2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers

2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryMalawi
CityBlantyre
Dates15 August –24 August 2024
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUniversity of the Western Cape
Runners-upGaborone United Ladies
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu
South AfricaBongeka Gamede
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Botswana Keitumetse Dithebe
Best goalkeeperSouth Africa Siphesihle Dlamini
Fair play awardUniversity of the Western Cape
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The 2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers is the 4th edition of the annual women's association football club championship organized by COSAFA for its nations. This edition will be held from August 15 to 24 in Blantyre, Malawi.[1][2][3][4][5]

The winners of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating clubs

The following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.

Team Appearances Previous best performance
Zambia Green Buffaloes 4th Champions (2022)
Namibia Ongos SC 2nd Group stage (2021)
Botswana Gaborone United 1st Debut
South Africa University of the Western Cape 1st Debut
Zimbabwe Herentals Queens 1st Debut
Mozambique União Desportiva de Lichinga 1st Debut
Malawi Ascent Soccer Academy 1st Debut
Eswatini Young Buffaloes 3rd Group stage (2022,2023)

Venues

One stadium was shosen for the tournament.[6]

Cities Venues Capacity
Chiwembe, Blantyre Mpira Stadium 6,244

Match officials

Referees

Assistant Referees

Draw

The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 24 July 2024 at 13:00 UTC+2 (13:00 CAT) in Egypt. The seven teams were drawn into 2 groups with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.[7][8][9][10][11]

Seeded Unseeded

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification UWC HRQ FCO GRB
1 South Africa UWC Ladies 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6 Semi-finals — 0–1
2 Zimbabwe Herentals Queens 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 1–2 — 3–1
3 Namibia Ongos SC 3 1 0 2 3 7 −4 3[a] 0–3 —
4 Zambia Green Buffaloes 3 1 0 2 2 3 −1 3[a] 0–1 1–2 —
Source: cosafa
Notes:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: FC Ongos 3, Green Buffaloes 0.
Herentals Queens Zimbabwe3–1Namibia Ongos SC
  • Mafuruse 20'
  • Tumbare 29'
  • Chikore 70'
 Report Kateta 90'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
UWC Ladies South Africa0–1Zambia Green Buffaloes
Report Nanyangwe 76'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Green Buffaloes Zambia0–1Zimbabwe Herentals Queens
Report Mafuruse 60'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Ongos SC Namibia0–3South Africa UWC Ladies
Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Green Buffaloes Zambia1–2Namibia Ongos SC
Chikupila 63' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Herentals Queens Zimbabwe1–2South Africa UWC Ladies
Moyo 81' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification GBU YBU UDL ASA
1 Botswana Gaborone United 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5 Semi-finals — 1–1 0–0 3–2
2 Eswatini Young Buffaloes 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4 — 4–0 1–2
3 Mozambique União Desportiva de Lichinga 3 1 1 1 1 4 −3 4 — 1–0
4 Malawi Ascent Soccer Academy (H) 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 —
Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts
Gaborone United Botswana0–0Mozambique UD Lichinga
Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Ascent Soccer Academy Malawi2–1Eswatini Young Buffaloes
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Gaborone United Botswana1–1Eswatini Young Buffaloes
Modise 76' Report Ngcamphalala 23'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Cacilda Francisco Fernando (Mozambique)
UD Lichinga Mozambique1–0Malawi Ascent Soccer Academy
Miguel 74' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Chipo Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)
Young Buffaloes Eswatini4–0Mozambique UD Lichinga
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Gaborone United Botswana3–2Malawi Ascent Soccer Academy
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August – Blantyre
 
 
 South Africa UWC Ladies6
 
24 August – Blantyre
 
Eswatini Young Buffaloes0
 
South Africa UWC Ladies (p)1 (9)
 
22 August – Blantyre
 
Botswana Gaborone United1 (8)
 
 Botswana Gaborone United1
 
 
Zimbabwe Herentals Queens0
 

Semi-finals

Gaborone United Botswana1–0Zimbabwe Herentals Queens
Modise 82' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia)
UWC Ladies South Africa6–0Eswatini Young Buffaloes
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Chipo Mayimbo Mercy (Zimbabwe)

Final

UWC Ladies South Africa1–1 (a.e.t.)Botswana Gaborone United
Cesane 71' Moloi 79'
Penalties
 9–8
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nteboheleng Theresia Setoko (Lesotho)

Awards and statistics

Goal scorers

There have been 39 goals scored in 15 matches, for an average of 2.6 goals per match (as of 23 August 2024).

Rank Player Team Goals
1 Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu Eswatini Young Buffaloes 3
South Africa Bongeka Gamede South Africa UWC Ladies
2 Eswatini Tenanile Ngcamphalala Eswatini Young Buffaloes 2
Zimbabwe Maudy Mafuruse Zimbabwe Herentals Queens
Malawi Alephar Chimbeta Malawi Ascent Soccer Academy
Malawi Faith Chinzimu
Botswana Yaone Modise Botswana Gaborone United
Botswana Laone Moloi
South Africa Sibulele Holweni South Africa UWC Ladies
South Africa Noxolo Cesane
8 Zambia Natasha Nanyangwe Zambia Green Buffaloes 1
Malawi Vanessa Chikupila
Namibia Twelikondjela Amukoto Namibia Ongos SC
Namibia Beverly Uueziua
Namibia Ndapewa Kateta
Zimbabwe Alice Moyo Zimbabwe Herentals Queens
Zimbabwe Melody Chikore
Zimbabwe Egness Tumbare
Botswana Maungo Maponga Botswana Gaborone United
Botswana Keitumetse Dithebe
Eswatini Celiwe Nkambule Eswatini Young Buffaloes
Mozambique Célia Miguel Mozambique União Desportiva de Lichinga
South Africa Fikile Magama South Africa UWC Ladies
South Africa Nondumiso Manengela
South Africa Ntombifikile Ndlovu
South Africa Tiffany Kortjie
South Africa Koketso Mamabolo

Group Stage Best XI

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Group Stage Best XI

South Africa Siphesihle Dlamini

South Africa Bongeka Gamede
Zimbabwe Tumbare Egness
South Africa Fikile Magama
Zimbabwe Alice Moyo

South Africa Amogelang Motau
Botswana Keitumetse Dithebe
South Africa Noxolo Cesane

Eswatini Tenanile Ngcamphalala
Malawi Faith Chinzimu
Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu

Group Stage Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli[12]

Overall Best XI

Goalkeepers Defenders Midfielders Forwards
Overall Best XI

South Africa Siphesihle Dlamini

South Africa Bongeka Gamede
Botswana Kesegofetse Mochawe
South Africa Fikile Magama
Zimbabwe Tumbare Egness
Zimbabwe Alice Moyo

Botswana Keitumetse Dithebe
South Africa Noxolo Cesane

Eswatini Tenanile Ngcamphalala
Botswana Yaone Modise
Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu

Overall Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli[13]

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Player of the Tournament (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).[14]

Golden Boot
Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu South Africa Bongeka Gamede
3 goals 3 goals
Player of the Tournament
Botswana Keitumetse Dithebe
Golden Glove
South Africa Siphesihle Dlamini
COSAFA WCL Fair Play Trophy
South AfricaUniversity of the Western Cape

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