2021 COSAFA Women's Championship

2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates28 September—9 October 2021
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Tanzania (1st title)
Runners-up Malawi
Third place Zambia
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored65 (2.95 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Sibulele Holweni
(5 goals)
Fair play award Zambia
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International football competition

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.[1][2][3][4]

South Africa are the defending champion by having defeated Botswana 1–2 goals on 14 November 2020.[5] They were beaten by Malawi in the semi-finals 3–2.[6]

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.[7][8]

Did not enter

Squads

Venue

Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Port Elizabeth Port Elizabeth
Gelvandale Stadium Wolfson Stadium
Capacity: 3,000 Capacity: 10,000

Officials

Referees

  • Zimbabwe Chipo Mayimbo Mercy
  • Malawi Mercy Kayria
  • Namibia Antsino Twanyanyukwa

Assistant Referees

  • Malawi Hapinnes Mbandambanda
  • Zimbabwe Claris Simango
  • Zimbabwe Faith Mloyi
  • South Africa Maneo Tau
  • Mozambique Olinda Couana
  • Zambia Mercy Zulu

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).

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
Key to colour in group tables
The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 2 1 0 5 2 +3 7 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Malawi 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6
3  Angola 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
4  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts
Angola 2–2 Mozambique
  • Ngonguinha 40'
  • Yara 83'
 Report
South Africa 2–1 Malawi
Report
Malawi 3–2 Mozambique
  • Kapanda 21'
  • Thom 32'
  • Khumalo 57'
 Report
South Africa 0–0 Angola
Report
South Africa 3–1 Mozambique
 Report
  • Cina 64'
Angola 0–2 Malawi
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Botswana 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
4  South Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: Soccerway
Botswana 7–0 South Sudan
 Report
Tanzania 3–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Botswana 0–2 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Mercy Kayria (Malawi)
South Sudan 1–2 Zimbabwe
  • Riek 77'
 Report
Botswana 0–3 Zimbabwe
Report
Tanzania 3–0 South Sudan
 Report
Referee: Chipo Mayimbo Mercy (Zimbabwe)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 9 0 +9 9 Advance to Knockout stage
2  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
4  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: Soccerway
Namibia 0–0 Uganda
Report
Zambia 5–0 Eswatini
 Report
Eswatini 1–5 Uganda
Report
Zambia 3–0 Namibia
 Report
Zambia 1–0 Uganda
 Report
Namibia 1–0 Eswatini
 Report

Ranking of runner-up teams

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Malawi 3 2 0 1 6 4 +2 6 Advance to Knockout stage
2 B  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3 C  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
Source: Soccerway

Knockout stage

Bracket

  • In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
7 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Tanzania (p)1 (3)
 
9 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 Zambia1 (2)
 
 Tanzania1
 
7 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 Malawi0
 
 South Africa2
 
 
 Malawi 3
 
Third Place match
 
 
9 October—Port Elizabeth
 
 
 Zambia (p)1 (4)
 
 
  South Africa1 (3)

Semi-finals

Tanzania 1–1 Zambia
 Report
Penalties
 3–2
South Africa 2–3 Malawi
 Report
  • Chiyembekezo 38'
  • Thom 74', 86'

Third place match

Zambia 1–1 South Africa
 Report
Penalties
4–3
Referee: Mercy Kayria (Malawi)

Final

Tanzania 1–0 Malawi
 Report
Referee: Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

Overall ranking

Rnk Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 B  Tanzania 5 4 1 0 10 1 +9 13
2 A  Malawi 5 3 0 2 9 7 +2 9
3 C  Zambia 5 3 2 0 11 2 +9 11
4 A  South Africa 5 2 2 1 8 6 +2 8
5 B  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
6 C  Uganda 3 1 1 1 5 2 +3 4
7 C  Namibia 3 1 1 1 1 3 −2 4
8 B  Botswana 3 1 0 2 7 5 +2 3
9 A  Angola 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
10 A  Mozambique 3 0 1 2 5 8 −3 1
11 C  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
12 B  South Sudan 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: [citation needed]

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.95 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]

Player of the tournament Best goalkeeper Top scorer
Tanzania Amina Bilali Zambia Petronela Musole Uganda Sibulele Holweni
FIFA Fair Play Award
Zambia Zambia


References

  1. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship 2021". International Soccerway. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship kick off mid September". Forzafootball. 12 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  3. ^ "COSAFA Women's Championship date set". Cosafaonline. 23 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cosafa Women's Championships fixtures, live scores, statistics, results". Global Sports Archive. 24 July 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  5. ^ "South Africa earn seventh COSAFA Women's Championships title". Insidethegames. 14 November 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Malawi stun South Africa, Tanzania edge Zambia to reach CWC final". COSAFA. 7 October 2021.
  7. ^ "Teams to learn their fate at 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship draw". COSAFA. 11 August 2021.
  8. ^ "Tough COSAFA Women's Championship draw for hosts South Africa". COSAFA. 12 August 2021.
  9. ^ "ENG, FRE, POR: Tanzania crowned 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship winners!". Retrieved 1 March 2022.

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