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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.[1][2][3][4][5]

2024 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers
Tournament details
Host countryMalawi
CityBlantyre
Dates15 August –24 August 2024
Teams8 (from 8 associations)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsUniversity of the Western Cape
Runners-upGaborone United Ladies
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored39 (2.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)Eswatini Siphilisiwe Ndlovu
South AfricaBongeka Gamede
(3 goals)
Best player(s)Keitumetse Sithebe
Best goalkeeperSiphesihle Dlamini
Fair play awardUniversity of the Western Cape
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The winners of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 CAF Women's Champions League final tournament.

Participating clubs

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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

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One stadium was shosen for the tournament.[6]

Cities Venues Capacity
Chiwembe, Blantyre Mpira Stadium 6,244

Match officials

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Referees

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Assistant Referees

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Draw

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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.[7][8][9][10][11]

Seeded Unseeded

Group stage

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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.

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
  8. 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);
  9. Drawing of lots.

Group A

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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 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:
  1. ^ a b Head-to-head points: FC Ongos 3, Green Buffaloes 0.
Herentals Queens  3–1  Ongos SC
 Report Kateta   90'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
UWC Ladies  0–1  Green Buffaloes
Report Nanyangwe   76'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Green Buffaloes  0–1  Herentals Queens
Report Mafuruse   60'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Ongos SC  0–3  UWC Ladies
Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Green Buffaloes  1–2  Ongos SC
Chikupila   63' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Herentals Queens  1–2  UWC Ladies
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
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
Gaborone United  0–0  UD Lichinga
Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Ascent Soccer Academy  2–1  Young Buffaloes
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela (South Africa)
Gaborone United  1–1  Young Buffaloes
Modise   76' Report Ngcamphalala   23'
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Cacilda Francisco Fernando (Mozambique)
UD Lichinga  1–0  Ascent Soccer Academy
Miguel   74' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Chipo Mercy Mayimbo (Zimbabwe)
Young Buffaloes  4–0  UD Lichinga
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela (South Africa)
Gaborone United  3–2  Ascent Soccer Academy
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Gloria Sambumba (Zambia)

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
22 August – Blantyre
 
 
   UWC Ladies6
 
24 August – Blantyre
 
  Young Buffaloes0
 
  UWC Ladies (p)1 (9)
 
22 August – Blantyre
 
  Gaborone United1 (8)
 
   Gaborone United1
 
 
  Herentals Queens0
 

Semi-finals

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Gaborone United  1–0  Herentals Queens
Modise   82' Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Vistoria Shangula (Namibia)
UWC Ladies  6–0  Young Buffaloes
 Report
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Chipo Mayimbo Mercy (Zimbabwe)

Final

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UWC Ladies  1–1 (a.e.t.)  Gaborone United
Cesane   71' Moloi   79'
Penalties
 9–8
Mpira Stadium, Blantyre
Referee: Nteboheleng Theresia Setoko (Lesotho)

Awards and statistics

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Goal scorers

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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
  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

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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[12]

Overall Best XI

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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[13]

Awards

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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).[14]

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



References

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  2. ^ Africa: CAF Women's Champions League | Cosafa Qualifier 2024 in Numbers
  3. ^ zimbabwes-representatives-in-caf-womens-champions-league-confirmed
  4. ^ "2024 CAF Women's Champions League: Results of the Zonal Qualifiers Draw". CAFOnline.com. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 29 July 2024. Retrieved 26 July 2024.
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  6. ^ 2024 COSAFA WCL
  7. ^ "RE-WATCH: CAF Women's Champions League 2024 Qualifiers Draw". CAFOnline.com. 24 July 2024. Archived from the original on 2 August 2024. Retrieved 2 August 2024.
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  11. ^ "UWC learn CAF Women's Champions League qualifying opponents | soccer". SABC. 2024-07-24. Retrieved 2024-08-22.
  12. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-08-21). "UWC Dominate CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
  13. ^ Kganyago, Lethabo (2024-08-26). "UWC Quartet In CAF WCL COSAFA Qualifiers Best Team". iDiski Times. Retrieved 2024-08-26.
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