2021 COSAFA Women's Championship#Group A

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2023}}

{{Use South African English|date=August 2023}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = COSAFA Women's Championship

| year = 2021

| other_titles =

| image =

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| country = South Africa

| dates = 28 September—9 October 2021

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbw|TAN}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbw|MWI}}

| third_other = {{fbw|ZAM}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|RSA}}

| matches = 22

| goals = 65

| top_scorer = {{fbwicon|RSA}} Sibulele Holweni
(5 goals)

| player =

| goalkeeper =

| fair_play = {{fbw|ZAM}}

| prevseason = 2020

| nextseason = 2022

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}}

The 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship was 9th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, a 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.{{cite news|url=https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/cosafa-womens-cup/2021/s19811/final-stages/|title=COSAFA Women's Championship 2021|work=International Soccerway|access-date=1 August 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://forzafootball.com/tournament/1116836710|date=12 July 2021|title=COSAFA Women's Championship kick off mid September|work=Forzafootball|access-date=1 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cosafa.com/|date=23 July 2021|title=COSAFA Women's Championship date set|work=Cosafaonline|access-date=1 August 2021}}{{cite news|url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/competition/soccer/cosafa-womens-championship-2019-south-africa/3rd-place/53091/|date=24 July 2021|work=Global Sports Archive|title=Cosafa Women's Championships fixtures, live scores, statistics, results|access-date=1 August 2021}}

South Africa are the defending champion by having defeated Botswana 1–2 goals on 14 November 2020.{{cite news|url=https://www.insidethegames.biz/articles/1100781/south-africa-win-cosafa-womens-champs|date=14 November 2020|title=South Africa earn seventh COSAFA Women's Championships title|work=Insidethegames|access-date=1 August 2021}} They were beaten by Malawi in the semi-finals 3–2.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-malawi-stun-south-africa-tanzania-edge-zambia-to-reach-cwc-final/|title=Malawi stun South Africa, Tanzania edge Zambia to reach CWC final|publisher=COSAFA|date=7 October 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cosafa.com/teams-to-learn-their-fate-at-2021-cosafa-womens-championship-draw/|title=Teams to learn their fate at 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship draw|publisher=COSAFA|date=11 August 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.cosafa.com/tough-cosafa-womens-championship-draw-for-hosts-south-africa/|title=Tough COSAFA Women’s Championship draw for hosts South Africa |publisher=COSAFA|date=12 August 2021}}

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  • {{fbw|ANG}}
  • {{fbw|BOT}}
  • {{fbw|SWZ}}
  • {{fbw|MWI}}
  • {{fbw|MOZ}}
  • {{fbw|NAM}}
  • {{fbw|RSA}}
  • {{fbw|SSD}} (guest)
  • {{fbw|TAN}} (guest)
  • {{fbw|UGA}} (guest)
  • {{fbw|ZAM}}
  • {{fbw|ZIM}}

{{div col end}}

=Did not enter=

  • {{fbw|COM}}
  • {{fbw|LES}}
  • {{fbw|MAD}}
  • {{fbw|MRI}}
  • {{fbw|SEY}}

Squads

{{Main|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.

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Port Elizabeth

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! Port Elizabeth

Gelvandale Stadium

| Wolfson Stadium

Capacity: 3,000

| Capacity: 10,000

Officials

{{Col-begin}}

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Referees

  • {{fbaicon|ZIM}} Chipo Mayimbo Mercy
  • {{fbaicon|MWI}} Mercy Kayria
  • {{fbaicon|NAM}} Antsino Twanyanyukwa

Assistant Referees

  • {{fbaicon|MWI}} Hapinnes Mbandambanda
  • {{fbaicon|ZIM}} Claris Simango
  • {{fbaicon|ZIM}} Faith Mloyi
  • {{fbaicon|RSA}} Maneo Tau
  • {{fbaicon|MOZ}} Olinda Couana
  • {{fbaicon|ZAM}} Mercy Zulu

{{Col-end}}

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).

