| Founded | 2019 |
|---|---|
| Region | Southern Africa (COSAFA) |
| Teams | 14 (Maximum) |
| Current champions |  Zambia (3rd title) |
| Most championships | Zambia (3 titles) |
| Website | cosafa.com |
 2025 COSAFA U-17 Girls' Championship | |
TheCOSAFA Women's U17 Championship is an annualfootball tournament for women's under-17 teams from Southern Africa organized by theCouncil of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). The tournament was introduced to develop the woman's game and strengthen the region's nation's competitiveness in the continental qualifiers.[1] Invited fromCECAFA, Uganda become the first champions after beating South Africa in the inaugural 2019 final inMauritius.[2][3][4][5][6] Even the second edition was won by a CECAFA representant, this time Tanzania won over Zambia in the final.[7]
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third place game / Losing Semi-finalists | Num. teams | ||||
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 Champions | Score |  Runners-up |  Third place | Score | Fourth place | ||||
| 1 | 2019 |  Port Louis |  Uganda[G] | 2–1[6] |  South Africa | Zambia | 3–0[8] |  Botswana | 8[9] |
| 2 | 2020 | Port Elizabeth |  Tanzania[G] | 1–1 (4–3p) | Zambia | South Africa | Round-robin |  Zimbabwe | 5 |
| 3 | 2021 |  Maseru | Zambia | 4–0 | Botswana |  Namibia | 3 | ||
| 4 | 2022 |  Lilongwe | South Africa | 4–3 | Zambia | Malawi | 9–0 | Botswana | 6 |
| 5 | 2024 | Johannesburg | Zambia | 15–0 | Lesotho |  Madagascar and Mozambique | 12 | ||
| 6 | 2025 | Windhoek | Zambia | 3–0 | Malawi | Mozambique | 3–2 | Zimbabwe | 9 |
Guest team (G): An invited guest team, not a member of COSAFA.
Active players in bold, statistics correct as of November 2024.[13]
| Rank | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juliet Nalukenge | 18 |
| 2 | Mercy Chipasula | 13 |
| 2 | Fauzia Najjemba | 13 |
| 3 | Oyisa Marhasi | 11 |
| 4 | Jessica Wade (footballer) | 10 |
| 4 | Aisha Masaka | 10 |
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