2020 COSAFA Women's Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |  South Africa |
| Dates | 3–14 November 2020 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | South Africa (7th title) |
| Runners-up |  Botswana |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 64 (4.27 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | 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.
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 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
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]
- All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | South Africa (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Angola
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Eswatini
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Comoros
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
| Eswatini | 4–2 | Comoros |
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| South Africa | 2–0 | Angola |
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| Comoros | 1–1 | Angola |
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| Eswatini | 0–5 | South Africa |
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| Angola | 4–3 | Eswatini |
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| South Africa | 7–0 | Comoros |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Malawi
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Zambia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up |
| 3 |  Lesotho
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 | −17 | 0 |
| Zambia | 8–0 | Lesotho |
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| Malawi | 9–0 | Lesotho |
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| Zambia | 0–1 | Malawi |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Botswana
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Tanzania
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Tanzania |
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| Botswana | 1–0 | Tanzania |
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| Zimbabwe | 0–1 | Botswana |
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Best runner-up
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zambia
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 3 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Tanzania
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Angola
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
Knockout stage
Semi-finals
| South Africa | 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
| Botswana | 1–2 | South Africa |
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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
- ^ "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.