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Tie-breaking criteria for group play
The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams involved
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams involved
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams involved
  4. Away goals scored in games between the teams involved
  5. Goal difference in all games
  6. Goals scored in all games
  7. Drawing of lots

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colspan=2|Key to colour in group tables
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|align=left|The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage

=Group A=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/cosafa-womens-cup/2021/group-stage/r61927/ Soccerway]

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|team_order=RSA, MWI, ANG, MOZ

|win_ANG=0 |draw_ANG=2 |loss_ANG=1 |gf_ANG=2 |ga_ANG=4 |status_ANG=

|win_MWI=2 |draw_MWI=0 |loss_MWI=1 |gf_MWI=6 |ga_MWI=4 |status_MWI=

|win_MOZ=0 |draw_MOZ=1 |loss_MOZ=2 |gf_MOZ=5 |ga_MOZ=8 |status_MOZ=

|win_RSA=2 |draw_RSA=1 |loss_RSA=0 |gf_RSA=5 |ga_RSA=2 |status_RSA=H

|name_ANG={{fbw|Angola}}

|name_MWI={{fbw|Malawi}}

|name_MOZ={{fbw|Mozambique}}

|name_RSA={{fbw|South Africa}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = 28 September 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ANG}}

|score = 2–2

|team2 = {{fbw|MOZ}}

|goals1 =

  • Ngonguinha {{goal|40}}
  • Yara {{goal|83}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-south-africa-edge-malawi-angola-and-mozambique-draw/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 28 September 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-south-africa-edge-malawi-angola-and-mozambique-draw/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 1 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|MWI}}

|score = 3–2

|team2 = {{fbw|MOZ}}

|goals1 =

  • Kapanda {{goal|21}}
  • Thom {{goal|32}}
  • Khumalo {{goal|57}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-held-by-angola-as-malawi-edge-mozambique-in-thriller/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 1 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbw|ANG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-held-by-angola-as-malawi-edge-mozambique-in-thriller/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 4 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA}}

|score = 3–1

|team2 = {{fbw|MOZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-seal-semifinal-spot-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 4 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ANG}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-seal-semifinal-spot-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

=Group B=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=Complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/cosafa-womens-cup/2021/group-stage/r61927/ Soccerway]

|result1=KO

|team_order=TAN, ZIM, BOT, SSD

|win_BOT=1 |draw_BOT=0 |loss_BOT=2 |gf_BOT=7 |ga_BOT=5 |status_BOT=

|win_SSD=0 |draw_SSD=0 |loss_SSD=3 |gf_SSD=1 |ga_SSD=12|status_SSD=

|win_TAN=3 |draw_TAN=0 |loss_TAN=0 |gf_TAN=8 |ga_TAN=0 |status_TAN=

|win_ZIM=2 |draw_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=1 |gf_ZIM=5 |ga_ZIM=4 |status_ZIM=

|name_BOT={{fbw|Botswana}}

|name_SSD={{fbw|South Sudan}}

|name_TAN={{fbw|Tanzania}}

|name_ZIM={{fbw|Zimbabwe}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = 29 September 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|BOT}}

|score = 7–0

|team2 = {{fbw|SSD}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-tholakele-hat-trick-lifts-botswana-tanzania-defeat-zimbabwe/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 29 September 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TAN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-tholakele-hat-trick-lifts-botswana-tanzania-defeat-zimbabwe/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 2 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|BOT}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbw|TAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee = Mercy Kayria (Malawi)

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/18708-2/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 2 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SSD}}

|score = 1–2

|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/18708-2/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 4 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|BOT}}

|score = 0–3

|team2 = {{fbw|ZIM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-seal-semifinal-spot-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 4 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TAN}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbw|SSD}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee = Chipo Mayimbo Mercy (Zimbabwe)

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-seal-semifinal-spot-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

