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COSAFA Women's Championship

{{Short description|Southern African football tournament}}

{{Infobox football tournament

| logo =The_logo_of_the_COSAFA_Women's_Championship.png

| founded ={{start date and age|2002}}

| abolished =

| region = Southern Africa

| number of teams = 14

| current champions = {{fbw|ZAM}} (2nd title)

| most successful team = {{nowrap|{{fbw|RSA}} (7 titles)}}

| website = [http://www.cosafa.com www.cosafa.com]

| current = 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship

|name=COSAFA Women's Championship|organiser=COSAFA|continent=Africa|caption=COSAFA Women's Championship logo|imagesize=60x|related comps=Women's Africa Cup of Nations|broadcasters=COSAFA TV (YouTube)}}

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.{{Cite web |last=Shozi |first=Asanda |date=2023-10-15 |title=Temwa Chawinga's Heroics Secure Malawi's Historic COSAFA Women's Champs Victory |url=https://gsport.co.za/temwa-chawingas-heroics-secure-malawis-historic-cosafa-womens-champs-victory/ |access-date=2023-12-19 |website=gsport4girls |language=en-ZA}}

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

class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%; text-align: center; width: 100%;"
rowspan=2 width=6%|Edition

!rowspan="2" width="5%"|Year

!rowspan="2" width="10%"|Host

| rowspan="14" width="1%" bgcolor=#ffffff|

!colspan="3"|Final

| rowspan="14" width="1%" bgcolor=#ffffff|

!colspan="3"|Third place playoff or losing semi-finalists

| rowspan="14" width="1%" bgcolor=#ffffff|

!rowspan="2" | Number of teams

width="15%"|Winner

!width="10%"|Score

!width="15%"|Runner-up

!width="15%"|3rd Place

!width="10%"|Score

!width="15%"|4th Place

1

|2002
{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesc/cosafa-wom.html|title=COSAFA Women Tournaments|website=RSSSF|access-date=2017-07-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170722214054/http://www.rsssf.com/tablesc/cosafa-wom.html|archive-date=2017-07-22}}

|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|MOZ}}

|8

2

|2006

|{{flag|Zambia}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|3–1

|{{fbw-big|NAM}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|8

3

|2008
{{cite web | url=http://www.iol.co.za/sport/sa-women-shine-in-cosafa-cup-588733 | title=SA women shine in Cosafa Cup | publisher=iol.co.za | date=12 March 2008 | access-date=7 August 2016 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160823014405/http://www.iol.co.za/sport/sa-women-shine-in-cosafa-cup-588733 | archive-date=23 August 2016 }}

|{{flag|Angola}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|3–1

|{{fbw-big|ANG}}

|colspan=3|

|

4

|2011
Details{{Cite web|url=http://womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de/2011/07/cosafa-womens-championship-zimbabwe.html|title=COSAFA Women's Championship-Zimbabwe crowned 2011 Champions|website=womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de|date=9 July 2011 |access-date=2017-07-18|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170811060059/http://womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de/2011/07/cosafa-womens-championship-zimbabwe.html|archive-date=2017-08-11}}{{cite web |url=http://www.malawipunch.com/sports/flames-ladies-team-eye/ |title=Flames' Ladies Team Eye Cecafa - Malawi PunchMalawi Punch |access-date=2016-08-10 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160913200951/http://www.malawipunch.com/sports/flames-ladies-team-eye/ |archive-date=2016-09-13 }}

|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|{{fbw-big|TAN}}

|3–0

|{{fbw-big|MWI|2010}}

|8

5

|2017
Details

|{{flag|Zimbabwe}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|1–1 (4–2 p)

|{{fbw-big|KEN}}G

|12

6

|2018
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|CMR}}G

|{{fbw-big|UGA}}G

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|12

7

|2019
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|3–0

|{{fbw-big|BOT}}

|12

8

|2020
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|BOT}}

|colspan=3|{{fbwicon|MWI|size=33x22px}} Malawi and {{fbwicon|ZAM|size=33x22px}} Zambia

|10

9

|2021
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|TAN}}G

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|MWI}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|1–1 (4–3 p)

