2020 COSAFA Women's Championship

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2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host countryFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Dates3–14 November 2020
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (7th title)
Runners-upFlag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored64 (4.27 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of South Africa.svg Sibulele Holweni (8 goals)
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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.

Contents

Participants

Nine of the fourteen COSAFA member took take part in the competition. Tanzania from the CECAFA region entered as guests. [1] Eswatini and Lesotho entered late because of uncertainety due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [2] Namibia withdrew on 21 October 2020. [3] The draw then was held on 22 October 2020. [4]

Squads

Venues

Groups A, B, C, Semifinals and FinalGroups A, B, and C
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Host location in South Africa.
KwaZakele Port Elizabeth
Wolfson Stadium Gelvandale Stadium
Capacity: 10,000Capacity: 3,000

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. [5]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (H)3300140+149Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 311156−14
3Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini 3102711−43
4Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 3012312−91
Updated to match(es) played on 6 November 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]
(H) Hosts
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg4–2Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg2–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Comoros  Flag of the Comoros.svg1–1Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Eswatini  Flag of Eswatini.svg0–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg4–3Flag of Eswatini.svg  Eswatini
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Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg7–0Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi 2200100+106Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 210181+73Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up
3Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2002017−170
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg8–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Malawi  Flag of Malawi.svg9–0Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–1Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 220020+26Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 21011103
3Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 200202−20
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Gelvandale Stadium, Port Elizabeth

Best runner-up

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 210181+73Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 21011103
3Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 210145−13
Updated to match(es) played on 7 November 2020. Source: [ citation needed ]

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6–2Flag of Malawi.svg  Malawi
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi
1. ^ Group B winner was originally scheduled to play the best runner-up of the group stage. But the regulations of the tournament didn't allow two teams from the same group to play against each other in the Semi-finals, and therefore the games had to be changed. [6]

Final

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–2Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Wolfson Stadium, Ibhayi

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 4.27 goals per match.

8 goals

7 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

  1. ↑ "Tanzania set to light up COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". COSAFA. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Korir, Tony (17 October 2020). "eSwatini, Lesotho to feature In COSAFA championships". Binti Sports. Archived from the original on 26 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. ↑ "Namibia withdraws from COSAFA women's & U-17 championships due to lack of preparation". Xinhua News Agency. 21 October 2020. Archived from the original on 22 August 2023.
  4. ↑ "Fantastic clashes headline COSAFA Women's Championship draw". COSAFA. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.
  5. ↑ "2020 COSAFA Women's and Women's U17 Championships Guide" (PDF). COSAFA. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ↑ "Semifinal line-up complete at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship!". COSAFA. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.
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