# 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship

The 2019 COSAFA Women's Championship is the seventh 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 July to 11 August in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.

## Participants

Twelve of the fourteen COSAFA member took take part in the competition with Comoros entering the competition for the first time. Also rejoining the competition would be Eswatini who didn't compete in last year's tournament. The draw was held on 3 July.
* Angola
* Botswana
* Comoros
* Eswatini
* Madagascar
* Malawi
* Mauritius
* Mozambique
* Namibia
* South Africa
* Zambia
* Zimbabwe

## Venues

| Groups A, B, C, Semifinals and Final | Groups A, B, and C | Nelson Mandela Bayclass=notpageimage| Host location in South Africa. |
| KwaZakele | Port Elizabeth | Nelson Mandela Bayclass=notpageimage| Host location in South Africa. |
| Wolfson Stadium | Gelvandale Stadium | Nelson Mandela Bayclass=notpageimage| Host location in South Africa. |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 3,000 | Nelson Mandela Bayclass=notpageimage| Host location in South Africa. |

## Group stage

The group stage is composed of three groups of four teams each. Group winners and the best runner-up amongst all groups advance to the semi-finals.
* All times are South African Standard Time (UTC+2).

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 1 | +22 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 6 | |
| 3 | Madagascar | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Comoros | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 35 | −34 | 0 | |

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 2 | +16 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Botswana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage as best runner-up |
| 3 | Namibia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 26 | −26 | 0 | |

### Group C

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Eswatini | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |

## Statistics
### Goalscorers

There were 117 goals scored in 22 matches, for an average of 5.32 goals per match.
10 goals
* Racheal Nachula
8 goals
* Linda Kasenda
6 goals
* Emmaculate Msipa
5 goals
* Zenatha Coleman
* Refiloe Jane
* Amanda Mthandi
* Rudo Neshamba
4 goals
* Mavis Chirandu
3 goals
* Asimenye Simwaka
* Bambanani Mbane
* Hellen Mubanga
* Mary Mwakapila
2 goals
* Laurinda Maonte
* Tenanile Mgcamphalala
* Nomvula Sanga
* Marie Rasoanandrasana
* Zainab Kapanda
* Sabinah Thom
* Ode Fulutudilu
* Hildah Magaia
* Tiisetso Makhubela
* Busisiwe Ndimeni
* Grace Chanda
* Felistas Muzongondi
* Marjory Nyaumwe
1 goal
* Alegria
* Arminda Lopes
* Michelle Abueng
* Keitumetse Dithebe
* Esalenna Galekhutle
* Tshegofatso Mosotho
* Wafat Mari
* Phumzile Dlamini
* Sibonelo Gwebu
* Nonhle Simelane
* Hanitriniana Nivonirina
* Aimée Razanampiavy
* Solomampionona Razananivo
* Salome Vinkhumbu
* Violeta David
* Lúcia Leila
* Lorraine Jossob
* Annouscka Kordom
* Anna Shikusho
* Lovisa Mulunga
* Beverly Uueziua
* Kholosa Biyana
* Noxolo Cesane
* Mamello Makhabane
* Lebogang Ramalepe
* Hellen Chanda
* Theresa Chewe
* Rhoda Chileshe
1 own goal
* Hanifa Melanie (against South Africa)
* Lalaina Razafimanantsoa (against South Africa)
* Martina Jérôme (against Zambia)