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The Scorchers of Malawi top Group A at the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship after registering a 4-3 victory over host nation South Africa on the opening day of the tournament at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Wednesday. Temwa Chawingwa completed a hat-trick, a goal in the first half and brace in the second half with Leticia Chinyamula scoring the opener. South Africa, who were missing several key players, scored consolation goals from the boots of Thubelihle Shamase, Khesani Nkuna and Sphumelele Shamase. Malawi dominated the African champions from the start of the game with...

Angola were the big winners on match day one in Group B at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Thursday as defending champions Zambia were held by Mozambique. Sousa Garcia's Angolan charges were rampant as they defeated the Comoros Islands 5-0 on a hot day in South Africa's capital. All the goals came in the opening half from Elsa Caupe in the opening five minutes, followed by Sara Luvunga after 20 minutes, Matondo Matuvova scored the third one while Paulina Sambo scored the fourth. The fifth goal was an unfortunate own goal from Anllaouia...

Zimbabwe marked their return to international football with a victory on day three in the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship at the Lucas Moripe Stadium on Friday. The Mighty Warriors were 1-0 winners over Lesotho in the Group C opener. Privilege Mupeti came off the bench to score her side’s only goal just before the hour-mark in a match that Zimbabwe dominated. Shadrack Mulauzi’s charges were in might have won by a greater margin with Charitabel Katona guilty of not being clinical in front of goal on two clear occasions in the first half. Katona could have made it 2-0 with...

Temwa Chawinga was the star of the show on day four of the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship in Dobsonville on Saturday as Malawi qualified for the knockout phase of this year’s tournament. Chawinga scored four second-half goals as her side annihilated Eswatini 8-0 in a clash in Group A in the first match of the day. She also increased her goal tally staying on top of the goal scorer charts with seven goals in two matches. Sabinha Thom is the one who opened the scoring completing a brace in the first half while Carolyne Mathyola and Rose Kadzere also registered their names...

Group C was dubbed the 'Group of Death' and lived up to expectations after the results of match day two in the pool at the HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women's Championship at Dobsonville Stadium on Monday. Botswana showed no mercy against Lesotho as they put three goals past them without reply. The Mares, who made no changes to the side that drew 1-1 with Namibia in their opener, showed intention to score early in the first half with Lesego Radiakanyo denied by the defense in the opening three minutes while Obonetse Rathari was struck the woodwork from range a minute later. It wasn't long...

Zambia and Mozambique confirmed their places in the semifinals of the 2023 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship after wins over Comoros and Angola respectively in the deciding Group B matches in Gauteng on Tuesday. Defending champions Zambia were forced to kick into second gear by Comoros, who came into their decider already eliminated as they held them to 1-1 draw at the break. Fridah Kabwe, who netted a hattrick, opened the scoring for Zambia in the opening 20 minutes, but that goal was canceled by Mohamed Rouika four minutes before half time. When they returned after the...

The University of the Western Cape (UWC) women's football team delivered a dominant performance, thrashing Young Buffaloes of Eswatini 6-0 on Thursday to secure their place in the final of the 2024 CAF Women’s Champions League COSAFA qualifiers in Malawi.