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2023 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2023 COSAFA Women's Championship was the eleventh edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, also known as the 2023 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship for sponsorship purposes, the annual international women's association football championship contested by women's national teams of Southern Africa and organised by COSAFA. The tournament took place from 4 to 15 October 2023 in South Africa. The opening match was won by Eswatini, beating Madagascar at Lucas Moripe Stadium in Pretoria on 4 October 2023 and achieving their first COSAFA Women's Championship victory since 2020. Malawi were crowned 2023 champions after defeating reigning champions Zambia's Copper Queens 2–1 in the final. It was the first time Malawi had won a COSAFA Women's tournament, securing their first major title. Mozambique claimed their first medal at the COSAFA Women's Championship. Malawian player Temwa Chawinga achieved a remarkable double, clinching the Golden Boot with nine goals during the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Temwa Chawinga
Temwa Chawinga (born 20 September 1998) is a Malawian footballer who plays as a forward for the Kansas City Current of the National Women's Soccer League and the Malawi women's national team. Early life Chawinga was born on 20 September 1998, in Rumphi district, Northern Region, Malawi. She is the youngest of five children. She is a Tumbuka by tribe and her name ''Temwa'' means "love" in Tumbuka language. Her older sister, Tabitha Chawinga, is also a professional footballer. Club career Kvarnsvedens IK, 2017–2019 Chawinga signed with Kvarnsvedens IK in 2017. Wuhan Jianghan University FC, 2020–2023 In 2020, Chawinga signed a two-year contract with an option for an additional year at Wuhan Jianghan University F.C.. In 2023, she scored a total of 51 goals for the club across all competitions. Kansas City Current, 2024– On 3 January 2024, Chawinga signed a two-year contract with the Kansas City Current. Honours Wuhan Jianghan University * Chinese ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zambia Women's National Football Team
The Zambia women's national football team, nicknamed the Copper Queens, represents Zambia in women's association football. There is also a Zambia women's national under-17 football team, a Zambia women's national under-20 football team, and Olympic qualifying team and a Homeless World Cup team. The country has participated in several qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based football tournaments. The country is the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup of either men's or women's, having its maiden debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup. History Background Zambia women's national football team is called the Copper Queens. In 1985, almost no country in Africa had a women's national football team. Women's football was formally organised by the Football Association of Zambia in 1983. Since that time, Zambia has created a women's senior national team and an under-20 team. Women's football continues to be supporte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship was an international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It took place from 12 to 22 September in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. Participants Twelve teams take part in the competition, 10 of the 14 COSAFA members and also Uganda and Cameroon as invited guest nations. The draw was held on 29 August. * * (invite) * * * * * * * * (invite) * * Venues 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). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals Bronze medal match Final Statistics Goalscorers Awards The winners of the tournament awards were: * Player of the Tournament – Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck * Goalkeeper of the Tournament – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship was an international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. The 2017 edition took place between 13 and 24 September 2017 in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe. The tournament was won by South Africa. Participants Twelve teams took part in the competition 11 of the 14 COSAFA members and Kenya as invited guest from East Africa. * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues Draw The draw took place on 23 August 2017 at 2pm. Group stage * All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+2). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Bronze medal match Final Statistics Goalscorers Awards Player of the Tournament was South Africa’s Chrestinah Kgatlana. Golden Boot winner was Zimbabwe's Rutendo Makore Rutendo Makore (born 30 September 1992) is a Zimbabwean footballer who plays as a forward for the Zimbabwe women's national team. She represented h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2021 COSAFA Women's Championship
