2024 COSAFA Women's Championship

Hollywoodbets COSAFA
Women's Championship 2024
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
CityGqeberha
Dates22 October – 2 November
Teams14 (from 1 sub-confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (2nd title)
Runners-up South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played21
Goals scored75 (3.57 per match)
Top scorer(s) Ochumba Lubandji
Fridah Mukoma
(4 goals each)
Best player(s) Isabella Ludwig
Best goalkeeper Jessica Williams
Fair play award Zambia
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The 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship, also known as the 2024 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship, was the twelfth edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship. It was for sponsorship purposes, and the annual international women's association football championship was contested by the women's national teams of Southern Africa and was organized by COSAFA. The tournament took place in Gqeberha, South Africa from 22 October to 2 November 2024.[1] The opening match was won by Eswatini for the second consecutive year, defeating debutant Seychelles 6–0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, achieving their biggest win to date.[2]

Malawi were the defending champions, having claimed their first title in the previous edition.[3] However, their attempt to defend the title fell short in the semi-finals when they were eliminated by the eventual champions Zambia,[4] who went on to clinch their second title after defeating host South Africa in the final 4–3 on penalties following a scoreless draw.[5][6] Zambian players Ochumba Lubandji and Fridah Mukoma co-jointly won the Golden Boot scoring four goals each throughout the tournament. South Africa's Isabella Ludwig was voted the tournament's best player, winning the Golden Ball, whilst Ludwig's teammate Jessica Williams won the Golden Glove, awarded to the best-performing goalkeeper of the tournament.

Of the fourteen participating teams, Seychelles made their tournament debut, with them and Mauritius scoring their first-ever goals in the competition against South Africa and Madagascar, respectively.[7][8] Comoros achieved their first win in the tournament after defeating Angola in the group stage.[9]

Format

The competition format was unveiled at the official draw ceremony held in October 2024. The tournament began with a group stage featuring four groups (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams). The top team from each group progressed to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final, while, for the first time since 2020, no third-place match was held.[10]

Teams

Participation

A record 14 COSAFA Member Associations have entered this year's edition, marking the first time all members were participating. Of the 14 teams competing, 12 featured in last year's 2023 edition. Mauritius returned to the tournament after missing the previous edition, while Seychelles made their debut in the competition.[11]

Note: All appearance statistics exclude the 2008 edition.

Team App Last
appearance 		Previous best performance FIFA ranking
August 2024
Angola[12] 7th 2023 Group stage (2006, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) 148
Botswana[12] 10th 2023 Runners-up (2020) 153
Comoros[12] 5th 2023 Group stage (2019, 2020, 2022, 2023) 188
Eswatini[13] 10th 2023 Group stage (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023) 182
Lesotho[13] 9th 2023 Group stage (2002, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022, 2023) 176
Madagascar[13] 5th 2023 Group stage (2017, 2018, 2019, 2023) 190
Malawi[14] 11th 2023 Champions (2023) 156
Mauritius[14] 4th 2022 Group stage (2017, 2019, 2022) 194
Mozambique[15] 10th 2023 Third place (2023) 171
Namibia[15] 8th 2023 Runners-up (2006) 125
Seychelles[15] 1st — Debut 170
South Africa[16] 11th 2023 Champions (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) 50
Zambia[16] 11th 2023 Champions (2022) 62
Zimbabwe[16] 10th 2023 Champions (2011) 124

Squads

Main article: 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship squads

Draw

The final group stage draw took place at COSAFA House in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 8 October 2024 at 12:00 SAST (UTC+2).[17][18]

For this edition, the top three teams from the previous tournament, along with the host nation, were automatically placed into the following positions. South Africa, the host nation, to position A1; Malawi, the 2023 champions, were assigned to position B1; Zambia, the 2023 runners-up, to position C1; and Mozambique, the 2023 third-place team, to position D1. The remaining teams were seeded into three pots for the draw: Pot 1 included Zimbabwe, Botswana, Namibia, and Angola; Pot 2 featured Eswatini, Madagascar, Comoros, and Lesotho; and Pot 3 contained Seychelles and Mauritius, who did not compete in the previous edition.[10]

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3
Zimbabwe
Botswana
Namibia
Angola 		Eswatini
Madagascar
Lesotho
Comoros 		Mauritius
Seychelles

Venues

Gqeberha has been selected as the host city for this year's tournament, with two venues located within the city itself and one in the nearby iBhayi township, including the renowned Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.

