| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 28 September—9 October 2021 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Tanzania (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Malawi |
| Third place |  Zambia |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 22 |
| Goals scored | 65 (2.95 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Sibulele Holweni (5 goals) |
| Fair play award | Zambia |
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The 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship was 9th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship, a women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa. It will take place from 28 September to 9 October 2021 in the Nelson Mandela Bay Metropolitan Municipality, South Africa.[1][2][3][4]
South Africa are the defending champion by having defeated Botswana 1–2 goals on 14 November 2020.[5] They were beaten by Malawi in the semi-finals 3–2.[6]
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