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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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  Zimbabwe |
| Dates | 13 – 24 September 2017 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  South Africa (4th title) |
| Runners-up | Zimbabwe |
| Third place |  Zambia |
| Fourth place |  Kenya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 101 (4.59 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Rutendo Makore (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Thembi Kgatlana |
| Best goalkeeper | Chido Dzingirai |
| Fair play award | Kenya |
← 2011 2018 → | |
The tournament was won by South Africa.[1]
Twelve teams took part in the competition 11 of the 14 COSAFA members and Kenya as invited guest from East Africa.
| Bulawayo | |
|---|---|
| Barbourfields Stadium | Luveve Stadium |
| Capacity: 32,000 | Capacity: 8,000 |
| 20.130910410°S 28.569635152°E | 20.104379867°S 28.506098985°E |
The draw took place on 23 August 2017 at 2pm.[2]
- All times are Central Africa Time (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 5 | +9 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Zimbabwe (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 5[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 |  Malawi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Madagascar |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 17 | −13 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 4–0 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
Makore  42', 48', 76', 79' |
Report |
| Madagascar | 3–6 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Farafaniaina 54', 69' Razafindrabe 65' |
Report | Ta. Chawinga 22', 37', 87', 90' Te. Chawinga 45', 49' |
| Zimbabwe | 3–3 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Makore 22', 31', 57' |
Report | Te. Chawinga 37' Ta. Chawinga 60', 89' |
Luveve Stadium
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya (G) |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 2 | +15 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Swaziland |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mauritius |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Luveve Stadium
| Kenya | 5–2 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Atieno 23', 58', 87' Adam 84'Owiti 90' |
Report | Lúcia Leila 9', 49' |
Luveve Stadium
Luveve Stadium
| Mozambique | 2–2 | Swaziland |
|---|---|---|
| Lúcia Leila 74' Betinha 90' |
Report | Nkambule 49' Nq. Dlamini 75' |
Luveve Stadium
| Mauritius | 0–3 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Lúcia Leila 19' Ninika 49'Betinha 54' |
Luveve Stadium
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Botswana |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Lesotho |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Namibia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| South Africa | 3–0 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Smeda 28' Esau 67'Kgatlana 73' |
Report |
Luveve Stadium
| South Africa | 3–1 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
| Kgatlana 5', 88' Esau 13' |
Report | Blou 37' |
Luveve Stadium
| South Africa | 1–1 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Esau 87' |
Report | Tholakele 84' |
Luveve Stadium
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Final
Goalscorers
There were 101 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 4.59 goals per match.
10 goals
9 goals
8 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
Mwanalima Adam
Sophie Farafaniaina
Temwa Chawinga
Chantelle Esau
2 goals
Bonang Otlhagile- Lucy Mukhwana
Boitumelo Rabale
Betinha
Vistoria Shangula- Anna-Marie Shikusho
Celiwe Nkambule
Grace Chanda- Racheal Nachula
- Noria Sosala
1 goal
- Boitumelo Gammu
- Refilwe Tholakele
- Mercy Achieng
- Dorcas Nixon
- Phoeby Owiti
- Cheris Salano
- Mamy Razafindrabe
- Ninika
- Juliana Blou
- Zenatha Coleman
- Refiloe Jane
- Nqobile Dlamini
- Nobuhle Mdluli
- Nomvula Sanga
- Rhoda Chileshe
Berita Kabwe- Priviledge Mupeti
- Marjory Nyaumwe
1 own goal
Marie Rassoie (against Kenya)
Awards
Player of the Tournament was South Africa's Chrestinah Kgatlana. Golden Boot winner was Zimbabwe's Rutendo Makore with 10 goals. Zimbabwe goalkeeper Chido Dzingirai won the Golden Glove award The Fair Play award was given to Kenya.[4]
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