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2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMauritius
Dates22–31 July 2016
Teams8 (from 2 sub-confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Namibia (1st title)
Runners-up South Africa
Third place Malawi
Fourth place Kenya
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Peter Banda
(5 goals)
← 2002 2017 → All statistics correct as of 31 July 2016.
International football competition

The 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championship is the 5th 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. It took place in Mauritius from 22 to 31 July 2016.

All times shown in this article are in Mauritius Time (UTC+4).

Participating teams

Venues

Belle Vue Maurel Curepipe Port Louis
Stade Anjalay Stade George V Stade St Francois Xavier

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Advance to semi-finals
2  Namibia 3 2 0 1 7 6 +1 6
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 27 July 2016. Source: COSAFA
Mauritius 1–3 Namibia
Hurdoyal 67' Report Morgan 5'
Laksman 80'
Tjahikika 85'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)
Seychelles 0–1 South Africa
Report Ntuli 36'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Tshepo Gobagoba (Botswana)
Namibia 0–4 South Africa
Report Le Roux 9' (pen.)
J. Monyane 28'
Ntuli 52'
Mchilizeli 90'
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)
Mauritius 1–0 Seychelles
Monple 77' Report
Stade Anjalay, Belle Vue MaurelReferee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
South Africa 2–0 Mauritius
Mavuso 44'
Pillay 74'		 Report
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Tshepo Gobagoba (Botswana)
Seychelles 1–4 Namibia
Mathiot 57' Report Tjahikika 30', 47', 76'
Morgan 90'
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Disqualified
2  Malawi 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advance to semi-finals
3  Kenya 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
4  Madagascar 3 0 0 3 2 7 −5 0
Updated to match(es) played on 26 July 2016. Source: COSAFA
Notes:
  1. Zambia was disqualified from the competition for fielding two over-age players during the tournament.
Zambia 4–0 Kenya
Mulilo 4', 13'
Kola 37'
Nkandu 43'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)
Malawi 2–1 Madagascar
R. Banda 50'
Chizuze 89'		 Report Mosa 32'
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)
Kenya 2–1 Madagascar
Mukuria 25', 41' (pen.) Report Mosa 20' (pen.)
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Zambia 3–0 Malawi
Kola 6'
Phiri 14'
Mulilo 74'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Stevie Baillache (Mauritius)
Madagascar 0–3 Zambia
Report Mwiza 19'
Nyimbili 39', 88'
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Malawi 5–0 Kenya
Chizuze 19'
P. Banda 52', 59', 89'
Madinga 64'		 Report
Stade St Francois Xavier, Port LouisReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 Semi-finalsFinal
       
 29 July
 
  South Africa4
 29 July
  Kenya0
  South Africa1 (1)
 29 July
  Namibia1 (3)
  Malawi1 (5)
 
  Namibia1 (6)
 Third place
 
 29 July
 
  Kenya0
 
  Malawi2

Semi-finals

South Africa 4–0 Kenya
Mkhize 10'
Le Roux 29'
Mchilizeli 36'
Dladla 73'		 Report
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Patrice Milazar (Mauritius)
Malawi 1–1 Namibia
P. Banda 51' Report Morgan 88'
Penalties
5–6
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Christopher Harrison (South Africa)

Third place playoff

Kenya 0–2 Malawi
report P. Banda 58'
Madinga 87'
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Keren Treddy Yocette (Seychelles)

Final

South Africa 1–1 Namibia
T. Monyane 70' report Awaseb 64'
Penalties
1–3
Stade George V, CurepipeReferee: Andofetra Rakotojaona (Madagascar)


 2016 COSAFA U-17 champions 

Namibia
1st title

Notes

  1. Kenya was invited to participate in the competition after Mozambique withdrew from the competition.

References

  1. "Kenya replace Mozambique at COSAFA Under-17 Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 12 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
  2. "Zambia disqualified from the 2016 COSAFA Under-17 Championships". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
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