The COSAFA Under-17 Girls’ Championship gives the teams the opportunity to fine-tune for the qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA Under-17 Women’s World Cup that is scheduled to be played in Morocco from 17 October – 8 November next year.
A record 12 teams will take part in what is the fifth staging of this vital competition that serves as a chance for young players to test their skills against their peers from around the region and for most a first taste of international football.
It also gets under way on Wednesday as Eswatini take on Lesotho at 11h00 at the UJ AW Muller Stadium in a Group A clash. Later that same day Mozambique meet Comoros at 14h00 in the other match in the pool.
Hosts South Africa welcome Namibia in their opening Group B game on Thursday that will be played at the UJ B Soweto Stadium at 12h30. Before that Namibia take on Madagascar at 09h30 at the same venue, while the final game of the day will be a Group C clash between Zimbabwe and Mauritius, also at UJ B Soweto Stadium.
The action moves to the UJ AW Muller Stadium on Friday as the second game in Group C is played between Zambia and Botswana at 11h00.
