2019 COSAFA Women's Championship

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.

2019 COSAFA Women's Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality
Dates	31 July – 11 August 2019
Teams	12 (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 played	22
Goals scored	117 (5.32 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Racheal Nachula (10 goals)
Best player(s)	Hellen Mubanga
Best goalkeeper	Andile Dlamini
← 2018 2020 →

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]

•  Angola
•  Botswana
•  Comoros
•  Eswatini
•  Madagascar
•  Malawi
•  Mauritius
•  Mozambique
•  Namibia
•  South Africa
•  Zambia
•  Zimbabwe

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]

• All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+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: ^{[citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)

12:45

Malawi	2–0	Madagascar
Vinkhumbu 81' Kapanda 88'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)

15:30

South Africa	17–0	Comoros
Makhubela 16' Fulutudilu 20' Melanie 21' (o.g.) Makhabane 23' Jane 38', 53', 79', 89' Ndimeni 44' Mbane 47', 63' Mthandi 71', 78', 83' Magaia 76', 81' Biyana 81'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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2 August 2019 (2019-08-02)

10:00

Comoros	1–5	Madagascar
Mari 41'	Report	Nivonirina 1' Razanampiavy 3' Rasoanandrasana 20', 51' Razananivo 45+2'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

2 August 2019 (2019-08-02)

15:30

South Africa	3–1	Malawi
Ramalepe 36' Cesane 68' Mthandi 85'	Report	Simwaka 4'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

12:45

South Africa	3–0	Madagascar
Fulutudilu 9' Jane 38' Razafimanantsoa 77' (o.g.)	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

12:45

Malawi	13–0	Comoros
Simwaka 17', 17' Kasenda 31', 43', 44', 48', 62', 67', 88', 90' Thom 41', 47' Kapanda 66'	Report

Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth

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: ^{[citation needed]}

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)

12:45

Zambia	15–0	Mauritius
Nachula 8', 27', 35', 53', 59', 68', 74', 85' G. Chanda 19', 45+3' Mwakapila 32' H. Chanda 45' Jérôme 71' (o.g.) Chileshe 79' Chewe 84'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)

15:30

Namibia	0–1	Botswana
	Report	Abueng 44'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)

10:00

Zambia	3–2	Namibia
Mubanga 37', 76' Mwakapila 60'	Report	Coleman 42' (pen.) Kordom 79'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)

12:45

Mauritius	0–3	Botswana
	Report	Galekhutle 21' Mosotho 37' Dithebe 77'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)

15:30

Zambia	0–0	Botswana
	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

6 August 2019 (2019-08-06)

15:30

Namibia	8–0	Mauritius
Coleman 3', 48', 74', 75' Uueziua 24' Shikusho 30' Jossob 45' Mulunga 88'	Report

Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth

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: ^{[citation needed]}

31 July 2019 (2019-07-31)

10:00

Zimbabwe	4–1	Angola
Msipa 3' Neshamba 19', 45', 59'	Report	Alegria 45'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

1 August 2019 (2019-08-01)

10:00

Mozambique	1–3	Eswatini
Lúcia Leila 3'	Report	Sanga 53' Mgcamphalala 58' P. Dlamini 62'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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2 August 2019 (2019-08-02)

12:45

Zimbabwe	4–0	Mozambique
Nyaumwe 9', 67' Msipa 23' Neshamba 44'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

3 August 2019 (2019-08-03)

15:30

Angola	0–4	Eswatini
	Report	Mgcamphalala 6' Gwebu 57' Sanga 65' Simelane 90'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

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5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

15:30

Zimbabwe	7–0	Eswatini
Msipa 3', 9', 42', 78' Neshamba 25' Chirandu 32', 64'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

5 August 2019 (2019-08-05)

15:30

Mozambique	1–3	Angola
David 9'	Report	Maonte 18', 81' A. Lopes 36'

Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)

12:30

Zambia	4–0	Botswana
Nachula 12', 78' Mubanga 26' Mwakapila 33'	Report

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

8 August 2019 (2019-08-08)

15:30

South Africa	3–1	Zimbabwe
Mbane 18' Mthandi 45+2' Ndimeni 81'	Report	Chirandu 21'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

Bronze medal match

10 August 2019 (2019-08-10)

15:00

Botswana	0–3	Zimbabwe
	Report	Muzongondi 48', 90' Chirandu 52'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

Final

11 August 2019 (2019-08-11)

15:00

Zambia	0–1	South Africa
	Report	Makhubela 22'

Wolfson Stadium, KwaZakele

Statistics

Goalscorers

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

10 goals

• Racheal Nachula

8 goals

• Linda Kasenda

6 goals

• Emmaculate Msipa

5 goals

• Zenatha Coleman
• Refiloe Jane
• Amanda Mthandi
• Rudo Neshamba

4 goals

• Mavis Chirandu

3 goals

• Asimenye Simwaka
• Bambanani Mbane
• Hellen Mubanga
• Mary Mwakapila

2 goals

• Laurinda Maonte
• Tenanile Mgcamphalala
• Nomvula Sanga
• Marie Rasoanandrasana
• Zainab Kapanda
• Sabinah Thom
• Ode Fulutudilu
• Hildah Magaia
• Tiisetso Makhubela
• Busisiwe Ndimeni
• Grace Chanda
• Felistas Muzongondi
• Marjory Nyaumwe

1 goal

• Alegria
• Arminda Lopes
• Michelle Abueng
• Keitumetse Dithebe
• Esalenna Galekhutle
• Tshegofatso Mosotho
• Wafat Mari
• Phumzile Dlamini
• Sibonelo Gwebu
• Nonhle Simelane
• Hanitriniana Nivonirina
• Aimée Razanampiavy
• Solomampionona Razananivo
• Salome Vinkhumbu
• Violeta David
• Lúcia Leila
• Lorraine Jossob
• Annouscka Kordom
• Anna Shikusho
• Lovisa Mulunga
• Beverly Uueziua
• Kholosa Biyana
• Noxolo Cesane
• Mamello Makhabane
• Lebogang Ramalepe
• Hellen Chanda
• Theresa Chewe
• Rhoda Chileshe

1 own goal

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

Awards