2021 COSAFA Women's Championship

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2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates28 September—9 October 2021
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tanzania (1st title)
Runners-up Malawi
Third place Zambia
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored65 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Sibulele Holweni
(5 goals)
Fair play award Zambia
← 2020
→

The 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship was 9th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, an women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It will take place from 28 September to 9 October 2021 in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.[1][2][3][4]

South Africa are the defending champion by having defeated Botswana 1–2 goals on 14 November 2020.[5] They were beaten by Malawi in the semi finals 3–2.[6]

Participants[]

Nine of the fourteen COSAFA member took take part in the competition. South Sudan and Tanzania from the CECAFA region entered as guests. Comoros withdrew and were replaced by guests Uganda from the CECAFA region. The draw was held on 12 August 2021.[7][8]

Squads[]

Main article: 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squads

Venue[]

Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Port Elizabeth
Port Elizabeth
Gelvandale Stadium Wolfson Stadium
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 10,000

Officials[]

Group stage[]

The group stage is composed of three groups of four teams each. Group winners and the best runner-up amongst all groups advance to the semi-finals.

All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).

Key to colour in group tables
The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage

Group A[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Malawi 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
(H) Host
Angola 2–2 Mozambique
  • Ngonguinha 40'
  • Yara 83'
 Report
South Africa 2–1 Malawi
 Report
Malawi 3–2 Mozambique
 Report
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Report
South Africa 3–1 Mozambique
 Report
  • 64'
Angola 0–2 Malawi
Report

Group B[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4  South Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Soccerway
Botswana 7–0 South Sudan
 Report
Tanzania 3–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Botswana 0–2 Tanzania
Report
  • 5'
  • 79'
Referee: Mercy Kayria (Malawi)
South Sudan 1–2 Zimbabwe
  • 77'
 Report
Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe
Report
Tanzania 3–0 South Sudan
  • 52', 80', 90+1'
 Report
Referee: Chipo Mayimbo Mercy (Zimbabwe)

Group C[]

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: Soccerway
Namibia 0–0 Uganda
Report
Zambia 5–0 Eswatini
 Report
Eswatini 1–5 Uganda
 Report
Zambia 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Zambia 1–0 Uganda
 Report
Namibia 1–0 Eswatini
 Report

Ranking of runner-up teams[]

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Malawi 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2 B  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 C  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
Source: Soccerway

Knockout stage[]

Bracket[]

  • In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Tanzania (p)1 (3)
 
9 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 Zambia1 (2)
 
 Tanzania1
 
7 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 Malawi0
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 Malawi 3
 
Third Place match
 
 
9 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Zambia (p)1 (4)
 
 
  South Africa1 (3)

Semi-finals[]

Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
 Report
Penalties
  • soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with red X
  • Suleimani soccer ball with check mark
  • soccer ball with check mark
 3–2
South Africa 2–3 Malawi
 Report

Third place match[]

Zambia 1–1 South Africa
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Mercy Kayria (Malawi)

Final[]

Tanzania 1–0 Malawi
  • 64'
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Overall ranking[]

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 B  Tanzania 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 13
2 A  Malawi 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 9
3 C  Zambia 5 3 2 0 11 2 +9 11
4 A  South Africa 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
5 B  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
6 C  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
7 C  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
8 B  Botswana 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
9 A  Angola 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
10 A  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
11 C  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
12 B  South Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source:[citation needed]

Statistics[]

Goalscorers[]

There were 65 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

References[]

  1. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship kick off mid September". Forzafootball. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship date set". Cosafaonline. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cosafa Women's Championships fixtures, live scores, statistics, results". Global Sports Archive. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "South Africa earn seventh COSAFA Women's Championships title". Insidethegames. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Malawi stun South Africa, Tanzania edge Zambia to reach CWC final". COSAFA. 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Teams to learn their fate at 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship draw". COSAFA. 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tough COSAFA Women's Championship draw for hosts South Africa". COSAFA. 12 August 2021.

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