COSAFA Women's Championship 2017

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COSAFA Women's Championship 2017
2017 COSAFA Women's Championship
Number of nations 12
winner South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa (4th title)
venue ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe
Opening game 13th September 2017
Endgame September 24, 2017
Games 22nd
Gates 101  (⌀: 4.59 per game)
Top scorer ZimbabweZimbabwe Rutendo Makore (10)
Best player South AfricaSouth Africa Thembi Kgatlana

The COSAFA Women's Championship 2017 , the women's soccer championship of southern Africa , is scheduled to take place in Bulawayo , Zimbabwe from September 13 to 24, 2017 . The tournament is organized by the Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA).

Participant and mode

12 teams have confirmed their participation in the tournament. These play in the group stage in three groups of four teams each. The group first and the best second in the group qualify for the semi-finals.

Venues

The tournament is to take place in Bulawayo in two stadiums.

Football stadiums of the COSAFA Cup 2017
Bulawayo Bulawayo
Barbourfields Stadium Luveve Stadium
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 8,000

Finals

The group draw took place on August 23, 2017.

Group stage

The group stage schedule was changed at short notice in early September.

Group A

Group A matches took place at Barbourfields Stadium from September 13-17, 2017.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. ZambiaZambia Zambia  3  2  1  0 014: 500  +9 07th
 2. ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe  3  1  2  0 008: 400  +4 05
 3. MalawiMalawi Malawi  3  1  1  1 012:120  ± 0 04th
 4th MadagascarMadagascar Madagascar  3  0  0  3 004:170 −13 00
September 13, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Zambia - Malawi 6: 3 (3: 2)
September 13, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Zimbabwe - Madagascar 4: 0 (1: 0)
September 15, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Madagascar - Malawi 3: 6 (0: 3)
September 15, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Zimbabwe - Zambia 1: 1 (0: 1)
September 17, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Zambia - Madagascar 7: 1 (3: 1)
September 17, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Zimbabwe - Malawi 3: 3 (2: 1)

Group B

The group B games took place from September 14th to 18th 2017 at Luveve Stadium.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. KenyaKenya Kenya  3  3  0  0 017: 200 +15 09
 2. SwazilandSwaziland Swaziland  3  1  1  1 005: 300  +2 04th
 3. MozambiqueMozambique Mozambique  3  1  1  1 007: 700  ± 0 04th
 4th MauritiusMauritius Mauritius  3  0  0  3 000:170 −17 00
September 14, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Mauritius - Swaziland 0: 3 (0: 2)
September 14, 2017 at 2:00 p.m.
Kenya - Mozambique 5: 2 (1: 1)
September 16, 2017 at 10:30 a.m.
Kenya - Mauritius 11: 0 (5: 0)
September 16, 2017 at 4:30 p.m.
Mozambique - Swaziland 2: 2 (0: 0)
September 18, 2017 at 1:00 a.m. in Luveve
Mauritius - Mozambique 0: 3 (0: 1)
September 18, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Barbourfields
Kenya - Swaziland 1: 0 (0: 0)

Group C

Group C games took place in both stadiums from September 13-17, 2017.

Pl. country Sp. S. U N Gates Diff. Points
 1. South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa  3  2  1  0 007: 200  +5 07th
 2. BotswanaBotswana Botswana  3  1  1  1 004: 500  −1 04th
 3. LesothoLesotho Lesotho  3  1  0  2 002: 700  −5 03
 4th NamibiaNamibia Namibia  3  1  0  2 006: 500  +1 03
September 13, 2017 at 10:30 am in Barboufields
Namibia - Botswana 4: 0 (3: 0)
September 14, 2017 at 4:30 p.m. in Luveve
South Africa - Lesotho 3: 0 (1: 0)
September 15, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Barboufields
South Africa - Namibia 3: 1 (2: 1)
September 16, 2017 at 2 p.m. in Luveve
Lesotho - Botswana 0: 3 (0: 3)
17th September 2017 at 2:00 p.m. in Barbourfields
Namibia - Lesotho 1: 2 (1: 1)
September 17, 2017 at 2 p.m. in Luveve
South Africa - Botswana 1: 1 (0: 0)

Main round

Semifinals

September 21, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Barbourfields Stadium
ZambiaZambia Zambia - South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa 3: 3, 3: 5 n.e.
September 21, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. at Barbourfields Stadium
KenyaKenya Kenya - ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 0: 4

3rd place match

23 September 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at Barbourfields Stadium
ZambiaZambia Zambia - KenyaKenya Kenya 1: 1, 4: 2 n.e.

final

September 24, 2017 at 3 p.m. at Barbourfields Stadium
South AfricaSouth Africa South Africa - ZimbabweZimbabwe Zimbabwe 2: 1

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Zimbabwe, Zambia to clash at 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship !. COSAFA, August 23, 2017.
  2. ↑ Fixture change for 2017 COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA, September 4, 2017.