COSAFA already turned towards its Women's Championship

Following the resounding success of the CAF TotalEnergies Women's Champions League qualifiers held in Durban, South Africa, the Southern African region is now preparing for the COSAFA Women’s Championship.

The championship which brings together the region's women's national teams will take place from September 28 to October 9 in Nelson Mandela Bay. Twelve countries will take part in the event.

In Group A are Angola, South Africa, Mozambique and Malawi. Group B includes Botswana, South Sudan, Tanzania (guest), Zimbabwe, while Group C is made up of Namibia, Uganda (guest), Zambia and Eswatini.

The competition will kick-off with a Group A meeting between Angola and Mozambique on September 28.

That will be followed later in the day with a crunch clash between hosts South Africa and Malawi as Banyana Banyana seek a fifth successive title in the regional showpiece competition.

Group B starts on September 29 as Botswana take on South Sudan, while another guest nation, Tanzania, open their competition against Zimbabwe later in the day.
Namibia and guests Uganda open Group C on September 30, before Zambia clash with Eswatini.

The group stages will conclude on October 5, with only the top team in each pool advancing to the semifinals along with the best-placed runner-up.

The semifinals will be played on October 7 and see the winner of Group B take on the top team in Group C, while the winner of Group A meets the best runner-up.
The final and third-place play-off will be played on October 9.

The competition will be perfect preparation for the start of the 2022 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers that are scheduled to be played in the FIFA international window that runs from October 18-26.

South Africa have won the last four COSAFA Women’s Championships, beating Botswana 2-1 in last year’s final. Nelson Mandela Bay will also be hosting the competition for the fourth year in a row.

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