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|12

10

|2022
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|1–0

|{{fbw-big|RSA|name=South Africa B}}

|{{fbw-big|TAN}}G

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|NAM}}

|12

11

|2023
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|MWI}}

|2–1

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|{{fbw-big|MOZ}}

|2–0

|{{fbw-big|ZIM}}

|12

12

|2024
Details

|{{flag|South Africa}}

|{{fbw-big|ZAM}}

|{{score link|2024 COSAFA Women's Championship#Zambia vs South Africa|0–0}} {{aet}}
{{pso|4–3}}

|{{fbw-big|RSA}}

|colspan=3|{{fbwicon|MWI|size=33x22px}} Malawi and {{fbwicon|MOZ|size=33x22px}} Mozambique

|14

G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member.

Summary

=Performances by team=

class="wikitable"

|+

!Team

!Winners

!Runners-up

!Third place

!Fourth place

!Semi-finalists

style="background:gold"| {{fbw|RSA}}

|style="background:gold"| 7 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020)

|style="background:silver"| 3 (2011, 2022, 2024)

|{{n/a

}

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2021)

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:gold"| {{fbw|ZAM}}

|style="background:gold"| 2 (2022, 2024)

|style="background:silver"| 2 (2019, 2023)

|style="background:#c96"| 4 (2002, 2006, 2017, 2021)

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2018)

|style="background:#81c846"| 1 (2020)

|-

|style="background:gold"| {{fbw|ZIM}}

|style="background:gold"| 1 (2011)

|style="background:silver"| 2 (2002, 2017)

|style="background:#c96"| 1 (2019)

|style="background:#9acdff"| 2 (2006, 2023)

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:gold"| {{fbw|MWI}}

|style="background:gold"| 1 (2023)

|style="background:silver"| 1 (2021)

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2011)

|style="background:#81c846"| 2 (2020, 2024)

|-

|style="background:gold"| {{fbw|TAN}}

|style="background:gold"| 1 (2021)

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#c96"| 2 (2011, 2022)

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| {{fbw|BOT}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:silver"| 1 (2020)

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2019)

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| {{fbw|NAM}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:silver"| 1 (2006)

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2022)

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| {{fbw|ANG}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:silver"| 1 (2008)

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:silver"| {{fbw|CMR}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:silver"| 1 (2018)

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:#c96"| {{fbw|MOZ}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#c96"| 1 (2023)

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2002)

|style="background:#81c846"| 1 (2024)

|-

|style="background:#c96"| {{fbw|UGA}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#c96"| 1 (2018)

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|-

|style="background:#9acdff"| {{fbw|KEN}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|{{n/a|}}

|style="background:#9acdff"| 1 (2017)

|{{n/a|}}

|}

  • Italic: hosts

=Participating nations=

;Legend

{{col-start}}{{col-3}}

  • {{bg|gold|1st}} – Champions
  • {{bg|silver|2nd}} – Runners-up
  • {{bg|#cc9966|3rd}} – Third place
  • {{bg|#9acdff|4th}} – Fourth place

{{col-3}}

  • {{bg|#81c846|SF}} – Losing semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q — Qualified for upcoming tournament

{{col-3}}

  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| • }} – Did not qualify
  • {{border|width=1px|color=gray| × }} – Withdrew
  • {{border|width=3px|color=red|   }} – Hosts

{{col-end}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"

! width=150|Team

! {{flagicon|ZIM}}
2002

! {{flagicon|ZAM}}
2006

! {{flagicon|ANG}}
2008

! {{flagicon|ZIM}}
2011

! {{flagicon|ZIM}}
2017

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2018

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2019

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2020

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2021

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2022

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2023

! {{flagicon|RSA}}
2024

! Years

align=left|{{fbw|ANG|size=20px}}GSstyle="border: 3px solid red"| {{bg|silver|2nd}}GSGSGSGSGSGS

