
  ## Participating teams
  
  * Angola
  * Botswana
  * Lesotho
  * Mauritius
  * Malawi
  * Mozambique
  * Namibia
  * South Africa
  * Seychelles
  * Swaziland
  * Zambia
  * Zimbabwe
  
  ## Draw
  
  The draw for the group stage was held on 31 May 2018.
  
  ## Venues
  
  The tournament will be played at Port Louis (St. François Xavier Stadium) and Belle Vue Maurel (Anjalay Stadium).
  
  ## Group stage
  
  All times are local, MUT (UTC+4).
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Namibia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
  | 2 | Mauritius (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 | Semi-finals |
  | 3 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
  | 4 | Seychelles | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 16 | −11 | 0 | |
  
  * 1 2 3 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
  
  ### 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 | |
  
  ### 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 | |
  
  ### 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 | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 27 July – Port Louis | 27 July – Port Louis |
  | South Africa | 2 |
  | South Africa | 2 | 29 July – Port Louis | 29 July – Port Louis |
  | Mauritius | 0 | 29 July – Port Louis | 29 July – Port Louis |
  | Mauritius | 0 | South Africa | 0 |
  | 27 July – Port Louis | 27 July – Port Louis | | South Africa | 0 |
  | 27 July – Port Louis | 27 July – Port Louis | Angola | 1 |
  | Namibia | 0 | Angola | 1 |
  | Angola | 7 | | |
  | Angola | 7 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | 29 July – Port Louis | 29 July – Port Louis |
  | | | Mauritius | 1 |
  | | | Namibia | 2 |
  
  **Final**
  
  Winner qualifies for 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
  
  * 2018 COSAFA Under 17 Champions
  * Angola
  