COSAFA
East African guest nation Tanzania were crowned 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championships winners after a 1-0 victory over Malawi in the final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
The Tanzanians now hold titles in all the women’s categories in COSAFA, Under-17, Under-20 and senior football.
It was heart-break for Malawi, who made their first final but battled to make an impact against the organised Tanzanians.
The decisive moment came on 64 minutes when Enekia Lunyamila followed up a long-range shot that was spilled and fired into the empty net.
It was as much as Tanzania deserved, they controlled much of the game and lifted the trophy having only conceded a single goal in their five games.
Zambia collected the bronze medal and ensured South Africa would leave the competition empty handed for the first time in their history.
Their third-place play-off finished 1-1, with the Copper Queens showing greater nerve in the penalty shoot-out that followed to win 4-3.
