COSAFA Women's Championship

COSAFA Women's Championship
Region	Southern Africa (COSAFA)
Number of teams	8
Current champions	Tanzania (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	South Africa (7 titles)
Website	www.cosafa.com
	2021 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. Zimbabwe won the 2011 edition. The next edition will take place in South Africa in November 2020.^[1]

History[]

Format[]

Results[]

Edition	Year	Host	Winner	Score	Runner-up	3rd Place	Score	4th Place	Number of teams
Edition	Year	Host	Final			Third Place Match			Number of teams
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)	Kenya^G	12
6	2018 Details	South Africa	South Africa	2–1	Cameroon^G	Uganda^G	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	Tanzania	1–0	Malawi	Zambia	1–1 (4–3 p)	South Africa	12

^G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member.

Top scorers[]

COSAFA members

Year	Player	Goals
2005	Portia Modise	6
2008^[3]	Noko Matlou	12
2011		8
2017	Rutendo Makore	10
2018	Linda Motlhalo	4
2019	Racheal Nachula	10
2020	Sibulele Holweni	8
2021	Sibulele Holweni	5

Participating nations[]

Legend

1st – Champions
2nd – Runners-up
3rd – Third place
4th – Fourth place
SF – Losing semi-finals
QF – Quarter-finals
GS – Group stage

Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
• – Did not qualify
× – Withdrew
– Hosts

Team			2011	2017	2018	2019	2020	2021	Years
South Africa	1st	1st	2nd	1st	1st	1st	1st	4th	5
Angola		GS					GS	GS	5
Botswana	GS		GS	GS	GS	4th	2nd	GS	5
Comoros						GS	GS		5
Eswatini	GS	GS		GS	GS	GS	GS	GS	1
Lesotho	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS		GS		5
Madagascar				GS	GS	GS			5
Malawi	GS	GS	4th	GS	GS	GS	3rd	2nd	1
Mauritius				GS		GS			1
Mozambique	4th	GS	GS	GS	GS	GS		GS	1
Namibia		2nd		GS	GS	GS		GS	1
Seychelles									1
Zambia	3rd	3rd	GS	3rd	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	1
Zimbabwe	2nd	4th	1st	2nd	GS	3rd	GS	GS	1
Total (8 Teams)	8	9	8	12	12	12	10	12

References[]

^ http://jwsports1.com/cameroon-uganda-feature-cosafa-womens-championship/
^ ^a ^b "COSAFA Women Tournaments". www.rsssf.com. 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. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

External links[]

Official website

[1] ttp://jwsports1.com/cameroon-uganda-feature-cosafa-womens-championship/

[rsssf-2] "COSAFA Women Tournaments". www.rsssf.com. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[iol-3] "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. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.

[5] "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-10.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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v t COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournaments	Zimbabwe 2011 Zimbabwe 2017 South Africa 2018 South Africa 2019 South Africa 2020 South Africa 2021
Squads	2020 2021

v t Council of Southern Africa Football Associations
International competitions	COSAFA Cup U-20 Challenge Cup U-17 Challenge Cup COSAFA Women's Championship COSAFA U-20 Women's Championship COSAFA U-17 Women's Championship
Affiliated football associations	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
National teams	Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi Mauritius Mozambique Nambia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
www.cosafa.com

v t International women's association football
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Worldwide	FIFA Women's World Cup U-20 U-17
Asia	AFC Women's Asian Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional ASEAN EAFF SAFF WAFF, CAFA Intercontinental (Arab)
Africa	CAF Women Cup of Nations U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament Regional CECAFA COSAFA UNAF WAFU A WAFU B UNIFFAC Intercontinental (Arab)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF W Championship U-20 U-17 W Gold Cup Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
South America	CONMEBOL Copa América Femenina U-20 U-17
Oceania	OFC Women's Nations Cup U-20 U-17 Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament
Europe	UEFA Women's Euro U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board Women's Viva World Cup
Games	Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade African Games Asian Games Central America and Caribbean Central American Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Indian Ocean Island Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games Island Games
Invitationals	Aisha Buhari Cup Albena Cup Algarve Cup Aphrodite Women Cup Arnold Clark Cup Australia Cup Balaton Cup Brazil Cup Chungua Cup Cyprus Women's Cup European Competition ('69,'79) FFA Cup of Nations Four Nations Tournament FIFA Invitation Tournament Istria Cup Kirin Challenge Cup Malta International Matchworld Cup Mundialito Nordic Championship Our Game Tournament Peace Queen Cup Pinatar Cup SheBelieves Cup Sud Ladies Cup Tournament of Nations Tournoi de France Turkish Women's Cup Valais Cup Women's World Cup ('70,'71) Yongchuan International Tournament
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