COSAFA Women's Championship

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COSAFA Women's Championship
Organising bodyCOSAFA
RegionSouthern Africa
Number of teams8
Current champions Malawi (1st title)
Most successful team(s) South Africa (7 titles)
Websitewww.cosafa.com
2023 COSAFA Women's Championship

The COSAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). South Africa have won the most titles with seven wins. Malawi are the current champions.[1]

History[edit]

The following teams fall under the COSAFA region and participate in the tournament: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Format[edit]

Results[edit]

Edition Year Host Final Third Place Match Number of teams
Winner Score Runner-up 3rd Place Score 4th Place
1 2002
[2]
 Zimbabwe
South Africa
2–1
Zimbabwe

Zambia
1–0
Mozambique
2 2006
[2]
 Zambia
South Africa
3–1
Namibia

Zambia
2–1
Zimbabwe
3 2008
[3]
 Angola
South Africa
3–1
Angola
not played
4 2011
Details[4][5]
 Zimbabwe
Zimbabwe
1–0
South Africa

Tanzania
3–0
Malawi
8
5 2017
Details
 Zimbabwe
South Africa
2–1
Zimbabwe

Zambia
1–1 (4–2 p)
KenyaG
12
6 2018
Details
 South Africa
South Africa
2–1
CameroonG

UgandaG
1–0
Zambia
12
7 2019
Details
 South Africa
South Africa
1–0
Zambia

Zimbabwe
3–0
Botswana
12
8 2020
Details
 South Africa
South Africa
2–1
Botswana
not played 10
9 2021
Details
 South Africa
TanzaniaG
1–0
Malawi

Zambia
1–1 (4–3 p)
South Africa
12
10 2022
Details
 South Africa
Zambia
1–0
South Africa B

TanzaniaG
2–1
Namibia
12
11 2023
Details
 South Africa
Malawi
2–1
Zambia

Mozambique
2–0
Zimbabwe
12

G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member.

Summary[edit]

Performances by team[edit]

Team Winners Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 South Africa 7 (2002. 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 2 (2011, 2022) 1 (2021)
 Zambia 1 (2022) 2 (2019, 2023) 4 (2002, 2006, 2017, 2021) 1 (2018)
 Zimbabwe 1 (2011) 2 (2002, 2017) 1 (2019) 2 (2006, 2023)
 Malawi 1 (2023) 1 (2021) 1 (2011)
 Tanzania 1 (2021) 2 (2011, 2022)
 Botswana 1 (2019) 1 (2020)
 Namibia 1 (2006) 1 (2022)
 Angola 1 (2008)
 Cameroon 1 (2018)
 Mozambique 1 (2023) 1 (2002)
 Uganda 1 (2023)
 Kenya 1 (2017)
  • Italic: hosts

Participating nations[edit]

Legend
Team Zimbabwe
2002
Zambia
2006
Angola
2008
Zimbabwe
2011
Zimbabwe
2017
South Africa
2018
South Africa
2019
South Africa
2020
South Africa
2021
South Africa
2022
South Africa
2023
Years
 Angola GS GS GS GS GS GS 6
 Botswana GS GS GS GS 4th 2nd GS GS GS 9
 Comoros GS GS GS GS 4
 Eswatini GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 9
 Lesotho GS GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 8
 Madagascar GS GS GS GS 4
 Malawi GS GS 4th GS GS GS 3rd 2nd GS 1st 10
 Mauritius GS GS GS 3
 Mozambique 4th GS GS GS GS GS GS GS 3rd 9
 Namibia 2nd GS GS GS GS 4th GS 7
 Seychelles 0
 South Africa 1st 1st 2nd 1st 1st 1st 1st 4th 2nd GS 10
 Zambia 3rd 3rd GS 3rd 4th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st 2nd 10
 Zimbabwe 2nd 4th 1st 2nd GS 3rd GS GS 4th 9
Invitee nations
 Cameroon 2nd 1
 Kenya 4th 1
 South Sudan GS 1
 Tanzania 3rd GS 1st 3rd 4
 Uganda 3rd GS 2
Total 8 9 8 12 12 12 10 12 12 12

Top scorers[edit]

COSAFA members
Year Player Goals
2005 South Africa Portia Modise 6
2008[3] South Africa Noko Matlou 12
2011 Zimbabwe Rufaro Machingura 8
2017 Zimbabwe Rutendo Makore 10
2018 South Africa Linda Motlhalo 4
2019 Zambia Racheal Nachula 10
2020 South Africa Sibulele Holweni 8
2021 South Africa Sibulele Holweni 5
2022[6] Zambia Barbra Banda 10
2023 Malawi Temwa Chawinga 9

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Shozi, Asanda (2023-10-15). "Temwa Chawinga's Heroics Secure Malawi's Historic COSAFA Women's Champs Victory". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
  2. ^ a b "COSAFA Women Tournaments". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  3. ^ a b "SA women shine in Cosafa Cup". iol.co.za. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
  4. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship-Zimbabwe crowned 2011 Champions". womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
  5. ^ "Flames' Ladies Team Eye Cecafa - Malawi PunchMalawi Punch". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
  6. ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.

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