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. South Africa are the defending champion by having defeated Botswana 1–2 goals on 14 November 2020. They were beaten by Malawi in the semi-finals 3–2. 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. * * * * * * * * (guest) * (guest) * (guest) * * Did not enter * * * * * Squads Venue Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Officials Referees * Chipo Mayimbo Mercy * Mercy Kayria ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship is the eighth 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 3 to 14 November in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa. Participants Nine of the fourteen COSAFA member took take part in the competition. Tanzania from the CECAFA region entered as guests. Eswatini and Lesotho entered late because of uncertainety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Namibia withdrew on 21 October 2020. The draw then was held on 22 October 2020. * * * * * * * * (guest) * * Squads Venues 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. As Group A has 4 teams, the results against the bottom-placed team in this group are not counted towards the best runner-up calculation. * All times are South African S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. 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. The draw was held on 3 July. * * * * * * * * * * * * Venues 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). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals Bronze medal match Final Statistics Goalscorer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
UJ Stadium
The UJ Stadium is a multi-sports stadium facility in Westdene, Johannesburg. It is mainly used for rugby games. The stadium was used as an official training venue during the 2010 FIFA World Cup , image = 2010 FIFA World Cup.svg , size = 200px , caption = ''Ke Nako. (Tswana and Sotho for "It's time") Celebrate Africa's Humanity'It's time. Celebrate Africa's Humanity'' (English)''Dis tyd. Vier Afrika se mensd .... References {{Greater Johannesburg, sports Soccer venues in South Africa Rugby union stadiums in South Africa Sports venues in Johannesburg University of Johannesburg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dobsonville Stadium
The Dobsonville Stadium, formerly Volkswagen Dobsonville Stadium and also referred to as Dobsie Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. The venue is managed by Stadium Management SA (SMSA). It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which played in the Premier Soccer League until relegation at the end of the 2014–15 season. It was also utilised as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup , image = 2010 FIFA World Cup.svg , size = 200px , caption = ''Ke Nako. (Tswana and Sotho for "It's time") Celebrate Africa's Humanity'It's time. Celebrate Africa's Humanity'' (English)''Dis tyd. Vier Afrika se mensd ..., after being renovated in 2009 and brought up to FIFA standards. It also carries one of the best water drainage systems in the country. Dobsonville Stadium was originally ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johannesburg
Johannesburg ( , , ; Zulu and xh, eGoli ), colloquially known as Jozi, Joburg, or "The City of Gold", is the largest city in South Africa, classified as a megacity, and is one of the 100 largest urban areas in the world. According to Demographia, the Johannesburg–Pretoria urban area (combined because of strong transport links that make commuting feasible) is the 26th-largest in the world in terms of population, with 14,167,000 inhabitants. It is the provincial capital and largest city of Gauteng, which is the wealthiest province in South Africa. Johannesburg is the seat of the Constitutional Court, the highest court in South Africa. Most of the major South African companies and banks have their head offices in Johannesburg. The city is located in the mineral-rich Witwatersrand range of hills and is the centre of large-scale gold and diamond trade. The city was established in 1886 following the discovery of gold on what had been a farm. Due to the extremely large gold de ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gauteng
Gauteng ( ) is one of the nine provinces of South Africa. The name in Sotho-Tswana languages means 'place of gold'. Situated on the Highveld, Gauteng is the smallest province by land area in South Africa. Although Gauteng accounts for only 1.5% of the country's land area, it is home to more than a quarter of its population (26%). Highly urbanised, the province contains the country's largest city, Johannesburg, which is also one of the largest cities in the world. Gauteng is the wealthiest province in South Africa and is considered as the financial hub of not only South Africa but the entire African continent, mostly concentrated in Johannesburg. It also contains the administrative capital, Pretoria, and other large areas such as Midrand, Vanderbijlpark, Ekurhuleni and the affluent Sandton. Gauteng is the most populous province in South Africa with a population of approximately 16.1 million people according to mid year 2022 estimates. Etymology The name ''Gauteng'' is derived ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zimbabwe Women's National Football Team
The Zimbabwe women's national football team is the national women's football team of Zimbabwe and is overseen by the Zimbabwe Football Association (ZIFA). As of June 2017, they are ranked 86th in the world. Their first competitive international match was played in the 2000 African Women's Championship, when they drew against Uganda 2–2 on 11 November 2000. They actually were in the draw for the 1991 edition, but withdrew from the tournament before playing a match. Their best result in the African Women's Championship was fourth in 2000. They have never qualified for the World Cup. They qualified for the 2016 Olympic football tournament, and finished last in their group (containing Canada, Germany, and Australia) after losing 6–1 to Germany, 3–1 to Canada and 6–1 to Australia. History The beginning Zimbabwe were slated to appear at the 1991 African Women's Championship, but withdrew before their first round match with Zambia. In June 1997 the team played South Afric ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
