2018 COSAFA Women's Championship

2018 COSAFA Women's Championship
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates12 – 22 September 2018
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions South Africa (5th title)
Runners-up Cameroon
Third place Uganda
Fourth place Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played22
Goals scored64 (2.91 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Linda Motlhalo
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Cameroon Genevieve Ngo Mbeleck
Best goalkeeperUganda Ruth Atoru
Fair play award Zambia
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The 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship was an international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It took place from 12 to 22 September in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

Participants

Twelve teams take part in the competition, 10 of the 14 COSAFA members and also Uganda and Cameroon as invited guest nations.[1] The draw was held on 29 August.[2]

Venues

Groups A, B, C, Semifinals and Final Groups A and B
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Host location in South Africa.
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.[2]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Botswana 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3  Malawi 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4  Madagascar 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts
Botswana 2–0 Malawi
Keleboge 6'
Radikakanyo 78'		 Report
South Africa 2–1 Madagascar
Xesi 7'
Vilakazi 20'		 Report Rasoanandrasana 22' (pen.)
Madagascar 0–2 Malawi
Report
Botswana 0–1 South Africa
Report Seoposenwe 90+5'
South Africa 6–0 Malawi
 Report
Botswana 0–0 Madagascar
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6 Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up
3  Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 12 −9 3
4  Lesotho 3 0 0 3 1 10 −9 0
Source: [citation needed]
Cameroon 8–1 Mozambique
Mbappé 5', 54'
Mpeh 25', 75', 89'
Abena 58'
Meyong 71'
Nkada 85'		 Report Ninika 53'
Zambia 2–0 Lesotho
Zulu 36'
Banda 57'		 Report
Lesotho 1–2 Mozambique
Maloro 60' Report Ninika 47'
Lúcia Leila 72'
Zambia 1–0 Cameroon
Mweemba 38' Report
Zambia 3–0 Mozambique
 Report
Cameroon 6–0 Lesotho
 Report

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 3 2 1 0 6 4 +2 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3  Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4  Eswatini 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
Updated to match(es) played on Complate. Source: [citation needed]
Eswatini 3–4 Uganda
Sandiswa 62'
Thandizile 78'
Shongwe 90'		 Report Nassuna 3', 82' (pen.)
Alupo 32'
Nanziri 45+2'
Zimbabwe 1–0 Namibia
Nyaumwe 18' Report
Zimbabwe 3–0 Eswatini
 Report
Namibia 0–0 Uganda
Report
Zimbabwe 1–2 Uganda
 Report
Eswatini 1–4 Namibia
Nkambule 90' Report van Wyk 5'
Katuta 7', 34'
Mulunga 43'

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Zambia 0–1 Cameroon
Report Ngo 77'
South Africa 2–0 Uganda
Motlhalo 7'
Seoposenwe 67'		 Report

Bronze medal match

Zambia 0–1 Uganda
Report Akiror 33' (pen.)

Final

Cameroon 1–2 South Africa
Ngo 66' Report Jane 42', 90'

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 64 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 2.91 goals per match.

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Awards

The winners of the tournament awards were:[3]

References

  1. ^ "Cameroon, Uganda to feature in Cosafa Women's Championship". jwsports1.com. 24 August 2018. Archived from the original on 25 August 2018. Retrieved 25 August 2018.
  2. ^ a b "Cameroon, Zambia to clash at COSAFA Women's Championship". COSAFA. 29 August 2018. Archived from the original on 29 August 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  3. ^ "South Africa are 2018 COSAFA Women's Championship winners!". COSAFA. 22 September 2018. Archived from the original on 22 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.