2022 COSAFA Women's Championship
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Host countrySouth Africa
Dates31 August—11 September 2022
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 31 August—11 September 2022 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Zambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Tanzania |
| Fourth place |  Namibia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 70 (3.18 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Barbra Banda (10 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Barbra Banda |
| Best goalkeeper | Catherine Musonda |
| Fair play award | Tanzania |
← 2021 2023 →
All statistics correct as of 7 September 2022. | |
The 2022 COSAFA Women's Championship is the 10th 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 31 August to 11 September 2022 in South Africa.[1][2]
Tanzania are the defending champion by having defeated Malawi 1–0 goals on 9 October 2021 in the final.[3]
Did not enter
Note: All appearance statistics exclude the 2008 edition.
| National team | FIFA Ranking | Best Performance |
|---|---|---|
 Angola | 141 | Group stage (2006, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
 Botswana | 151 | Runners-up (2020) |
 Comoros | 179 | Group stage (2019, 2020) |
 Eswatini |
171 | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021) |
 Lesotho | 167 | Group stage (2002, 2006, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020) |
| Tanzania (guest) | 155 | Champions (2021) |
 Malawi | 158 | Runners-up (2021) |
 Mauritius | 185 | Group stage (2017, 2019) |
 Mozambique | 170 | Fourth place (2002) |
| Namibia | 146 | Runners-up (2006) |
| South Africa B | 54 | Champions (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) |
| Zambia | 80 | Runners-up (2019) |
- Note: South Africa entered their B team, as their A team was involved in friendly matches against Brazil at the same time as the tournament. Their matches thus do not count towards the FIFA ranking.
Squads
Venue
Matches will be held at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium, NMU Stadium and Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.[4]
| Port Elizabeth | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium | Wolfson Stadium | NMU Stadium | |
| Capacity: 46,000 | Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | |
Officials
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Referees
Assistant Referees
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Group stage
- All matches were played at South Africa.
- Times listed are UTC+02:00.
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| The top finisher in each group and best runner-up qualified for the Knocokout-stage | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | South Africa B (H) |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 | |
| 3 | Angola |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mauritius |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12 | −12 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
(H) Hosts
| Angola | 1–1 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
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| South Africa B | 4–0 | Mauritius |
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| Report |
Referee: Mathabo Kolokotoane (Lesotho)
| Mozambique | 1–1 | South Africa B |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 9 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Namibia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | |
| 3 | Lesotho |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Eswatini |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tanzania |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 7 | Qualified for Knockout stage |
| 2 | Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | Malawi |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Comoros |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 | −15 | 0 |
Source: COSAFA
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) goal difference; 5) number of goals scored; 6) drawing of lots
| Botswana | 1–1 | Malawi |
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| Malawi | 6–0 | Comoros |
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Report |
| Comoros | 0–6 | Botswana |
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| Report |
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Ranking of runner-up teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Namibia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Knockout stage |
| 2 | C | Botswana |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 | |
| 3 | A | Mozambique |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 5 |
Source: COSAFA