=Group C=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/cosafa-womens-cup/2021/group-stage/r61927/ Soccerway]

|result1=KO

|team_order=ZAM, UGA, NAM, SWZ

|win_SWZ=0 |draw_SWZ=0 |loss_SWZ=3 |gf_SWZ=1 |ga_SWZ=11|status_SWZ=

|win_NAM=1 |draw_NAM=1 |loss_NAM=1 |gf_NAM=1 |ga_NAM=3 |status_NAM=

|win_UGA=1 |draw_UGA=1 |loss_UGA=1 |gf_UGA=5 |ga_UGA=2 |status_UGA=

|win_ZAM=3 |draw_ZAM=0 |loss_ZAM=0 |gf_ZAM=9 |ga_ZAM=0 |status_ZAM=

|status_text_X=Assured of top two finish

|name_SWZ={{fbw|Eswatini}}

|name_NAM={{fbw|Namibia}}

|name_UGA={{fbw|Uganda}}

|name_ZAM={{fbw|Zambia}}

|res_col_header=Q

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

{{Football box

|date = 30 September 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NAM}}

|score = 0–0

|team2 = {{fbw|UGA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-beat-eswatini-but-namibia-and-uganda-play-to-draw/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 30 September 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 5–0

|team2 = {{fbw|SWZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-beat-eswatini-but-namibia-and-uganda-play-to-draw/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 3 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|SWZ}}

|score = 1–5

|team2 = {{fbw|UGA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-uganda-get-big-wins-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 3 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 3–0

|team2 = {{fbw|NAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-uganda-get-big-wins-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

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{{Football box

|date = 5 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbw|UGA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-malawi-complete-semifinal-line-up-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 5 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|NAM}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbw|SWZ}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Gelvandale Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-malawi-complete-semifinal-line-up-at-cosafa-womens-championship/

}}

=Ranking of runner-up teams=

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|update=complete

|source=[https://int.soccerway.com/international/africa/cosafa-womens-cup/2021/group-stage/r61927/ Soccerway]

|team1=GrA |team2=GrB |team3=GrC

|win_GrA=2 |draw_GrA=0 |loss_GrA=1 |gf_GrA=6 |ga_GrA=4 |status_GrA=

|win_GrB=2 |draw_GrB=0 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=5 |ga_GrB=4 |status_GrB=

|win_GrC=1 |draw_GrC=1 |loss_GrC=1 |gf_GrC=5 |ga_GrC=2 |status_GrC=

|name_GrA={{fbw|MWI}}

|name_GrB={{fbw|ZIM}}

|name_GrC={{fbw|UGA}}

|show_groups=T

|group_GrA=A

|group_GrB=B

|group_GrC=C

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to Knockout stage

}}

Knockout stage

=Bracket=

{{#invoke:RoundN|main|columns=2

|3rdplace=yes

|bold_winner=high

|RD1=Semi-finals

|RD2=Final

|RD3=Third Place match

|7 October—Port Elizabeth |{{fbw|TAN}} {{pso}}|1 (3) |{{fbw|ZAM}}|1 (2)

|7 October—Port Elizabeth |{{fbw|RSA}}|2 |{{fbw|MWI}}| 3

|9 October—Port Elizabeth |{{fbw|TAN}}|1 |{{fbw|MWI}}|0

|9 October—Port Elizabeth

|{{fbw|ZAM}} {{pso}}|1 (4)| {{fbw|RSA}}|1 (3)

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = 7 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|TAN}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbw|ZAM}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore = 3–2

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-malawi-stun-south-africa-tanzania-edge-zambia-to-reach-cwc-final/

}}

{{Football box

|date = 7 October 2021

|time = 15:30

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA}}

|score = 2–3

|team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

  • Chiyembekezo {{goal|38}}
  • Thom {{goal|74||86}}

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-malawi-stun-south-africa-tanzania-edge-zambia-to-reach-cwc-final/

