2022 COSAFA Women's Championship#Group C

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

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

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = COSAFA Women's Championship

| year = 2022

| other_titles =

| image =

| size =

| caption =

| country = South Africa

| dates =31 August—11 September 2022

| num_teams = 12

| confederations = 1

| venues = 2

| cities = 1

| champion_other = {{fbw|ZAM}}

| count = 1

| second_other = {{fbw|RSA}}

| third_other = {{fbw|TAN}}

| fourth_other = {{fbw|NAM}}

| matches = 22

| goals = 70

| top_scorer = {{flagicon|ZAM}} Barbra Banda
{{nowrap|(10 goals)}}

| player = {{flagicon|ZAM}} Barbra Banda

| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|ZAM}} Catherine Musonda

| fair_play = {{fbw|TAN}}

| prevseason = 2021

| nextseason = 2023

| updated = 7 September 2022

}}

The 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship is the 10th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, a women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It takes place from 31 August to 11 September 2022 in South Africa.{{cite news|url=https://www.cafonline.com/development/african-schools-programme/news/new-tournament-added-to-exciting-cosafa-calendar|date=21 April 2022|title=New tournament added to exciting COSAFA calendar|work=cafonline.com|access-date=25 May 2022}}{{cite news|url=https://www.cosafa.com/cosafa-set-for-another-bumper-year-of-tournaments/|date=12 April 2022|title=COSAFA set for another bumper year of tournaments|work=www.cosofa.com|access-date=25 May 2022}}

Tanzania are the defending champion by having defeated Malawi 1–0 goals on 9 October 2021 in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.cosafa.com/eng-fre-por-tanzania-crowned-2021-cosafa-womens-championship-winners/|date=9 October 2022|title=Tanzania crowned 2021 COSAFA Championship winners|work=www.Cosafa.com|access-date=25 May 2022}}

Participating nations

{{small|Note: All appearance statistics exclude the 2008 edition.}}

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!National team

!FIFA Ranking

!Best Performance

{{fbw|ANG}}141

|Group stage (2006, 2019, 2020, 2021)

{{fbw|BOT}}151

|Runners-up (2020)

{{fbw|COM}}179

|Group stage (2019, 2020)

{{fbw|SWZ}}171

|Group stage (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021)

{{fbw|LES}}167

|Group stage (2002, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020)

{{nowrap|{{fbw|TAN}} (guest)}}155

|Champions (2021)

{{fbw|MWI}}158

|Runners-up (2021)

{{fbw|MRI}}185

|Group stage (2017, 2019)

{{fbw|MOZ}}170

|Fourth place (2002)

{{fbw|NAM}}146

|Runners-up (2006)

{{fbw|RSA|name=South Africa B}}54

|Champions (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

{{fbw|ZAM}}80

|Runners-up (2019)

  • Note: South Africa entered their B team, as their A team was involved in friendly matches against Brazil at the same time as the tournament. Their matches thus do not count towards the FIFA ranking.

=Did not enter=

  • {{fbw|MAD}}
  • {{fbw|SEY}}
  • {{fbw|ZIM}}

Squads

{{Main|2022 COSAFA Women's Championship squads}}

Venue

Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, NMU Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.{{Cite web |title=2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship Tournament Guide |url=https://www.cosafa.com/2022-hollywoodbets-cosafa-womens-championship-tournament-guide/ |access-date=2022-09-05 |language=en-GB}}

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rowspan="4"| {{location map|South Africa|float=right|width=150|caption=|lat=-33.91799|long=25.57007|label=Port Elizabeth|position=top

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! colspan="3" | Port Elizabeth

Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium

| Wolfson Stadium

| NMU Stadium

Capacity: 46,000

| Capacity: 10,000

| Capacity: 15,000

Officials

{{Col-begin}}

{{Col-2}}

Referees

  • {{fbicon|BOT}} Itumeleng Methikga
  • {{flagicon|LES}} Mathabo Kolokotoane

Assistant Referees

  • {{fbaicon|MAD}} Pélagie Rakotozafinoro
  • {{fbaicon|RSA}} Maneo Tau
  • {{fbaicon|ZAM}} Mercy Zulu
  • {{fbaicon|MOZ}} Roda Mondlane

{{Col-end}}

Group stage

  • All matches were played at South Africa.
  • Times listed are UTC+02:00.

