The 2022 Women's Varsity Football was the ninth edition of the South African women's university soccer competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports SA, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa. It was hosted at UJ Soweto Stadium by the University of Johannesburg. [1]
Tournament details | |
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Country | South Africa |
City | Soweto |
Venue(s) | UJ Soweto Stadium |
Date | 11 October 2022 - 16 October 2022 |
Defending champions | University of the Western Cape |
Final positions | |
Champions | University of Johannesburg |
Runner-up | University of the Western Cape |
Semifinalists | |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 54 (3.6 per match) |
Top goal scorer(s) | Sphumelele Shamase (7 goals) |
Best player | Sphumelele Shamase |
Website | https://www.varsitysportssa.com/football-women-fixtures |
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024. | |
UWC are defending champions. [2] [3] They lost the title via penalties (5-3) to UJ after the match ended in a 0-0 draw. [4]
The eight teams that competed in the 2022 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows: [5]
Group A | Group B |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UWC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | TUT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Wits | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | DUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
TUT | 5–0 | DUT |
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24’Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 25’ Own Goal 31’Yolisa Ntsabo 59’ Nombulelo Khumalo 67’ Johanna Ramanna |
UWC | 1–0 | Wits |
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57’ Lindokuhle Gladile |
TUT | 2–0 | Wits |
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33′Yolisa Ntsabo 48′ Nicole Mohlala |
Wits | 5–1 | DUT |
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2’ Ofentse Malape 14’ 22’ Lesego Nkoane 27’Shakeerah Jacobs, 29’ Shakeerah Jacobs | 60’ Nokwanda Xulu |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UJ (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | NWU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |
4 | UL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
NWU | 3–3 | UL |
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10 Noluthando Mohlontlo 46’ Lerato Monate 68’ Vonisiwe Maswanganyi | 26’ Boniswa Makhale 45’ Sharon Matabathe 62’ Amukelani Kanyan |
UJ | 5–1 | TUT |
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16’ 24’ S. Shamase 44’ T. Shamase 53’ Lerato Lefa 55’ Refiloe Maseko | 41’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa, |
The tournament was sponsored by:
The following players were rated best in the tournament: [11]
Award | Player | Team |
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FNB player of the tournament | Spumelele Shamase | UJ |
Suzuki Golden Boot |
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