Gqeberha Ibhayi
Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium Madibaz Stadium Wolfson Stadium
Capacity: 42,486 Capacity: 15,000 Capacity: 10,000

Officials

COSAFA appointed 11 referees, 11 assistant referees, and 3 video assistant referees for the tournament. VAR was introduced from Matchday Three onward, a shift from the previous edition where it was only implemented starting from the semifinals.[19]

Referees
Assistant Referees
  • Leungo Tsogang
  • Polotso Maapara[b]
  • Bernadettar Kwimbira[b]
  • Mphatso M'matete
  • Roda Mondlane
  • Olivia Amukuu
  • Nandipha Menze
  • Diana Chikotesha[b]
  • Lumbizai Musawa[b]
  • Mercy Zulu
  • Claris Simango[b]
Video assistant referees
  1. ^ a b c Main Referee and Video assistant referee
  2. ^ a b c d e Assistant Referee and Assistant video assistant referee

Group stage

All times are local, SAST (UTC+2). The match schedule was announced by COSAFA on 9 October 2024.[20]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Namibia 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6
3 Eswatini 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
4 Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts


Eswatini 6–0 Seychelles
  • Nkambule 4', 53'
  • Ngcamphalala 45+3', 62', 66'
  • Ndlovu 70'
 Report
South Africa 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
Namibia 7–0 Seychelles
 Report
Referee: Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
South Africa 3–0 Eswatini
 Report
Eswatini 0–2 Namibia
Report Coleman 12', 66'
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
South Africa 8–1 Seychelles
 Report
  • Pas. Moustache 74' (pen.)
Referee: Grace Gimo (Zimbabwe)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Malawi 3 2 1 0 11 1 +10 7 Advance to knockout stage
2 Botswana 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
3 Madagascar 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
4 Mauritius 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Madagascar 5–1 Mauritius
  • Razananivo Mamonjy 6'
  • Rasoanandrasana 18', 37'
  • Randrianarivelo 45+2' (pen.)
  • Nambininjanahary 89'
 Report
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)
Malawi 1–1 Botswana
 Report
Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (Lesotho)
Botswana 5–0 Mauritius
  • Dithebe 5'
  • Ontlametse 45+4'
  • Modise 58', 60', 69' (pen.)
 Report
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)
Malawi 1–0 Madagascar
 Report
Referee: Seonyatseng Tshephe (Botswana)
Madagascar 0–0 Botswana
Report
Referee: Mercy Chipo Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)
Mauritius 0–9 Malawi
Report
Referee: Nteboheleng Setoko (Lesotho)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Zambia 2 2 0 0 10 0 +10 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 Comoros 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 3
3 Angola 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Zambia 3–0 Angola
 Report
Referee: Grace Gimo (Zimbabwe)
Angola 1–3 Comoros
  • Marlene 57'
 Report
  • Chanfi 2'
  • Ahamada 25'
  • Al. Saïd 49'
Referee: Thanks Nyahuye (Zimbabwe)
Zambia 7–0 Comoros
 Report

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Mozambique 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Advance to knockout stage
2 Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
3 Lesotho 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
Mozambique 1–0 Zimbabwe
  • Aurora 18'
 Report
Referee: Vistoria Nuusiku Shangula (Namibia)
Zimbabwe 3–0 Lesotho
  • Chinyerere 60', 90+2'
  • Katona 69'
 Report
Referee: Vistoria Nuusiku Shangula (Namibia)
Mozambique 1–1 Lesotho
 Report
  • Potsane 30'

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
31 October – Ibhayi
 
 
 Malawi0
 
2 November – Ibhayi
 
 Zambia2
 
 Zambia (p)0 (4)
 
31 October – Ibhayi
 
 South Africa0 (3)
 
 South Africa (p)1 (4)
 
 
 Mozambique1 (1)
 

Semi-finals

Malawi 0–2 Zambia
Report
Referee: Vistoria Nuusiku Shangula (Namibia)
South Africa 1–1 Mozambique
 Report
  • Célia 34'
Penalties
 4–1
  • Chingueleze
  • Joana
  • Aurora
Referee: Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)

