The draws for the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 | COSAFA Qualifier and the 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Women’s Championship, which will also both be in Maputo from December 5-14, were held in Maputo on Thursday.
In the draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 | COSAFA Qualifier, there will be a Lusophone derby after hosts Mozambique were drawn with Angola in Group A, while they also face Malawi and Lesotho.
Group B contains holders Zambia, Namibia, Zimbabwe and Eswatini, while Group C has South Africa, Botswana, Comoros and Mauritius.
Once again, only the top team in each pool advances to the semifinals along with the best-placed runner-up.
The draw was also concluded for the 2024 COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship which will be played concurrently in Maputo with the men’s Under-17 competition from December 5-14.
Hosts Mozambique are in Group A along with Comoros, Eswatini and Lesotho, while Group B has holders South Africa, Malawi, Namibia and Madagascar.
Group C contains Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and Mauritius, and once again only the top team in each pool and the best placed runners-up advance to the last-4.
TOTALENERGIES CAF UNDER-17 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS 2025 | COSAFA QUALIFIER DRAW
GROUP A
Mozambique
Malawi
Lesotho
Angola
GROUP B
Zambia
Namibia
Zimbabwe
Eswatini
GROUP C
South Africa
Botswana
Comoros
Mauritius
2024 COSAFA WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIP
GROUP A
Mozambique
Comoros
Eswatini
Lesotho
GROUP B
South Africa
Malawi
Namibia
Madagascar
GROUP C
Zambia
Botswana
Zimbabwe
Mauritius
