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.

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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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  • Alegria Soccerball shade.svg66'
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
Report
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

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