2019 COSAFA Women's Championship

The 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship is the seventh edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, an women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It takes place from 31 July to 11 August in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

2019 COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates31 July – 11 August 2019
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (6th title)
Runners-up Zambia
Third place Zimbabwe
Fourth place Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored117 (5.32 per match)
Top scorer(s) Racheal Nachula
(10 goals)
Best player(s) Hellen Mubanga
Best goalkeeper Andile Dlamini

Participants

Twelve of the fourteen COSAFA member took take part in the competition with Comoros entering the competition for the first time. Also rejoining the competition would be Eswatini who didn't compete in last year's tournament.[1] The draw was held on 3 July.[2]

Venues
Groups A, B, C, Semifinals and Final Groups A, B, and C
Nelson Mandela Bay
Host location in South Africa.
KwaZakele Port Elizabeth
Wolfson Stadium Gelvandale Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 3,000

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.[2]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 23 1 +22 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Malawi 3 2 0 1 16 3 +13 6
3  Madagascar 3 1 0 2 5 6 −1 3
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 1 35 −34 0
Updated to match(es) played on 31 July 2019. Source:
(H) Host.
Malawi 2–0 Madagascar
  • Vinkhumbu  81'
  • Kapanda  88'
 Report
South Africa 17–0 Comoros
 Report
Comoros 1–5 Madagascar
  • Mari  41'
 Report
  • Nivonirina  1'
  • Razanampiavy  3'
  • Rasoanandrasana  20', 51'
  • Razananivo  45+2'
South Africa 3–1 Malawi
 Report
  • Simwaka  4'
South Africa 3–0 Madagascar
 Report
Malawi 13–0 Comoros
  • Simwaka  17', 17'
  • Kasenda  31', 43', 44', 48', 62', 67', 88', 90'
  • Thom  41', 47'
  • Kapanda  66'
 Report

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 2 1 0 18 2 +16 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Botswana 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up
3  Namibia 3 1 0 2 10 4 +6 3
4  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 0 26 −26 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2019. Source:
Zambia 15–0 Mauritius
 Report
Namibia 0–1 Botswana
Report
  • Abueng  44'
Zambia 3–2 Namibia
 Report
Mauritius 0–3 Botswana
Report
  • Galekhutle  21'
  • Mosotho  37'
  • Dithebe  77'
Zambia 0–0 Botswana
Report
Namibia 8–0 Mauritius
 Report

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zimbabwe 3 3 0 0 15 1 +14 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Eswatini 3 2 0 1 7 8 −1 6
3  Angola 3 1 0 2 4 9 −5 3
4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Updated to match(es) played on 1 August 2019. Source:
Zimbabwe 4–1 Angola
 Report
  • Makua  45'
Mozambique 1–3 Eswatini
  • Lucia  3'
 Report
  • Sanga  53'
  • Mgcamphalala  58'
  • P. Dlamini  62'
Zimbabwe 4–0 Mozambique
 Report
Angola 0–4 Eswatini
Report
  • Mgcamphalala  6'
  • Gwebu  57'
  • Sanga  65'
  • Simelane  90'
Zimbabwe 7–0 Eswatini
 Report
Mozambique 1–3 Angola
  • David  9'
 Report
  • Maonte  18', 81'
  • A. Lopes  36'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals
Zambia 4–0 Botswana
 Report
South Africa 3–1 Zimbabwe
 Report

Bronze medal match
Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe
Report

Final
Zambia 0–1 South Africa
Report

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 117 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 5.32 goals per match.

10 goals

8 goals

  • Linda Kasenda

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Hanifa Melanie (against South Africa)
  • Lalaina Razafimanantsoa (against South Africa)
  • Martina Jérôme (against Zambia)

Awards
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References
  1. "Team-by-Team guide to the 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship". COSAFA. 1 July 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
  2. "Port Elizabeth to host 2019 Cosafa Women's Championship". The South African. 22 June 2019. Archived from the original on 31 July 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2019.
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