COSAFA Women's Championship 2024

The 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship, also known as the 2024 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women’s Championship due to sponsorship, marks the twelfth edition of this annual international women’s football tournament.

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Organized by COSAFA, it features the national teams of Southern Africa and will take place in Gqeberha, South Africa, from October 22 to 2 November, 2024.

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Malawi enters the tournament as the defending champions, having secured their first title in the last edition.

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Tournament Format

The competition will commence with a group stage consisting of four groups—two with four teams and two with three. The top team from each group will advance to the semifinals, with the winners progressing to the final. Notably, there will be no third-place match for the first time since 2020.

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Participation

This year’s championship will see a record 14 COSAFA Member Associations participating, marking the first instance of full membership participation. Among the 14 teams, 12 participated in the 2023 edition, while Mauritius returns after a one-year absence and Seychelles makes its debut.

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TeamS

1. Angola

2. Botswana

3. Comoros

4. Eswatini

5. Lesotho

6. Madagascar

7. Malawi - Champions 2023

8. Mauritius

9. Mozambique

10. Namibia

11. Seychelles

12. South Africa - Champions 2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020

13. Zambia - Champions 2022

14. Zimbabwe - Champions 2011

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Venues

The tournament will be hosted in Gqeberha, featuring two venues within the city; Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium and Gelvandale Stadium plus one in the nearby iBhayi township; Wolfson Stadium.

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Fixtures GROUP STAGE

22 October

• Group A: Eswatini vs Seychelles 12:00 GMT - NMB Stadium

• Group A: South Africa vs Namibia 15:00 GMT - NMB Stadium

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23 October

• Group B: Madagascar vs Mauritius 10:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group B: Malawi vs Botswana 13:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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24 October

• Group C: Zambia vs Angola 10:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group D: Mozambique vs Zimbabwe 13:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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25 October

• Group A: Namibia vs Seychelles 10:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group A: South Africa vs Eswatini 13:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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26 October

• Group B: Botswana vs Mauritius 10:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group B: Malawi vs Madagascar 13:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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27 October

• Group C: Angola vs Comoros 11:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group D: Zimbabwe vs Lesotho 14:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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28 October

• Group B: Madagascar vs Botswana 11:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group B: Mauritius vs Malawi 11:00 GMT - NMB Stadium

• Group A: Eswatini vs Namibia 14:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group A: South Africa vs Seychelles 14:00 GMT - NMB Stadium

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29 October

• Group C: Zambia vs Comoros 11:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

• Group D: Mozambique vs Lesotho 14:00 GMT - Gelvandale Stadium

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Fixtures KNOCKOUT STAGE

SEMI-FINALS
31 October

• Winner Group B vs Winner Group C 11:00 GMT - Wolfson Stadium

• Winner Group A vs Winner Group D 14:00 GMT - Wolfson Stadium

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FINAL

2 November

• Winner Semi-final 1 vs Winner Semi-final 2 14:00 GMT - Wolfson Stadium