2024 Women's Varsity Football

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2024 Women's Varsity Football
Tournament details
CountrySouth Africa
City Pretoria
Venue(s)TUT Stadium
Date26 July 2024 -9 August 2024
Teams8
Defending champions University of the Western Cape
Final positions
Champions University of the Western Cape
Runners-up Tshwane University of Technology
Semifinalists
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
  2023
2025  

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]

Contents

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]

Participating teams

The eight teams that will compete in the 2024 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:

Team nameUniversity
UJ University of Johannesburg
UWC University of the Western Cape
UP-Tuks University of Pretoria
CPUT Cape Peninsula University of Technology
CUT Central University of Technology, Free State
TUT Tshwane University of Technology
Wits University of the Witwatersrand
NWU Potchefstroom North-West University

The teams were split into two groups as follows:

Group AGroup B

Round robin stage

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1NWU330062+49Advance to Semi-Finals
2 TUT (H)320193+66
3 UP-Tuks 310243+13
4 Wits 3003112110
Source:
(H) Hosts
NWU31 Wits
1' Zanile Khoza

31' Pholoso Molokwe

Rebaone Mojahi
45' Imaan Parker
TUT Stadium
TUT 21 UP-Tuks
Tshogofatso Motlogelwa x2Thembelihle Masibi
TUT Stadium
TUT 12NWU
Sibongile Ntoane Mpho Molwele
Rebaone Mojahi
TUT Stadium
Wits 03 UP-Tuks
S’Bahle Ndlovu

Magogodi Litlhakanyane (OG)

Ibanathi Msindo
TUT Stadium
UP-Tuks 01NWU
55' Zanile Khoza
TUT Stadium
TUT 60 Wits
12' 30' Sibongile Ntoane x2

Tshogofatso Motlogelwa
Gift Makanya
Naledi Thakanyane

Orapeleng Ndlovu
TUT Stadium

[5] [6] [7]

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1 UJ 330090+99Advance to Semi-Finals
2 UWC 320182+66
3 CUT 310221083
4CPUT30030770
Source:
CUT 01CPUT
58' Maleqhwa Mokoena
TUT Stadium
UJ 10 UWC
Patience Sekhukhuni
TUT Stadium
UJ 40CPUT
Bryden Mokobi x2

Refilwe Maseko

Thato Mofolo
TUT Stadium
CUT 16 UWC
Keneilwe NqaiRonnel Donnelly x2

Chelsea Daniels x3

Thembelihle Zulu
TUT Stadium
CPUT02 UWC
Ronnel Donnelly
Aakifah Adams
TUT Stadium
UJ 40 CUT
Sbongakonke Mzobe

Sphokazi Ngwenya

Shannon Macomo x2
TUT Stadium

Knockout stages

Bracket

 
Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
29 July – TUT Stadium
 
 
NWU0
 
9 August – TUT Stadium
 
UWC 5
 
TUT 1
 
29 July – TUT Stadium
 
UWC 2
 
TUT (p)1(4)
 
 
UJ 1(2)
 

7th-place match

CPUT12 Wits
TUT Stadium

5th-place match

CUT 06 UP
TUT Stadium

Semi-finals

NWU05 UWC
36' Gamede

37' Ronnel Donnelly
50' Chelsea Daniels
Aakifah Adams

Own Goal
TUT Stadium

[8]

TUT 11 UJ
55' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 57' Thato Mofolo
Penalties
4-2
TUT Stadium

Final

TUT 12 UWC
19' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 9' Ronnel Donnelly
44' Tiffany Kortjie
TUT Stadium

Sponsors

The tournament was sponsored by:

Awards

The following players were rated best in the tournament:

AwardPlayerTeam
FNB player of the tournamentRonnel Donnelly UWC
Suzuki Golden Boot
Cashbuild Golden GloveThandeka Ngcobo UWC

References

  1. Kamedien, Siraj (2024-06-25). "Varsity Football is back and bringing the heat in 2024". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  2. Mosomane, Samuel (2023-08-21). "UWC are the 2023 Women's Varsity Football champions -" . Retrieved 2024-06-25.
  3. "CPUT Women excited ahead of this year's Women's Varsity Football". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-10.
  4. Pillay, Alicia (2024-08-11). "Tiffany Kortjie and Ronnel Donnelly Lead UWC to Varsity Football Title Defence Triumph". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  5. Kamedien, Siraj (2024-07-26). "UJ get their revenge over UWC while NWU punish Wits in Women's Varsity Football round 1". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  6. Kamedien, Siraj (2024-07-27). "Goals galore in Varsity Football Women round 2 as UWC hammer CUT and big wins for UJ and Tuks". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  7. Kamedien, Siraj (2024-07-28). "NWU, UJ, UWC and TUT secure semi-final spots after Women's Varsity Football round 3". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
  8. "UWC, TUT soar to 2024 Varsity Women's Football final". SuperSport. Retrieved 2024-08-10.