2024 Women's Varsity Football
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Country | South Africa |
| City | Pretoria |
| Venue | TUT Stadium |
| Date | 26 July 2024 -9 August 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| 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 | |
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]
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]
The eight teams that will compete in the 2024 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
The teams were split into two groups as follows:
| Group A | Group B |
|---|---|
Round robin stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NWU | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | TUT (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Wits | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| NWU | 3–1 | Wits |
|---|---|---|
| 1' Zanile Khoza 31' Pholoso Molokwe |
45' Imaan Parker |
| TUT | 2–1 | UP-Tuks |
|---|---|---|
| Tshogofatso Motlogelwa x2 | Thembelihle Masibi |
| TUT | 1–2 | NWU |
|---|---|---|
| Sibongile Ntoane | Mpho Molwele Rebaone Mojahi |
| UP-Tuks | 0–1 | NWU |
|---|---|---|
| 55' Zanile Khoza |
| TUT | 6–0 | Wits |
|---|---|---|
| 12' 30' Sibongile Ntoane x2 Tshogofatso Motlogelwa |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UJ | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | UWC | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | CUT | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 3 | |
| 4 | CPUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
| CUT | 0–1 | CPUT |
|---|---|---|
| 58' Maleqhwa Mokoena |
| UJ | 4–0 | CPUT |
|---|---|---|
| Bryden Mokobi x2 Refilwe Maseko |
| CPUT | 0–2 | UWC |
|---|---|---|
| Ronnel Donnelly Aakifah Adams |
| UJ | 4–0 | CUT |
|---|---|---|
| Sbongakonke Mzobe Sphokazi Ngwenya |
Knockout stages
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 July – TUT Stadium | ||||||
| NWU | 0 | |||||
| 9 August – TUT Stadium | ||||||
| UWC | 5 | |||||
| TUT | 1 | |||||
| 29 July – TUT Stadium | ||||||
| UWC | 2 | |||||
| TUT(p) | 1(4) | |||||
| UJ | 1(2) | |||||
7th-place match
| CPUT | 1–2 | Wits |
|---|---|---|
5th-place match
Semi-finals
| TUT | 1–1 | UJ |
|---|---|---|
| 55' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa | 57' Thato Mofolo | |
| Penalties | ||
| 4-2 | ||
Final
| TUT | 1–2 | UWC |
|---|---|---|
| 19' Tshogofatso Motlogelwa | 9' Ronnel Donnelly 44' Tiffany Kortjie |
