COSAFA Women's Championship
The COSAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). South Africa have won the most titles with seven wins. Zambia are the current champions. History The following teams fall under the COSAFA region and participate in the tournament: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. Format The tournament begins with a group stage featuring four groups (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams). The top team from each group progresses to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final. Results G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member. Summary Performances by team * ''Italic'': hosts Participating nations ;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place * – Losing semi-finals *QF – Qua ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 th ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2024 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship, also known as the 2024 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship, was the twelfth edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship. It was for sponsorship purposes, and the annual international women's association football championship was contested by the List of women's national association football teams, women's national teams of Southern Africa and was organized by COSAFA. The tournament took place in Gqeberha, South Africa from 22 October to 2 November 2024. The opening match was won by Eswatini women's national football team, Eswatini for the second consecutive year, defeating debutant Seychelles women's national football team, Seychelles 6–0 at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Gqeberha, achieving their biggest win to date. Malawi women's national football team, Malawi were the defending champions, having claimed their first title in the previous edition. However, their attempt to defend the title fell short in the semi-finals when they we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Goalsco ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship is the 10th 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 August to 11 September 2022 in South Africa. Tanzania are the defending champion by having defeated Malawi 1–0 goals on 9 October 2021 in the final. Participating nations ' * Note: South Africa entered their B team, as their A team was involved in friendly matches against Brazil at the same time as the tournament. Their matches thus do not count towards the FIFA ranking. Did not enter * * * Squads Venue Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, NMU Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa. Officials Referees * Itumeleng Methikga * Mathabo Kolokotoane Assistant Referees * Pélagie Rakotozafinoro * Maneo Tau * Mercy Zulu * Roda Mondlane Group stage *All matches were played at South Africa. *Times listed ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 Ka ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Zambia Women's National Football Team
The Zambia women's national association football team represents Zambia in association football, participating in qualifying tournaments for the FIFA Women's World Cup and other African-based competitions. It made its debut in the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup, becoming the first landlocked nation in Africa to qualify for a senior World Cup in either men's or women's soccer. History Zambia became an official women's national team in 1983, and was one of the first African women's national football teams to exist on the continent. In 2003, the kit for the team was provided as a result of a sponsorship deal with Umbro who first agreed to sponsor the Zambia national football team. The team's official kit colours include green shorts, a green jersey and green socks. Some matches were played in 1994, for qualification for 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup. Zambia played in a 5 November 1994 World Cup qualifier against South Africa in South Africa, where Zambia lost 3–5. In the return match ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Malawi Women's National Football Team
The Malawi women's national football team represents Malawi in women's football at international level. It is overseen by the Football Association of Malawi. In 2020 the nickname Scorchers was adopted for the team. Previously it was referred to as She-Flames. In 2023 Malawi won their first and only COSAFA title defeating Zambia 2–1 at the final. It was announced shortly after Malawi won the COSAFA that there controversially would be no prize money available for any of the national teams. In February 2025 seven players flew back to Africa to join others picked to play Zambia by Lovemore Fazili. Chimwemwe Madise and Sabina Thom are contracted to play in the Democratic Republic of Congo; Tabitha Chawinga and Rose Kabzere were in France. Bernadette Mkandawire was with Vanessa Chikupira in Zambia and Temwa Chawinga joined them from America. Coaching staff Managers History * Temwa Msuku (2012) * Thom Mkorongo (2015) * Maggie Chombo-Sadik (2016–2018) * Stuart Mbolem ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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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 UTC+02:00 is an identifier for a time offset from UTC of +02:00. In ISO 8601, the associated time would be written as 2020-11-08T23:41:45+02:00. As standard time (year-round) Principal cities: Pretoria, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Durban, Por ...). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Group C ---- ---- Knockout stage Semi-finals ---- Bronze medal match Final Statistics Goalscorers Awards Player of the T ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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2011 COSAFA Women's Championship
The 2011 COSAFA Women's Championship was the 4th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship. Zimbabwe and South Africa played in the final. Teams Group stage Group A ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage Bracket Semifinals ---- Third place playoff Final References {{COSAFA championships COSAFA Women's Championship COSAFA Championship COSAFA Women's Championship COSAFA Women's Championship The COSAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). South Africa have won the most titles with seven wins. Zambia are the curr ... International association football competitions hosted by Zimbabwe COSAFA Championship ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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RSSSF
The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation (''RSSSF'') is an international organisation dedicated to collecting statistics about association football. The foundation aims to build an exhaustive archive of football-related information from around the world. Website The RSSSF website contains football-related statistics in the form of lists without commentary and it is maintained by volunteer contributors. It is considered one of "the most complete" publicly available statistical football databases in the world, and has virtually every piece of historical information. This enterprise, according to its founders, was created in January 1994 by three regulars of the Big 8 (Usenet)#Hierarchies, Rec.Sport.Soccer (RSS) Usenet newsgroup: Lars Aarhus, Kent Hedlundh, and Karel Stokkermans. It was originally known as the "North European Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation", but the geographical reference was dropped as its membership from other regions grew. The RSSSF has members and con ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |