Best finish: Winners (2011) FIFA Ranking: 125 CAF Ranking: 19 Last four COSAFA tournaments: 2017 – Runners-Up 2018 – Group Stages 2019 – Third 2020 – Group Stages 2021 – Group Stages 2022 – FIFA suspension Women’s football in Zimbabwe saw a resurgence a little over a decade ago after the side won the Southern
Zambia back to defend regional title amid golden era
Best finish: Winners (2022) FIFA Ranking: 69 CAF Ranking: 7 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Fourth 2019 – Runners-Up 2020 – Semifinals 2021 – Third 2022 – Winners Zambia return to the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship as title holders after their stunning success over South Africa in the 2022 final, gifted to them by an
South Africa aim to regain HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s championship title
Best finish: Winners (2002, 2006, 2008, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020) FIFA Ranking: 45 CAF Ranking: 2 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Winners 2019 – Winners 2020 – Winners 2021 – Fourth 2022 – Runners-Up Continental champions South Africa are seven-time winners of the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship but will be looking to regain the title
Namibia look to reach elusive final in Gauteng
Best finish: Second (2006) FIFA Ranking: 140 CAF Ranking: 24 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Group Stage 2020 – Group Stage 2021 – Group Stage 2017 – Fourth Namibia were semifinalists in the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship last year but narrowly lost 1-0 to hosts South Africa, before a 2-1 defeat
Mozambique aim to build on competitive showing in 2022
Best finish: Fourth (2002) FIFA Ranking: 173 CAF Ranking: 39 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Group Stage 2020 – Did not enter 2021 – Group Stage 2022 – Group Stage Mozambique were unbeaten at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship, but that fine showing was not enough to seal a semifinal
Malawi aim to go one better in 2023
MALAWI Best finish: Second (2021) FIFA Ranking: 159 CAF Ranking: 32 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Group Stage 2020 – Semifinals 2021 – Runners-Up 2022 – Group Stage Malawi will be hoping to go one better than their historic first ever final appearance at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship in 2021,
Lesotho seek first knockout round place
Best finish: Group Stages (2002, 2006, 2008, 2011, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2022) FIFA Ranking: 168 CAF Ranking: 25 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Did not enter 2020 – Group Stage 2021 – Did not enter 2022 – Group Stage Lesotho have been somewhat regular competitors at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championships
Madagascar return to HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship
Best finish: Group Stages (2017, 2018, 2019) FIFA Ranking: – CAF Ranking: – Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Group Stage 2020 – Did not enter 2021 – Did not enter 2022 – Did not enter Madagascar return to the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship for the first time since 2019, the year
Leading scorers in past five HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championships
The HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship will be played from October 4-15, when the best of the region’s talent will gather in the hope of lifting the prestigious trophy. The tournament has become a hugely popular fixture on the COSAFA calendar, not least for the quality of the football, but also the entertainment value, with some
Eswatini seek first knockout stage qualification
Best finish: Group Stages (2002, 2006, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022) FIFA Ranking: 176 CAF Ranking: 41 Last five tournaments: 2018 – Group Stage 2019 – Group Stage 2020 – Group Stage 2021 – Group Stage 2022 – Group Stage Eswatini featured in the early days of the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championships and after