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)Zambia Racheal Nachula
(10 goals)
Best player(s)Zambia Hellen Mubanga
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Andile Dlamini

The 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship is the seventh 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 July to 11 August in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

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
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) Hosts
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
South Africa 3–0 Madagascar
 Report
Malawi 13–0 Comoros
 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
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
  • Alegria 45'
Mozambique 1–3 Eswatini
 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

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

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

Awards

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. 1 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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