! 8

align=left|{{fbw|BOT|size=20px}}GSGSGSGS{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}GSGSGSGS

! 10

align=left|{{fbw|COM|size=20px}}GSGSGSGSGS

! 5

align=left|{{fbw|SWZ|size=20px}}GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS

! 10

align=left|{{fbw|LES|size=20px}}GSGSGSGSGSGSGSGSGS

! 9

align=left|{{fbw|MAD|size=20px}}GSGSGSGSGS

! 5

align=left|{{fbw|MWI|size=20px}}GSGS{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}GSGSGS{{bg|#81c846|SF}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}GS{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|#81c846|SF}}

! 11

align=left|{{fbw|MRI|size=20px}}GSGSGSGS

! 4

align=left|{{fbw|MOZ|size=20px}}{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}GSGSGSGSGSGSGS{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}{{bg|#81c846|SF}}

! 10

align=left|{{fbw|NAM|size=20px}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}GSGSGSGS{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}GSGS

! 8

align=left|{{fbw|SEY|size=20px}}GS

! 1

align=left|{{fbw|RSA|size=20px}}{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}{{bg|gold|1st}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|gold|1st}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|gold|1st}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|gold|1st}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|silver|2nd}}style="border: 3px solid red"|GSstyle="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|silver|2nd}}

! 12

align=left|{{fbw|ZAM|size=20px}}{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}GS{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}{{bg|#81c846|SF}}{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}{{bg|gold|1st}}

! 11

align=left|{{fbw|ZIM|size=20px}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|silver|2nd}}{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|gold|1st}}style="border: 3px solid red"|{{bg|silver|2nd}}GS{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}GSGS{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}GS

! 10

colspan=14|Invitee nations
align=left|{{fbw|CMR|size=20px}}{{bg|silver|2nd}}! 1
align=left|{{fbw|KEN|size=20px}}{{bg|#9acdff|4th}}! 1
align=left|{{fbw|SSD|size=20px}}GS! 1
align=left|{{fbw|TAN|size=20px}}{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}GS{{bg|gold|1st}}{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}! 4
align=left|{{fbw|UGA|size=20px}}{{bg|#cc9966|3rd}}GS! 2
Total || 8 || 9 || || 8 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 10 || 12 || 12 || 12 || 14 ||

=Top scorers=

File:COSAFA.svg

class="wikitable"

!Year

!Player

!Goals

2005

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Portia Modise

|align=center|6

2008

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Noko Matlou

|align=center|12

2011

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Rufaro Machingura

|align=center|8

2017

|{{flagicon|ZIM}} Rutendo Makore

|align=center|10

2018

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Linda Motlhalo

|align=center|4

2019

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Racheal Nachula

|align=center|10

2020

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Sibulele Holweni

|align=center|8

2021

|{{flagicon|RSA}} Sibulele Holweni

|align=center|5

2022{{Cite web |date=11 September 2022 |title=Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title |url=https://cosafa.com/en-fr-pr-zambia-claim-maiden-hollywoodbets-cosafa-womens-championship-title/ |access-date=8 August 2023 |website=COSAFA |language=}}

|{{flagicon|ZAM}} Barbra Banda

|align=center|10

2023

|{{fbwicon|MWI}} Temwa Chawinga

|align=center|9

2024

|{{fbwicon|ZAM}} Ochumba Lubandji
{{fbwicon|ZAM}} Fridah Mukoma

|align=center|4

See also

References

{{Reflist}}

External links

  • [https://cosafa.com/category/tournaments/cosafa-womens-cup/ Official website]

{{COSAFA Women's Championship}}

{{COSAFA championships}}

{{COSAFA Football}}

{{International women's football}}{{COSAFA Women's Championship Player of the Tournament}}{{COSAFA Women's Championship Golden Glove}}{{COSAFA Women's Championship Golden Boot}}

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