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Banyana Find Out 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship Opponents

Banyana Banyana have avoided defending champions Malawi after been drawn in Group A for the 2024 COSAFA Women’s Championship to be played in Gqeberha from 22 October until 2 November.

The seven-time regional champions will be looking go a few steps further after failing to make out the knockout phase last year. This year, they have been pitted against Namibia, Eswatini and debutants Seychelles in the group.

Malawi will be gunning for their second title after seeing off Zambia 2-1 in last year’s final and have been drawn in Group B alongside Botswana, Madagascar and Mauritius. The Scorchers captain Temwa Chawinga was the star of the show in the last event scoring nine goals and has since joined KC Current in the American Women’s League. She has already made history by becoming the first player to score against 13 teams in a single season while tying the 18 goals record set by Sam Kerr in 2019.

Group C and D comprises of three teams each. 2022 champions Zambia are with Angola and Comoros in Group C while Mozambique, Zimbabwe and Lesotho are in Group D. The top sides in each group will progress to the semi-finals.  

With the tournament happening during the FIFA break, there is expectations that most teams will bring their star players, however South Africa is expected to play a much younger and less experienced side as the core of the African champions will be away playing friendlies in Europe as part of their 2025 WAFCON qualifiers.

Here’s a look at all the groups:

Lethabo Kganyago
Lethabo Kganyago
Lethabo Kganyago is currently working as a web and newspaper writer for iDiski Times. This award-winning sports journalist covers the Limpopo area and also specialises in coverage of women's football, including Banayana Banyana.
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