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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]
Tournament details | |
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Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 28 September—9 October 2021 |
Teams | 12 (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 played | 22 |
Goals scored | 65 (2.95 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Sibulele Holweni (5 goals) |
Fair play award | Zambia |
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]
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]
Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Port Elizabeth | Port Elizabeth | |
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Gelvandale Stadium | Wolfson Stadium | |
Capacity: 3,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | |
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 |
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The ranking of teams in each group was based on the following criteria:
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Key to colour in group tables | |
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The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Malawi | 3–2 | Mozambique |
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South Africa | 0–0 | Angola |
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South Africa | 3–1 | Mozambique |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Botswana | 7–0 | South Sudan |
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South Sudan | 1–2 | Zimbabwe |
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Tanzania | 3–0 | South Sudan |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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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 |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 October—Port Elizabeth | ||||||
Tanzania (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
9 October—Port Elizabeth | ||||||
Zambia | 1 (2) | |||||
Tanzania | 1 | |||||
7 October—Port Elizabeth | ||||||
Malawi | 0 | |||||
South Africa | 2 | |||||
Malawi | 3 | |||||
Third Place match | ||||||
9 October—Port Elizabeth | ||||||
Zambia (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
South Africa | 1 (3) |
Rnk | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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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 |
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
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament.[9]
Player of the tournament | Best goalkeeper | Top scorer |
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Amina Bilali | Petronela Musole | Sibulele Holweni |
FIFA Fair Play Award | ||
Zambia |
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