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EN, FR, PR: Double Action and Mamelodi Sundowns to contest final in Durban

Double Action Ladies will play Mamelodi Sundowns in a mouth-watering final of the CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers 2023 on Friday after both won their semifinal clashes at the Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium on Wednesday.

Double Action captain Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse scored a goal in each half to help her side make history by claiming their first final appearance at the regional tournament with a 2-0 win over Costa do Sol from Mozambique.

Philimon Makwengwe’s charges have twice before reached the knockout stage in 2021 and 2022, but failed in the semifinals and have now given themselves a shot at international glory with their progression to the decider.

The winner of this year’s competition will represent the COSAFA region at the CAF Women’s Champions League finals in Ivory Coast in November.

The brace also sees Ontlametse joining the battle of the top goal scorers at this year’s event as she sits on three goals ahead of the final.

The second semifinal between Sundowns and defending champions Green Buffaloes of Zambia was a repeat of last year’s deciding match and got off to a hot start with Boitumelo Rabale almost opening the scoring in the opening three minutes but was denied by the wood work.

Soon after the defending champions broke the deadlock with beautiful strike from Maylan Mulenga, a lead they enjoyed for 20 minutes until Sundowns found the equaliser through their captain Zanele Nhlapho.

Winger Chuene Morifi, who has been involved in 80% of the goal creation for Sundowns this tournament, scored her second goal of the qualifiers in the second half, while the third came from a Tiisetso Makhubela penalty late in the game.

Makhubela joins Ontlametse on three goals in the competition and top of the scorers charts, where they are joined by Lelona Daweti and Andisiwe Mgcoyi (both Mamelodi Sundowns), and Lesego Radiakanyo (Double Action).

Wednesday’s losing teams, Costa do Sol and Green Buffaloes, will vie for third place and the bronze medal as a curtain-raiser to Friday’s decider.

Entrance for fans to all matches will be FREE of charge, with tickets available at the stadium on match day. They are limited to four per person. You can view all of the fixtures here.
If you cannot get to the stadium, you can watch all matches streamed LIVE on FIFA+. Games will also be carried on SuperSport.

 

WEDNESDAY’S RESULTS
Semifinals
Double Action Ladies 2 (Ontlametse 8′, 90′) Costa do Sol 0

Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (Nhlapho 32′, Morifi 60′,  Makhubela 81’pen) Green Buffaloes 1 (Mulenga 11′)

 

FRIDAY’S FIXTURES
Third-Place Play-Off
Costa do Sol vs Green Buffaloes (KO 12h00; 10h00 GMT)

Final
Double Action Ladies vs Mamelodi Sundowns (KO 15h00; 13h00 GMT)

 

TOURNAMENT STATS
Matches Played: 14
Goals scored: 47
Biggest victory: Mamelodi Sundowns 8 Olympic de Moroni 0 (Group B, August 31)
Most goals in a game: 8 – Mamelodi Sundowns 8 Olympic de Moroni 0 (Group B, August 31)

 

GOALSCORERS
3 goals – Lelona Daweti (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tiisetso Makhubela (Mamelodi Sundowns), Andisiwe Mgcoyi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Double Action), Lesego Radiakanyo (Double Action)
2 – Miche Minnies (Mamelodi Sundowns), Chuene Morifi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Tenanile Ngcamphalala (Young Buffaloes), Zanele Nhlapho (Mamelodi Sundowns), Albertina Pondja (Costa do Sol), Joeline Rima (Olympic de Moroni)
1 – Esther Banda (Green Buffaloes), Oteng Bonang (Double Action), Vanessa Chikupila (Ntopwa FC), Maweta Chilenga (Green Buffaloes), Nothando Dlamini (Young Buffaloes), Mazwi Dube (Young Buffaloes), Marlene Janeiro (Costa do Sol), Gabonnelwe Kekana (Mamelodi Sundowns), Naide Maconho (Costa do Sol), Siomala Mapepa (Green Buffaloes), Maseriti Mohlolo (Lesotho Defence Force), Amanda Mthandi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Maylan Mulenga (Green Buffaloes), Boitumelo Rabale (Mamelodi Sundowns), Marie Rasoanandrasana (Olympic de Moroni), Aimee Razanampiavy (Olympic de Moroni), Leungo Senwelo (Double Action), Refilwe Tholakele (Mamelodi Sundowns)
Own goals – Ntsatsi Khakanyo (Lesotho Defence Force), Memory Nthala (Green Buffaloes)

 

Double Action Ladies et Mamelodi Sundowns en finale
On connait désormais les finalistes de l’édition 2023 de la CAF Women’s Champions League | COSAFA Qualifiers. Le dernier match de cette compétition opposera les Botswanaises de Double Action Ladies aux Sud-Africaines de Mamelodi Sundowns. Ces deux formations ont validé leur billet mercredi non sans mal.

