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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Host country | ![]() |
Dates | 3–14 November 2020 |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 15 |
Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
Participants
editNine 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
editVenues
editGroups A, B, C, Semifinals and Final | Groups A, B, and C | Host location in South Africa. |
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KwaZakele | Port Elizabeth | |
Wolfson Stadium | Gelvandale Stadium | |
Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 |
Group stage
editThe 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]
- All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
Group A
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Südafrika (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | Eswatini | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
4 | Komoren | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
Eswatini | 4–2 | Komoren |
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Komoren | 1–1 | Angola |
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Angola | 4–3 | Eswatini |
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Südafrika | 7–0 | Komoren |
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Group B
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Malawi | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Sambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up |
3 | Lesotho | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
Sambia | 8–0 | Lesotho |
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Malawi | 9–0 | Lesotho |
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Sambia | 0–1 | Malawi |
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Group C
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Botswana | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tansania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Simbabwe | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
Simbabwe | 0–1 | Tansania |
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Botswana | 1–0 | Tansania |
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Simbabwe | 0–1 | Botswana |
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Best runner-up
editPos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Sambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
2 | Tansania | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | Angola | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Knockout stage
editSemi-finals
editSüdafrika | 6–2 | Malawi |
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- 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
editGoalscorers
editThere 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
edit- ^ "Tanzania set to light up COSAFA Women's Under-17 Championship!". COSAFA. 17 October 2020. Archived from the original on 28 November 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Fantastic clashes headline COSAFA Women's Championship draw". COSAFA. 22 October 2020. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Semifinal line-up complete at the 2020 COSAFA Women's Championship!". COSAFA. 9 November 2020. Retrieved 9 November 2020.