}}

=Third place match=

{{Football box

|date = 9 October 2021

|time = 12:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|ZAM}}

|score = 1–1

|team2 = {{fbw|RSA}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|penaltyscore =4–3

|penalties1 =

|penalties2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium

|location = Port Elizabeth

|attendance =

|referee =Mercy Kayria (Malawi)

|report = https://globalsportsarchive.com/match/soccer/2021-10-09/zambia-vs-south-africa/2501521/

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

| date = 9 October 2021

| time = 15:00

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|TAN}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

| goals1 = *Kasonga {{goal|64}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium

| location = Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee = Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-tanzania-crowned-2021-cosafa-womens-championship-winners/

| motm = Amina Bilali

}}

Overall ranking

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|postitle={{abbr|Rnk|Overall ranking}}

|show_groups=T

|split4=yes |split2=yes |split6=yes |split9=yes

|update=complete

|name_ANG={{fbw|Angola}}

|name_MWI={{fbw|Malawi}}

|name_MOZ={{fbw|Mozambique}}

|name_RSA={{fbw|South Africa}}

|name_BOT={{fbw|Botswana}}

|name_SSD={{fbw|South Sudan}}

|name_TAN={{fbw|Tanzania}}

|name_ZIM={{fbw|Zimbabwe}}

|name_SWZ={{fbw|Eswatini}}

|name_NAM={{fbw|Namibia}}

|name_UGA={{fbw|Uganda}}

|name_ZAM={{fbw|Zambia}}

|group_ANG=A|group_MWI=A|group_MOZ=A|group_RSA=A

|group_BOT=B|group_SSD=B|group_TAN=B|group_ZIM=B

|group_SWZ=C|group_NAM=C|group_UGA=C|group_ZAM=C

|team_order=TAN, MWI, ZAM, RSA, ZIM, UGA, NAM, BOT, ANG, MOZ, SWZ, SSD

|pos_TAN=1|pos_MWI=2

|win_ANG=0 |draw_ANG=2 |loss_ANG=1 |gf_ANG=2 |ga_ANG=4

|win_MWI=3 |draw_MWI=0 |loss_MWI=2 |gf_MWI=9 |ga_MWI=7

|win_MOZ=0 |draw_MOZ=1 |loss_MOZ=2 |gf_MOZ=5 |ga_MOZ=8

|win_RSA=2 |draw_RSA=2 |loss_RSA=1 |gf_RSA=8 |ga_RSA=6

|win_BOT=1 |draw_BOT=0 |loss_BOT=2 |gf_BOT=7 |ga_BOT=5

|win_SSD=0 |draw_SSD=0 |loss_SSD=3 |gf_SSD=1 |ga_SSD=12

|win_TAN=4 |draw_TAN=1 |loss_TAN=0 |gf_TAN=10|ga_TAN=1

|win_ZIM=2 |draw_ZIM=0 |loss_ZIM=1 |gf_ZIM=5 |ga_ZIM=4

|win_SWZ=0 |draw_SWZ=0 |loss_SWZ=3 |gf_SWZ=1 |ga_SWZ=11

|win_NAM=1 |draw_NAM=1 |loss_NAM=1 |gf_NAM=1 |ga_NAM=3

|win_UGA=1 |draw_UGA=1 |loss_UGA=1 |gf_UGA=5 |ga_UGA=2

|win_ZAM=3 |draw_ZAM=2 |loss_ZAM=0 |gf_ZAM=11|ga_ZAM=2

}}

Statistics

=Goalscorers=

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|updated=

|5 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

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= Awards =

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.{{Cite web |title=ENG, FRE, POR: Tanzania crowned 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship winners! |url=https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-tanzania-crowned-2021-cosafa-womens-championship-winners/ |access-date=2022-03-01 |language=en-GB}}

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!Player of the tournament

!Best goalkeeper

!Top scorer

{{fbicon|TAN}} Amina Bilali

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Petronela Musole

|{{flagicon|UGA}} Sibulele Holweni

colspan="3" |FIFA Fair Play Award
colspan="3" |{{flagicon|ZAM}} Zambia

References

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