2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship: South Africa, Uganda reach semi-finals

Nelson Mandela Bay, South Africa (PANA) - Hosts South Africa and Uganda on Monday reached the semi-finals of the ongoing 2018 COSAFA Women’s Championship.

In the final group qualifiers, South Africa defeated Malawi 6-0 to win Group A with the maximum 9 points from three wins, while Uganda beat Zimbabwe 2-1 to win Group C with 7 points.

The other semi-final slots will be filled by the winner of Group B, to be decided on Tuesday, and the best runners up from the three groups.

The semi-finals will be played on 20 Sept., the bronze-medal match on 21 Sept. and the final on 22 Sept.

Other group results on Monday are -

Group A -
Botswana 0-0 Madagascar

Group C
Swaziland 1-4 Namibia

Below are the final Groups A and C standings

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 South Africa (H) 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9
2 Botswana 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
3 Malawi 3 1 0 2 2 8 −6 3
4 Madagascar 3 0 1 2 1 4 −3 1

Group C
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Uganda 3 2 1 0 5 4 +1 7
2 Zimbabwe 3 2 0 1 5 2 +3 6
3 Namibia 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
4 Swaziland 3 0 0 3 4 11 −7 0
-0- PANA VAO/AR 17Sept2018