| Tourney Name: | COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Dates: | 2-6 December 2021 |
| Num Teams: | 3 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: | [1] |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 4 |
| Goals: | 13 |
| Top Scorer: | Lucy Kajiya[2] |
| Player: | Pumulo Lubasi[3] |
| Goalkeeper: | Chitete Munsaka |
| Prevseason: | 2020 |
| Nextseason: | 2022 |
The 2021 COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship was a part of the Region 5 Games Maseru 2020, and was the third edition of the COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship. The tournament took place in Setsoto Stadium in Maseru, Lesotho on December 2–6.[4]
The championship was played by players born 2007-2005.[5] All 14 COSAFA nation's U17 teams as well as Reunion were allowed to enter the tournament,[6] out of which three finally participated.
The group stage was played in a round-robin where all 3 teams played once against each other and where the top two teams advanced to the final.
| Representing | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| Lucy Kajiya | 3 | |
| Gracious Tailoshi | 2 | |
| Jessy Zulu | 2 | |
For the second time, COSAFA awarded players for a football experience in Spain.[7] This time Zambia's Pumulo Lubasi where selected to be traveling to Spain after awarded player of the tournament, for a LaLiga development experience, where they will get the opportunity to observe the football life in Spain and train with a local team.[8]
Many changes had to be done because of the COVID-19 pandemic and travel difficulties because of it, with many teams withdrawals.[9] [10]