COSAFA Women's Championship Latest News

Banyana Banyana suffered a shock 2-1 defeat to Namibia in the final of the 2026 COSAFA Women's Champions on Sunday afternoon. Desiree Ellis made three changes to the side that defeated Zimbabwe in the semi-finals. Sibongakonke Mzobe, Bongiwe Thusi and Bonolo Mokoma started ahead of Sibulele Hloweni, Gabriela Salgado and...

Banyana Banyana booked their spot in the 2026 COSAFA Women's Championship final after seeing off Zimbabwe 4-2 on penalties on Friday afternoon. Banyana coach Desiree Ellis made nine changes to the side that drew with Lesotho including in the goals where Casey Gordon replaced Dineo Magagula who started the last...

Banyana Banyana head coach Desiree Ellis has reacted to her side’s 1-1 draw with Lesotho in their last Group A match at the COSAFA Women’s Championship in Polokwane. The draw ensured that the record regional champions top the group with seven points and set-up a semi-final meeting with Zimbabwe on...

Banyana Banyana came from a goal down to draw 1-1 with Lesotho in their final Group A at the 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship at a hot Seshego Stadium on Tuesday. The host nation had an early opportunity to break the deadlock from a Zoe October set-piece in the 10th minute,...

Banyana Banyan head coach Dr Desiree Ellis says the return of attacker Gabriela Salgado was a big moment for the player and the team overall, considering the seriousness of the injury she had. Salgado suffered a serious injury on her leg in semi-finals of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations...

Banyana Banyana opened their 2025 COSAFA Women’s Championship with a 2-0 win over Malawi at the Old Peter Mokaba Stadium on Wednesday afternoon.   The result means they are second in Group A on the same number of points with Angola who defeated Lesotho 3-1 in an earlier kick-off. ALSO...

Banyana Banyana coach Dr Desiree Ellis has named a 38-member squad for an Alignment camp ahead of the COSAFA Women’s Championship and Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). South Africa have not been active since their 2-0 win over Morocco in a WAFCON warm-up match in early December last year...

Despite their 2024 COSAFA Women's Championship cup final heartbreak, Banyana Banyana dominate the team of the tournament with five players, with two of them also winning individual accolades. The youthful Banyana side were looking to add a record sixth COSAFA title having won it five times before, but the 'drought'...

Zambia are the 2022 COSAFA Women’s Championship champions after winning 4-3 on penalties against Banyana Banyana following 120 minutes of no goals. Banyana coach Maud Khumalo made three changes to the side that defeated Mozambique in the semi-final. Khutso Pila started ahead of Sinamile Mkhwanazi, Asanda Hadebe for Kesha Hendricks...

South Africa are in the final of the COSAFA Women’s Championship for the first time since 2022 after defeating Mozambique 4-1 on penalties in the semi-final after the game ended 1-1 in regulation time at Wolfson Stadium on Thursday. The hosts started the game shaky allowing their opponents in their...