Pour revenir aux demi-finales, ce sont les Double Action Ladies et Costa Do Sol qui ont ouvert les hostilités mercredi. Et le premier ticket pour la finale est revenu aux Double Action Ladies – club originaire du Botswana – qui ont remporté leur match sur le score de 2-0. Un match où les deux adversaires ont joué un football de haut niveau se rendant coup pour coup notamment en milieu de terrain. Mais l’équipe victorieuse possédait une arme fatale répondant au nom de Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse.

L’attaquante des Double Action Ladies en a fait voir de toutes les couleurs aux représentantes du Mozambique. Elle a inscrit un doublé pendant les 90 minutes d’engagement. Elle a d’abord ouvert le score à la 8e minute en se déjouant de la défense de Costa Do Sol. Par la suite, elle a récidivé en fin de rencontre, marquant un but qui a définitivement mis ko ses adversaires.

Dans l’autre rencontre, les Mamelodi Sundowns ont triomphé d’une vaillante équipe des Green Buffaloes (3-1). D’ailleurs, ce sont les Zambiennes qui ont ouvert le score dè la 11e minute par l’entremise de Mulenga. Mais Nhlapho a ensuite rétabli la parité à la demi-heure de jeu avant que Morifi ne place les Sundowns devant (60e). Après plusieurs tentatives pour revenir dans le match, les Zambiennes se feront de nouveau surprendre en fin de match par un dernier but marqué par Mukhubela.

La finale aura donc une saveur particulière entre deux équipes au style de jeu différent ce vendredi. Double Action a disputé les deux précédentes éditions de la Ligue des Champions féminine de la COSAFA et a atteint la demi-finale en deux occasions. Les Botswanaises ont remporté la médaille de bronze l’an dernier et ont déjà fait mieux cette fois en atteignant la finale de la compétition.

 

Double Action Ladies e Mamelodi Sundowns disputam final da “champions”
As equipas do Double Action Ladies (Botswana) e Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (África do Sul), irão disputar a final da terceira edição das eliminatórias regionais da Liga dos Campeões Feminina da CAF (COSAFA), após vencerem, hoje, nas meias-finais, Costa do Sol (Moçambique) e Green Buffaloes (Zâmbia), por 2-0 e 3-1,  rspectivamente.
O duelo entre os dois conjuntos terá lugar no Sugar Ray Xulu Stadium, às 15.00 horas, nesta sexta-feira, na cidade litorânea de Durban, África do Sul, local onde a competição vem decorrendo desde o passado dia 30 de Agosto.
Entretanto, a anteceder o jogo referenciado, no mesmo local, às 12.00 horas, o emblema moçambicano e o actual detentor do título, Green Buffaloes, semifinalistas derrotados, medirão forças entre si, no “playoff” de atribuição do terceiro e quarto lugar.
As duas equipas vinham de resultados diferentes, o Costa do Sol perdeu por 4-0 na segunda-feira, frente ao Mamelodi Sundowns, actual vice-campeão da competição, enquanto que, os representantes do Botswana golearam no último jogo o Ntopwa FC (Malawi), por 4-0, vencendo o Grupo “A” com sete pontos, os mesmos que o Green Buffaloes, actual detentor do título.
Todavia, o desafio Mamelodi Sundowns- Green Buffaloes, foi aguardado com viva expectativa, a final, no ano passado os dois emblemas protagonizaram a final da segunda edição, tendo as zambianas,  à custa das anfitriãs conquistado o primeiro troféu na história deste torneio.
Depois de um percurso imaculado sem sofrer nenhum golo na fase de grupos, Sundowns  viu a sua baliza violada pela primeira vez com o golo madrugador de Maylan Mulenga a passagem do minuto 11, sendo que a capitã, Zanele Nhlapho (32´) igualou o placard antes do intervalo.
Já na segunda parte as comandadas de Jerry Tshabalala, adiantaram-se no marcador por intermédio de Chuene Morifi (60´) e, na cobrança  de uma grande penalidade Tiisetso Makhubela faz o 3-1 a favor das anfitriãs. Esfumava-se, deste modo, a possibilidade da revalidação do título por parte das zambianas.
Anotar que esta competição vem sendo disputada desde o passado dia 30 de Agosto, na cidade sul-africana de Durban, devendo terminar esta sexta-feira, ou seja, no dia 8 de Setembro do ano corrente.

Referir que o vencedor e o finalista vencido desta prova serão os representante da região da África Austral (COSAFA), na terceira edição desta  liga, cuja fase final terá lugar em país ainda por indicar antes do final do ano. se realizará de 5 a 19 de Novembro, na Costa do Marfim.