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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.[1][2]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 31 August—11 September 2022 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Tanzania |
| Fourth place |  Namibia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Barbra Banda (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Barbra Banda |
| Best goalkeeper | Catherine Musonda |
| Fair play award | Tanzania |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2022. | |
Tanzania are the defending champion by having defeated Malawi 1–0 goals on 9 October 2021 in the final.[3]
Note: All appearance statistics exclude the 2008 edition.
| National team | FIFA Ranking | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|
 Angola | 141 | Group stage (2006, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
 Botswana | 151 | Runners-up (2020) |
 Comoros | 179 | Group stage (2019, 2020) |
 Eswatini |
171 | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
 Lesotho | 167 | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020) |
| Tanzania (guest) | 155 | Champions (2021) |
 Malawi | 158 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Mauritius | 185 | Group stage (2017, 2019) |
 Mozambique | 170 | Fourth place (2002) |
| Namibia | 146 | Runners-up (2006) |
| South Africa B | 54 | Champions (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Zambia | 80 | Runners-up (2019) |
- 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
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Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, NMU Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[4]
| Port Elizabeth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Wolfson Stadium | NMU Stadium | |
| Capacity: 46,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
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Referees
Assistant Referees
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- All matches were played at South Africa.
- Times listed are UTC+02:00.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa B (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mauritius |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
| South Africa B | 3–0 | Angola |
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| Angola | 1–1 | Mozambique |
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| South Africa B | 4–0 | Mauritius |
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Referee: Mathabo Kolokotoane (Lesotho)
| Mozambique | 1–1 | South Africa B |
|---|---|---|
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Namibia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lesotho |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Eswatini |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Malawi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Comoros |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
| Comoros | 0–6 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Ranking of runner-up teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Namibia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | A | Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Source: COSAFA
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- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 9 September—Gqeberha | ||||||
| Zambia | 2 | |||||
| 11 September—Gqeberha | ||||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| 9 September—Gqeberha | ||||||
| South Africa B | 0 | |||||
| South Africa B | 1 | |||||
| Namibia | 0 | |||||
| Third Place match | ||||||
| 11 September—Gqeberha | ||||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||
| Namibia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
| South Africa B | 1–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
Third place match
Final
| Zambia | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | South Africa B |
|---|---|---|
Banda 109' |
Report |
Attendance: 15,000 (disputed[5])
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There were 70 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 3.18 goals per match (as of 11 September 2022).
10 goals
5 goals
Ontlametse Gaonyadiwe
4 goals
Lithemba Sam
3 goals
2 goals
Sara Luvunga
Wezzie Mvula
Cidalia Cuta
Zenatha Coleman- Ivone Kooper
- Memory Ngonda
- Refilwe Maseko
- Sphumelele Shamase
Enekia Lunyamila- Donisia Minja
1 goal
- Teresa Evaristo
- Cristina Makua
- Tshegofatso Mosotho
- Lesego Radiakanyo
Sisanda Ndzinisa- Fazila Chiyembekeza
- Rose Kadzere
- Asimenye Simwaka
- Deolinda Gove
- Isabel Jorge
- Cina Manuel
- Lonica Tsanwane
- Veweziwa Kotjipati
- Michelle Sampson
- Christer Bahera
- Diana Msewa
- Opa Tukumbuke
Evarine Katongo- Xiomara Mapepa
- Eneless Phiri
- Misozi Zulu
1 own goal
Elsa Dadard (against Mozambique)- Emma Naris (against Tanzania)
- Aisha Mnunka (against Namibia)
- Lushomo Mweemba (against Tanzania)
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