title: 2021 COSAFA Women's U-17 Championship
text: # 2021 COSAFA Women's U-17 Championship
  
  The 2021 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was a part of the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020, and was the third edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. The tournament took place in Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, Lesotho on December 2–6.
  
  ## Participants
  
  The championship was played by players born 2007-2005. All 14 COSAFA nation's U17 teams as well as Reunion were allowed to enter the tournament, out of which three finally participated.
  
  * Botswana
  * Namibia
  * Zambia
  
  ## Group stage
  
  The group stage was played in a round-robin where all 3 teams played once against each other and where the top two teams advanced to the final.
  
  | Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Advance to the final |
  | 2 | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Advance to the final |
  | 3 | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | |
  
  ## Top Scorers
  
  | Representing | Player | Goals |
  | - | - | - |
  | Zambia | Lucy Kajiya | 3 |
  | Zambia | Gracious Tailoshi | 2 |
  | Zambia | Jessy Zulu | 2 |
  
  ## COSAFA-La Liga partnership
  
  For the second time, COSAFA awarded players for a football experience in Spain. This time Zambia's Pumulo Lubasi where selected to be traveling to Spain after awarded player of the tournament, for a LaLiga development experience, where they will get the opportunity to observe the football life in Spain and train with a local team.
  
  ## Changes due to COVID-19
  
  Many changes had to be done because of the COVID-19 pandemic and travel difficulties because of it, with many teams withdrawals.
  
  