COSAFA Women's Championship
 COSAFA Women's Championship logo | |
| Organiser(s) | COSAFA |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2002 |
| Region | Southern Africa |
| Teams | 14 |
| Related competitions | Women's Africa Cup of Nations |
| Current champions |  Namibia (1st title) |
| Most championships |  South Africa (7 titles) |
| Broadcaster | COSAFA TV (YouTube) |
| Website | www.cosafa.com |
 2026 COSAFA Women's Championship | |
The COSAFA Women's Championship is an association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA). South Africa have won the most titles with seven wins. Namibia are the current champions. The next COSAFA Women's Championship has been moved to 2026 [1] in South Africa from February 18 - March 1.[2]
History
The following teams fall under the COSAFA region and participate in the tournament: Angola, Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini (Swaziland), Lesotho, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Seychelles, South Africa, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
Format
The tournament begins with a group stage featuring four groups (two groups of four teams and two groups of three teams). The top team from each group progresses to the semifinals. The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final.
Results
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G: Invited guest team, non COSAFA member.
Summary
Performances by team
In most years there has been a match played by the losing semi-finalists to decide third/fourth places. However, in 2020 and 2024 the latter match was not played, so the teams are just shown as "semi-finalists". In 2008, it's unclear whether a third-place match was played.
| Team | Winners | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Semi-finalists |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
7 (2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) | 4 (2011, 2022, 2024, 2025) | 1 (2021) | ||
 Zambia |
2 (2022, 2024) | 2 (2019, 2023) | 5 (2002, 2006, 2017, 2021, 2025) | 1 (2018) | 1 (2020) |
 Zimbabwe |
1 (2011) | 2 (2002, 2017) | 1 (2019) | 3 (2006, 2023, 2025) | 1 (2008) |
 Malawi |
1 (2023) | 1 (2021) | 1 (2011) | 2 (2020, 2024) | |
| Namibia |
1 (2025) | 1 (2006) | 1 (2022) | 1 (2008) | |
 Tanzania |
1 (2021) | 2 (2011, 2022) | |||
 Botswana |
1 (2020) | 1 (2019) | |||
 Angola |
1 (2008) | ||||
 Cameroon |
1 (2018) | ||||
 Mozambique |
1 (2023) | 1 (2002) | 1 (2024) | ||
 Uganda |
1 (2018) | ||||
 Kenya |
1 (2017) |
- Italic: hosts
Participating nations
- Legend
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| Team | 2002 |
2006 |
2008 |
2011 |
2017 |
2018 |
2019 |
2020 |
2021 |
2022 |
2023 |
2024 |
Years |
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| Angola | GS | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 8 | ||||
| Botswana | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | 2nd | GS | GS | GS | GS | 10 | ||
 Comoros | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
 Eswatini | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 11 | |
 Lesotho | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 9 | |||
 Madagascar | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 5 | |||||||
| Malawi | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | GS | SF | 2nd | GS | 1st | SF | 11 | |
 Mauritius | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4 | ||||||||
| Mozambique | 4th | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | GS | 3rd | SF | 11 | |
| Namibia | 2nd | SF | GS | GS | GS | GS | 4th | GS | GS | 9 | |||
 Seychelles | GS | 1 | |||||||||||
| South Africa | 1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 4th | 2nd | GS | 2nd | 12 |
| Zambia | 3rd | 3rd | GS | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | SF | 3rd | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 11 | |
| Zimbabwe | 2nd | 4th | SF | 1st | 2nd | GS | 3rd | GS | GS | 4th | GS | 10 | |
| Invitee nations | |||||||||||||
| Cameroon | 2nd | 1 | |||||||||||
| Kenya | 4th | 1 | |||||||||||
 South Sudan | GS | 1 | |||||||||||
| Tanzania | 3rd | GS | 1st | 3rd | 4 | ||||||||
| Uganda | 3rd | GS | 2 | ||||||||||
| Total | 8 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 14 | ||
Top scorers
| Year | Player | Goals |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | Portia Modise |
6 |
| 2008[4] | Noko Matlou |
12 |
| 2011 | Rufaro Machingura |
8 |
| 2017 | Rutendo Makore |
10 |
| 2018 | Linda Motlhalo |
4 |
| 2019 | Racheal Nachula |
10 |
| 2020 | Sibulele Holweni |
8 |
| 2021 | Sibulele Holweni |
5 |
| 2022[9] | Barbra Banda |
10 |
| 2023 | Temwa Chawinga |
9 |
| 2024 | Ochumba Lubandji Fridah Mukoma |
4 |
See also
References
- ↑ Hikwa, Mehluli; Vinga, Patricia (October 20, 2025). "COSAFA Women's Championship 2025 Postponed". Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- ↑ "LISTEN! COSAFA Women's Championship to provide fine-tune for WAFCON". Cosafa.com. August 3, 2026. Retrieved August 3, 2026.
- 1 2 "COSAFA Women Tournaments". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 2017-07-22. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- 1 2 "SA women shine in Cosafa Cup". iol.co.za. 12 March 2008. Archived from the original on 23 August 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ↑ "A history of the COSAFA Women's Championship". COSAFA | The Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 2021-08-18. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "Angola: Soccer Team Get Silver in Cosafa Cup". allAfrica.com - Angola Press Agency (Luanda). 2008-05-11. Archived from the original on 2008-05-24. Retrieved 2026-06-11.
- ↑ "COSAFA Women's Championship-Zimbabwe crowned 2011 Champions". womenssoccerafrica.blogspot.de. 9 July 2011. Archived from the original on 2017-08-11. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ↑ "Flames' Ladies Team Eye Cecafa - Malawi PunchMalawi Punch". Archived from the original on 2016-09-13. Retrieved 2016-08-10.
- ↑ "Zambia claim maiden Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Championship title". COSAFA. 11 September 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2023.
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