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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Namibia |
| City | Windhoek |
| Dates | 10–17 May |
| Teams | 9 (from 1 sub-confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Third place |  Mozambique |
| Fourth place |  Zimbabwe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 76 (5.85 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Nancy Lebang[1][2](7 goals) |
| Best player | Ruth Mukoma |
| Bestgoalkeeper | Bukata Kakumbi |
| Fair play award | Malawi |
←2024 TBD → | |
The2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship was the sixth edition of theCOSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship, the international women's youthfootball championship contested by the under-17 national teams of the member associations ofCOSAFA.Namibia hosted the tournament from 10 to 17 May 2025. A total of nine teams played in the tournament, with players born on or after 1 January 2008 eligible to participate.[3][4]
Zambia were the defending champions, having triumphed overLesotho 15–0 in last year's final.[5] and they successfully retained their title by defeating Malawi 3–0 in the final.[6][7]
A total of 9 out of 14COSAFA member associations entered the tournament.
| Team | App | Last | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
 Botswana | 5th | 2024 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Comoros | 5th | 2024 | Group Stage (2019,2020,2022,2024) |
 Lesotho | 2nd | 2024 | Runners-up (2024) |
| Malawi | 3rd | 2024 | Third place (2022) |
 Mauritius | 3rd | 2024 | Group Stage (2019,2024) |
| Mozambique | 2nd | 2024 | Semi-finals (2024) |
| Namibia | 4th | 2024 | Group Stage (2021,2022,2024) |
| Zambia | 6th | 2024 | Champions (2021,2024,2025) |
| Zimbabwe | 3rd | 2024 | Group Stage (2020,2024) |
All times are local,CAT (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Malawi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Namibia(H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Comoros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 16 | −16 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 20 | −20 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 3 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Lesotho | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 3 |
| Lesotho | 2–12 | Zimbabwe |
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The best second-placed team from all groups qualifies for the semi-finals.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | A | Namibia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | +7 | 3 | |
| 3 | C | Botswana | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 3 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 16 May –Windhoek | ||||||
| Zambia | 5 | |||||
| 17 May –Windhoek | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | |||||
| Zambia | 3 | |||||
| 16 May –Windhoek | ||||||
| Malawi | 0 | |||||
| Malawi | 1 | |||||
| Mozambique | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 17 May –Windhoek | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 | |||||
| Mozambique | 3 | |||||
| Malawi | 1–0 | Mozambique |
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Kachala 84' | Report |
| Zimbabwe | 2–3 | Mozambique |
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There have been 73 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 6.08 goals per match (as of 17 May 2025).
7 goals
6 goals
4 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Gorata KgotleMalehlohonolo LeholiThato MoleteBoiketlo MoliseTalandira KachalaCecilia MzimaEthel TambalaYumna BilaEdite FernandoFátima HouanaSunila LuckubaryVictoria TennysonYolanda ZavaleKhloe AwasesGrace EisesMelania GawasEsther MakotiEsther NgabweBeatrice NjobvuPerpetua ChisuroChiedza KhumaloShantell Mugute1 own goal
Kerrie Armance (against Mozambique)Renalda Hangula (against Malawi)Ivy Nyamucherera (against Mozambique)
