# 2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers

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.
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 |
| Green Buffaloes | 4th | Champions (2022) |
| Ongos SC | 2nd | Group stage (2021) |
| Gaborone United | 1st | Debut |
| University of the Western Cape | 1st | Debut |
| Herentals Queens | 1st | Debut |
| União Desportiva de Lichinga | 1st | Debut |
| Ascent Soccer Academy | 1st | Debut |
| Young Buffaloes | 3rd | Group stage (2022,2023) |

## Venues

One stadium was shosen for the tournament.
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
| Chiwembe, Blantyre | Mpira Stadium | 6,244 |

## 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.
| Seeded | Unseeded |
| Ascent Soccer Academy(hosts) Green Buffaloes | Ongos SC Gaborone United University of the Western Cape Herentals Queens União Desportiva de Lichinga Young Buffaloes |

## 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.
* Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
* 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;
* Goal difference in all group matches;
* Goals scored in all group matches;
* Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
* 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);
* Drawing of lots.

### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UWC | HRQ | FCO | GRB |
| 1 | UWC Ladies | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals | — | | | 0–1 |
| 2 | Herentals Queens | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |
| 3 | Ongos SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | | 0–3 | | — | |
| 4 | Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | | | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
* 1 2 Head-to-head points: FC Ongos 3, Green Buffaloes 0.

### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GBU | YBU | UDL | ASA |
| 1 | Gaborone United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | 3–2 |
| 2 | Young Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | Semi-finals | | — | 4–0 | 1–2 |
| 3 | União Desportiva de Lichinga | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 4 | | | | — | 1–0 |
| 4 | Ascent Soccer Academy (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | | | | | — |

## Knockout stage

* In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.

### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 22 August – Blantyre | 22 August – Blantyre |
| UWC Ladies | 6 |
| UWC Ladies | 6 | 24 August – Blantyre | 24 August – Blantyre |
| Young Buffaloes | 0 | 24 August – Blantyre | 24 August – Blantyre |
| Young Buffaloes | 0 | UWC Ladies (p) | 1 (9) |
| 22 August – Blantyre | 22 August – Blantyre | | UWC Ladies (p) | 1 (9) |
| 22 August – Blantyre | 22 August – Blantyre | Gaborone United | 1 (8) |
| Gaborone United | 1 | Gaborone United | 1 (8) |
| Herentals Queens | 0 | | |

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

### Group Stage Best XI

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Group Stage Best XI ||||
| Siphesihle Dlamini | Bongeka Gamede Tumbare Egness Fikile Magama Alice Moyo | Amogelang Motau Keitumetse Dithebe Noxolo Cesane | Tenanile Ngcamphalala Faith Chinzimu Siphilisiwe Ndlovu |
Group Stage Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli

### Overall Best XI

| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
| Overall Best XI ||||
| Siphesihle Dlamini | Bongeka Gamede Kesegofetse Mochawe Fikile Magama Tumbare Egness Alice Moyo | Keitumetse Dithebe Noxolo Cesane | Tenanile Ngcamphalala Yaone Modise Siphilisiwe Ndlovu |
Overall Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli

### 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).
Golden Boot :
| Siphilisiwe Ndlovu | Bongeka Gamede |
| 3 goals | 3 goals |
| Player of the Tournament ||
| Keitumetse Sithebe ||
| Golden Glove ||
| Siphesihle Dlamini ||
| COSAFA WCL Fair Play Trophy ||
| University of the Western Cape ||