Tournament details | |
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Country | South Africa |
City | Pretoria |
Venue(s) | TUT Stadium |
Date | 26 July 2024 -9 August 2024 |
Teams | 8 |
Defending champions | University of the Western Cape |
Final positions | |
Champions | University of the Western Cape |
Runners-up | Tshwane University of Technology |
Semifinalists |
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Tournament statistics | |
Top goal scorer(s) | Ronnel Donnelly (5 goals) |
Awards | |
Best player | Ronnel Donnelly |
Best goalkeeper | Thandeka Ngcobo |
Official website | |
https://www.varsitysportssa.com/football-women-fixtures | |
All statistics correct as of 10 August 2024. |
The 2024 Women's Varsity Football was the eleventh 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 TUT Stadium by Tshwane University of Technology . [1]
UWC were defending champions. [2] The Cape Peninsula University of Technology made their debut. [3] UWC defended their title with a 2-1 over TUT in the final. [4]
The eight teams that will compete in the 2024 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows:
Group A | Group B |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | NWU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | TUT (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | Wits | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
NWU | 3–1 | Wits |
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1' Zanile Khoza 31' Pholoso Molokwe | 45' Imaan Parker |
TUT | 2–1 | UP-Tuks |
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Tshogofatso Motlogelwa x2 | Thembelihle Masibi |
TUT | 1–2 | NWU |
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Sibongile Ntoane | Mpho Molwele Rebaone Mojahi |
UP-Tuks | 0–1 | NWU |
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55' Zanile Khoza |
TUT | 6–0 | Wits |
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12' 30' Sibongile Ntoane x2 Tshogofatso Motlogelwa |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | UWC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | CUT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
4 | CPUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
CUT | 0–1 | CPUT |
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58' Maleqhwa Mokoena |
UJ | 4–0 | CPUT |
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Bryden Mokobi x2 Refilwe Maseko |
CPUT | 0–2 | UWC |
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Ronnel Donnelly Aakifah Adams |
UJ | 4–0 | CUT |
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Sbongakonke Mzobe Sphokazi Ngwenya |
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 July – TUT Stadium | ||||||
NWU | 0 | |||||
9 August – TUT Stadium | ||||||
UWC | 5 | |||||
TUT | 1 | |||||
29 July – TUT Stadium | ||||||
UWC | 2 | |||||
TUT (p) | 1(4) | |||||
UJ | 1(2) | |||||
CPUT | 1–2 | Wits |
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TUT | 1–1 | UJ |
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55' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa | 57' Thato Mofolo | |
Penalties | ||
4-2 |
TUT | 1–2 | UWC |
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19' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa | 9' Ronnel Donnelly 44' Tiffany Kortjie |
The tournament was sponsored by:
The following players were rated best in the tournament:
Award | Player | Team |
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FNB player of the tournament | Ronnel Donnelly | UWC |
Suzuki Golden Boot | ||
Cashbuild Golden Glove | Thandeka Ngcobo | UWC |