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.[1][2][3][4][5]
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Malawi |
| City | Blantyre |
| Dates | 15 August –24 August 2024 |
| Teams | 8 (from 8 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | University of the Western Cape |
| Runners-up | Gaborone United Ladies |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 39 (2.6 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Siphilisiwe Ndlovu Bongeka Gamede(3 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Keitumetse Sithebe |
| Best goalkeeper | Siphesihle Dlamini |
| Fair play award | University of the Western Cape |
← 2023 2025 → | |
The winners of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.
Participating clubs
editThe following four teams contested in the qualifying tournament.
| Team | Appearances | Previous best performance |
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| 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
editOne stadium was shosen for the tournament.[6]
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Chiwembe, Blantyre | Mpira Stadium | 6,244 |
Match officials
editReferees
editAssistant Referees
editDraw
editThe 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.[7][8][9][10][11]
| Seeded | Unseeded |
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Group stage
edit- 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
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | UWC | HRQ | FCO | GRB | |
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| 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 | 1–2 | — | 3–1 | |||
| 3 | Ongos SC | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3[a] | 0–3 | — | ||||
| 4 | Green Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3[a] | 0–1 | 1–2 | — |
Source: cosafa
Notes:
Notes:
| Herentals Queens | 3–1 | Ongos SC |
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| Report | Kateta 90' |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
| UWC Ladies | 0–1 | Green Buffaloes |
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| Report | Nanyangwe 76' |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
| Green Buffaloes | 0–1 | Herentals Queens |
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| Report | Mafuruse 60' |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
| Herentals Queens | 1–2 | UWC Ladies |
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| Moyo 81' | Report |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Group B
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | GBU | YBU | UDL | ASA | |
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| 1 | Gaborone United | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 5 | Semi-finals | — | 1–1 | 0–0 | ||
| 2 | Young Buffaloes | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 4 | — | 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 | — |
Source: COSAFA
(H) Hosts
(H) Hosts
| Gaborone United | 0–0 | UD Lichinga |
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| Report |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
| Ascent Soccer Academy | 2–1 | Young Buffaloes |
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| Report |
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Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela (South Africa)
| Gaborone United | 1–1 | Young Buffaloes |
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| Modise 76' | Report | Ngcamphalala 23' |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Cacilda Francisco Fernando (Mozambique)
| Young Buffaloes | 4–0 | UD Lichinga |
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| Report |
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela (South Africa)
Knockout stage
edit- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 August – Blantyre | ||||||
| UWC Ladies | 6 | |||||
| 24 August – Blantyre | ||||||
| Young Buffaloes | 0 | |||||
| UWC Ladies (p) | 1 (9) | |||||
| 22 August – Blantyre | ||||||
| Gaborone United | 1 (8) | |||||
| Gaborone United | 1 | |||||
| Herentals Queens | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit| Gaborone United | 1–0 | Herentals Queens |
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| Modise 82' | Report |
Final
editAwards and statistics
editGoal scorers
editThere 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 |
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| 1 | Siphilisiwe Ndlovu | Young Buffaloes | 3 |
| Bongeka Gamede | UWC Ladies | ||
| 2 | Tenanile Ngcamphalala | Young Buffaloes | 2 |
| Maudy Mafuruse | Herentals Queens | ||
| Alephar Chimbeta | Ascent Soccer Academy | ||
| Faith Chinzimu | |||
| Yaone Modise | Gaborone United | ||
| Laone Moloi | |||
| Sibulele Holweni | UWC Ladies | ||
| Noxolo Cesane | |||
| 8 | Natasha Nanyangwe | Green Buffaloes | 1 |
| Vanessa Chikupila | |||
| Twelikondjela Amukoto | Ongos SC | ||
| Beverly Uueziua | |||
| Ndapewa Kateta | |||
| Alice Moyo | Herentals Queens | ||
| Melody Chikore | |||
| Egness Tumbare | |||
| Maungo Maponga | Gaborone United | ||
| Keitumetse Dithebe | |||
| Celiwe Nkambule | Young Buffaloes | ||
| Célia Miguel | União Desportiva de Lichinga | ||
| Fikile Magama | UWC Ladies | ||
| Nondumiso Manengela | |||
| Ntombifikile Ndlovu | |||
| Tiffany Kortjie | |||
| Koketso Mamabolo |
Group Stage Best XI
edit| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Group Stage Best XI | |||
Group Stage Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli[12]
Overall Best XI
edit| Goalkeepers | Defenders | Midfielders | Forwards |
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| Overall Best XI | |||
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Bongeka Gamede |
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Overall Best XI Coach: Thinasonke Mbuli[13]
Awards
editThe 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).[14]
| Golden Boot | ||
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| 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 | ||
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- ^ "UWC learn CAF Women's Champions League qualifying opponents | soccer". SABC. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
- ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-08-21). "UWC Dominate CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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