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colspan=2|Key to colours in group tables
bgcolor=#ccffcc style="width: 20px;"|

|align=left|The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage

=Group A=

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

|section=Group A

|teamwidth = 180

|update=complete

|source= [https://www.cosafa.com/2022-womens-snr/ COSAFA]

|team_order= RSA, MOZ, AGO, MRI

|win_RSA=2 |draw_RSA=1 |loss_RSA=0 |gf_RSA=8 |ga_RSA=1 |status_RSA=H

|win_AGO=1 |draw_AGO=1 |loss_AGO=1 |gf_AGO=4 |ga_AGO=4

|win_MRI=0 |draw_MRI=0 |loss_MRI=3 |gf_MRI=0 |ga_MRI=12

|win_MOZ=1 |draw_MOZ=2 |loss_MOZ=0 |gf_MOZ=7 |ga_MOZ=2

|name_RSA={{fbw|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}

|name_AGO={{fbw|AGO}}

|name_MRI={{fbw|MRI}}

|name_MOZ={{fbw|MOZ}}

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO= Qualified for Knockout stage

}}

{{football box

| date = 31 August

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 0–5

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-mozambique-net-opening-day-wins/

| team2 = {{fbw|MOZ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 31 August

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|South Africa|||name=South Africa B}}

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-mozambique-net-opening-day-wins/

| team2 = {{fbw|AGO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 3 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-south-africa-take-charge-of-group-a-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|MOZ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 3 September

| time = 15:30

| team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}

| score = 4–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-south-africa-take-charge-of-group-a-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|MRI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee = Mathabo Kolokotoane (Lesotho)

}}

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{{football box

| date = 6 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 0–3

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-namibia-join-zambia-in-semifinals/

| team2 = {{fbw|AGO}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = * Luvunga {{goal|10||81}}

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 6 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-namibia-join-zambia-in-semifinals/

| team2 = {{fbw|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Group B=

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

|section=Group B

|teamwidth = 180

|update=complete

|source= [https://www.cosafa.com/2022-womens-snr/ COSAFA]

|team_order= ZAM, NAM, LES, SWZ

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

|win_NAM=2 |draw_NAM=0 |loss_NAM=1 |gf_NAM=7 |ga_NAM=3

|win_LES=1 |draw_LES=0 |loss_LES=2 |gf_LES=3 |ga_LES=9

|win_SWZ=0 |draw_SWZ=0 |loss_SWZ=3 |gf_SWZ=1 |ga_SWZ=10

|name_ZAM={{fbw|ZAM}}

|name_NAM={{fbw|NAM}}

|name_LES={{fbw|LES}}

|name_SWZ={{fbw|SWZ}}

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO= Qualified for Knockout stage

}}

{{football box

| date = 1 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-lesotho-claim-group-b-wins-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|SWZ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 1 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 2–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-lesotho-claim-group-b-wins-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|NAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 4 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 5–1

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/brilliant-banda-lifts-zambia-to-big-win/

| team2 = {{fbw|SWZ}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 4 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 7–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/brilliant-banda-lifts-zambia-to-big-win/

| team2 = {{fbw|LES}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 6 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 0–2

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-namibia-join-zambia-in-semifinals/

| team2 = {{fbw|NAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

  • Hikuam {{goal|17}}
  • Coleman {{goal|53}}

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 6 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 0–2

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/south-africa-namibia-join-zambia-in-semifinals/

| team2 = {{fbw|ZAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Group C=

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

|section=Group C

|teamwidth = 180

|update= complete

|source= [https://www.cosafa.com/2022-womens-snr/ COSAFA]

|team_order= TAN, BOT, MWI, COM

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

|win_MWI=1 |draw_MWI=1 |loss_MWI=1 |gf_MWI=8 |ga_MWI=4

|win_TAN=2 |draw_TAN=1 |loss_TAN=0 |gf_TAN=6 |ga_TAN=1

|win_COM=0 |draw_COM=0 |loss_COM=3 |gf_COM=0 |ga_COM=15

|status_BOT=

|status_text_Y=Cannot win the group, but may still advance through best runners-up

|name_BOT={{fbw|BOT}}

|name_MWI={{fbw|MWI}}

|name_TAN={{fbw|TAN}}

|name_COM={{fbw|COM}}

|class_rules=1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO= Qualified for Knockout stage

