COSAFA Women's Championship
COSAFA Women's Championship logo | |
| Organising body | COSAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Number of teams | 14 |
| Related competitions | Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| Current champions | Zambia (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | South Africa (7 titles) |
| Television broadcasters | COSAFA TV (YouTube) |
| Website | www.cosafa.com |
| 2024 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. Zambia are the current champions.[1]
History
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
The tournament begins with a group stage featuring four groups (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams). The top team from each group progresses to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.
Results
G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member.
Summary
Performances by team
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa | 7 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | 3 (2011, 2022, 2024) | 1 (2021) | ||
| Zambia | 2 (2022, 2024) | 2 (2019, 2023) | 4 (2002, 2006, 2017, 2021) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2020) |
| Zimbabwe | 1 (2011) | 2 (2002, 2017) | 1 (2019) | 2 (2006, 2023) | |
| Malawi | 1 (2023) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2011) | 2 (2020, 2024) | |
| Tanzania | 1 (2021) | 2 (2011, 2022) | |||
| Botswana | 1 (2020) | 1 (2019) | |||
| Namibia | 1 (2006) | 1 (2022) | |||
| Angola | 1 (2008) | ||||
| Cameroon | 1 (2018) | ||||
| Mozambique | 1 (2023) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2024) | ||
| Uganda | 1 (2018) | ||||
| Kenya | 1 (2017) |
- Italic: hosts
Participating nations
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| Team | 2002 |
2006 |
2008 |
2011 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Years |
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| Angola | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | ||||
| Botswana | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||
| Comoros | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
| Eswatini | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||
| Lesotho | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |||
| Madagascar | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
| Malawi | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | SF | 2nd | GS | 1st | SF | 11 | |
| Mauritius | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||
| Mozambique | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | 10 | ||
| Namibia | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 8 | ||||
| Seychelles | GS | 1 | |||||||||||
| South Africa | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 12 |
| Zambia | 3rd | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | SF | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 11 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2nd | 4th | 1st | 2nd | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 10 | ||
| 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 | 14 | ||
Top scorers
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Portia Modise | 6 |
| 2008[3] | Noko Matlou | 12 |
| 2011 | Rufaro Machingura | 8 |
| 2017 | Rutendo Makore | 10 |
| 2018 | Linda Motlhalo | 4 |
| 2019 | Racheal Nachula | 10 |
| 2020 | Sibulele Holweni | 8 |
| 2021 | Sibulele Holweni | 5 |
| 2022[6] | Barbra Banda | 10 |
| 2023 | Temwa Chawinga | 9 |
| 2024 | Ochumba Lubandji Fridah Mukoma |
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See also
References
- ^ Shozi, Asanda (2023-10-15). "Temwa Chawinga's Heroics Secure Malawi's Historic COSAFA Women's Champs Victory". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2023-12-19.
- ^ a b "COSAFA Women Tournaments". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Flames' Ladies Team Eye Cecafa - Malawi PunchMalawi Punch". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ^ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.