Category Archives: Bantwana

Regulations for football competitions at the Region 5 Games

The football competitions at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 will be staged between December 1-12, where the boys will also contest in the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | COSAFA Qualifier.The regulations for both the Boys and the Girls tournaments are the same, and we give you a rundown of the key aspects […]

Quick guide to COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship match-ups

The pool stages of the 2022 COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-11 will feature some massive clashes as the six teams battle it out for semifinal places. Here is a quick look at the fixtures. ZAMBIA VS BOTSWANADecember 1 – 12h00A […]

History of the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship

There have only been three previous editions of the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship, with the first played in Mauritius in 2019.  Here is a quick recap of those tournaments ahead of the latest edition that will be played as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-10. 2019 COSAFA WOMEN’S UNDER-17 CHAMPIONSHIPMauritius, […]

Malawi coach urges players to seize the moment

Malawi coach Trevor Kajawa has urged his players to seize the moment when they participate at the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022. This will be the first time the country has had a team at an international event and that makes it an exciting new chapter for the players […]

Mauritius return to COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship

Mauritius will appear at the COSAFA Women’s Championship for the second time having been hosts of the inaugural event three years ago. The COVID-19 pandemic means they missed the last two tournaments in 2020 and 2021, but there is a renewed energy about the side this year and they are ready to make their mark […]

South Africa take aim at maiden COSAFA Women’s Under-17 title

South Africa are the most successful of the COSAFA nations in this age-group having twice before qualified for the FIFA Women’s Under-17 World Cup in 2010 and 2018, but they are still seeking their maiden title in the regional showpiece event. They reached the final of the 2019 COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship, but were undone […]

Fixtures out for COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship

The fixtures have been released for the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 from December 1-10. The competition was originally TO be played as a five-team single pool round-robin tournament, but the late entry of Comoros means the six sides have been split into […]

Draw concluded for COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship

The draw for the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship that will be staged as part of the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 was staged on Monday as the six teams to take part learnt their pool stage opponents. The competition was initially to be played in a single pool of five teams, but Comoros requested a […]

Comoros hope to show improvement at Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022

Comoros will hope to show their continued improvement when they compete in the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship at the Region 5 Games Lilongwe that runs from December 1-10. Comoros are a late entry into the field for the women’s competition which will take the number of teams to six. That means organisers have moved away […]

Malawi to debut at COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship

Hosts Malawi will be making their debut at the COSAFA Women’s Under-17 Championship having sat out the three previous years for a variety of reasons. They will stage the Region 5 Games Lilongwe 2022 this year and so have home field advantage for the competition, where there will be high hopes they can come away […]