Final

South Africa and Zambia played the final for the third time in the competition's history, following previous encounters in 2019 and 2022, both of which ended 1–0 (one win for South Africa and one for Zambia).[21] the Host Banyana Banyana enters as the record champion with seven titles, while the Copper Queens holds one.[22] The two teams have met six times in the competition's history, with South Africa winning three matches and Zambia one, while the other two encounters ended in draws, each team winning the shootout once.[23][24]

Zambia 0–0 (a.e.t.) South Africa
Report
Penalties
  • Namasiku
  • Chomba
  • Musole
  • Mulenga
4–3
Zambia
South Africa
Formation: 4–2–3–1
GK 18 Ng'ambo Musole
LB 2 Melody Kapimpi
CB 19 Jackline Chomba
CB 5 Pauline Zulu
RB 8 Margaret Belemu (c)
DM 12 Evarine Katongo
DM 13 Esther Muchinga  57'
LW 23 Lungowe Namasiku
CM 10 Regina Chanda  57'
RW 11 Fridah Mukoma  14'
CF 9 Ochumba Lubandji  73'
Substitutions:
MF 6 Esther Mushota  57'
MF 17 Majory Mulenga  57'
Manager:
Florence Mwila
Formation: 4–3–3
GK 1 Jessica Williams
LB 5 Yolanda Nduli
CB 3 Sikelelwa Mhlanga
CB 4 Ntando Phahla
RB 18 Shannon Macomo
LM 6 Thalea Smidt (c)  101'
CM 19 Khutso Pila
RM 8 Isabella Ludwig  93'
LW 2 Asanda Hadebe
CF 13 Nobahle Mdelwa
RW 9 Tshogofatso Motlogelwa  78'
Substitutions:
MF 11 Kesha Hendricks  78'
Manager:
Maude Khumalo

Player of the Match:
Evarine Katongo (Zambia)

Assistant referees:
Claris Simango (Zimbabwe)
Leungo Tsogang (Botswana)
Fourth official:
Eness Gumbo (Malawi)
Video assistant referee:
Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Assistant video assistant referee:
Imtehaz Heeralall (Mauritius)

Award

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[25]

Golden Boot
Fridah Mukoma Ochumba Lubandji
Golden Ball
Isabella Ludwig
Golden Glove
Jessica Williams
COSAFA Fair Play Trophy
Zambia

Statistics

Goal scorers

There were 75 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 3.57 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Discipline

A player was automatically suspended for the next match for the following offences:

  • Receiving a red card (red card suspensions may be extended for serious offences)
  • Receiving two yellow cards in two matches; yellow cards expire after the completion of the group stage (yellow card suspensions are not carried forward to any other future international matches)

The following suspensions were served during the tournament:

Player Offence(s) Suspension
Marie Sarah Rasoanandrasana in Group B vs Botswana (matchday 3; 28 October) Suspension served outside tournament
Lone Gaofetoge   in Group B vs Madagascar (matchday 3; 28 October)
Nasrine Hadharay in Group C vs Zambia (matchday 3; 29 October)
Moseme Khashane   in Group D vs Mozambique (matchday 3; 29 October)

Final ranking

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final Result
1 C Zambia 4 3 1 0 12 0 +12 10 Champions
2 A South Africa 5 3 2 0 13 2 +11 11 Runners-up
3 B Malawi 4 2 1 1 11 3 +8 7 Eliminated in
the Semi-finals
4 D Mozambique 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
5 A Namibia 3 2 0 1 9 1 +8 6 Eliminated in
the Group stage
6 B Botswana 3 1 2 0 6 1 +5 5
7 D Zimbabwe 2 1 0 1 3 1 +2 3
8 C Comoros 2 1 0 1 3 8 −5 3
9 B Madagascar 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4 Eliminated in
the Group stage
10 A Eswatini 3 1 0 2 6 5 +1 3
11 D Lesotho 2 0 1 1 1 4 −3 1
12 C Angola 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
13 B Mauritius 3 0 0 3 1 19 −18 0 Eliminated in
the Group stage
14 A Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 21 −20 0
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

Broadcasting rights

Country Broadcaster Ref.
South Africa SABC, SuperSport [26]
World FIFA+ [26]
COSAFA on YouTube [26]

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