}}

{{football box

| date = 2 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 3–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-tanzania-win-but-botswana-and-malawi-draw-in-group-c/

| team2 = {{fbw|COM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 2 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 1–1

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-tanzania-win-but-botswana-and-malawi-draw-in-group-c/

| team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 5 September

| time = 12:00

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

| score = 6–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/chawinga-hattrick-steers-malawi-to-big-win/

| team2 = {{fbw|COM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 5 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 0–0

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/chawinga-hattrick-steers-malawi-to-big-win/

| team2 = {{fbw|TAN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

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{{football box

| date = 7 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 3–1

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/champions-tanzania-book-semifinal-spot-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|MWI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Madibaz Stadium, Port Elizabeth

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

{{football box

| date = 7 September

| time = 15:30

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

| score = 0–6

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/champions-tanzania-book-semifinal-spot-in-nelson-mandela-bay/

| team2 = {{fbw|BOT}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance =

| referee =

}}

=Ranking of runner-up teams=

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

|update= complete

|source=[https://www.cosafa.com/2022-womens-snr/ COSAFA]

|team_order= GrB, GrC, GrA

|win_GrA=1 |draw_GrA=2 |loss_GrA=0 |gf_GrA=7 |ga_GrA=2 |status_GrA=

|win_GrB=2 |draw_GrB=0 |loss_GrB=1 |gf_GrB=7 |ga_GrB=3 |status_GrB=

|win_GrC=1 |draw_GrC=2 |loss_GrC=0 |gf_GrC=7 |ga_GrC=1 |status_GrC=

|name_GrA={{fbw|MOZ}}

|name_GrB={{fbw|NAM}}

|name_GrC={{fbw|BOT}}

|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

|9 September—Gqeberha |{{fbw|ZAM}}| 2|{{fbw|TAN}}| 1

|9 September—Gqeberha |{{fbw|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}| 1|{{fbw|NAM}}| 0

|11 September—Gqeberha |{{fbw|ZAM}}|1 |{{fbw|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}|0

|11 September—Gqeberha|{{fbw|TAN}}|2|{{fbw|NAM}}|1

}}

=Semi-finals=

{{Football box

|date = 9 September 2022

|time = 12:00

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbw|TAN}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-south-africa-to-contest-final-in-nelson-mandela-bay/ Report]

}}

{{Football box

|date = 9 September 2022

|time = 15:00

|team1 = {{fbw-rt|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}

|score = 1–0

|team2 = {{fbw|NAM}}

|goals1 =

  • Sam {{goal|82}}

|goals2 =

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = [https://www.cosafa.com/zambia-south-africa-to-contest-final-in-nelson-mandela-bay/ Report]

}}

=Third place match=

{{Football box

|date = 11 September 2022

|time = 12:00

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

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbw|NAM}}

|goals1 = *Bahera{{goal|12}}

|goals2 =*Mnunka{{goal|20|o.g.}}

|stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

|attendance =

|referee =

|report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-zambia-claim-maiden-hollywoodbets-cosafa-womens-championship-title/

}}

=Final=

{{Football box

| date = 11 September 2022

| time = 15:00

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

| score = 1–0

|aet=yes

| team2 = {{fbw|RSA|||name=South Africa B}}

| goals1 =Banda{{goal|109}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Wolfson Stadium, Gqeberha

| attendance = 15,000 (disputed{{cite web |title=Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA women’s championship title |url=https://fantasticmoments.co.bw/example-8/zambia-claim-maiden-hollywoodbets-cosafa-womens-championship-title/ |website=Fantastic Moments |access-date=13 November 2023}})

| referee =

| report = https://www.cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-zambia-claim-maiden-hollywoodbets-cosafa-womens-championship-title/

}}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers

|goals=70 |matches=22

|updated= 11 September 2022

|10 goals=

|5 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

  • {{flagicon|MRI}} Elsa Dadard {{small|(against Mozambique)}}
  • {{flagicon|NAM}} Emma Naris {{small|(against Tanzania)}}
  • {{flagicon|TAN}} Aisha Mnunka {{small|(against Namibia)}}
  • {{flagicon|ZAM}} Lushomo Mweemba {{small|(against Tanzania)}}}}

References