2025 CAF Women's Champions League COSAFA Qualifiers


The 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League, officially known as the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth edition of the annual international women's club football competition organized by COSAFA to decide the region's qualifier for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League. The tournament was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 22 to 31 August 2025.

Entrants

10 of the fourteen COSAFA member associations entered teams for the competition, with Comoros and Lesotho returning after not participating in the previous edition.
Associations that did not enter a team:

Match officials

Referees

  • Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela
  • Chipo MAYIMBO Mercy
  • Nteboheleng Theresia SETOKO
  • Gloria keke SAMBUMBA
  • Nuusiku Vistoria SHANGULA
  • Seonyatseng Joyce Tshephe
  • Eness M. GUMBO

Assistant Referees

  • Eveline Lungameni AUGUSTINUS
  • Tahinjanahary Martine Hasiniaina
  • Roda Artimisa MONDLANE
  • Leungo Tsogang
  • Maneo Evodia TAU
  • Lumbizai Musawa
  • Nandipha MENZE
  • Hasimbola Rasoloniaina
;Video assistant referees

Draw

The official draw was held on 5 August 2025 in Johannesburg. The seeded teams were:
SeededUnseeded

  • Ntopwa FC
  • Beauties FC
  • ZESCO Ndola Girls
  • Young Buffaloes
  • Kick4Life WFC
  • CD Costa do Sol
  • Olympic de Moroni

    • Group stage

    ;Tiebreakers
    Teams are ranked according to points, and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings.
    1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
    2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
    3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
    4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
    5. Goal difference in all group matches;
    6. Goals scored in all group matches;
    7. Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group;
    8. Disciplinary points ;
    9. Drawing of lots.

    Group A


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    Group B


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    Group C


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    Best runners-up ranking

    Since Group A only had four teams, the results against fourth-placed teams were omitted for this ranking.

    Knockout stage

    Semi-finals

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    Awards and statistics

    Goalscorers

    RankPlayerTeamGoals
    1 Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse Gaborone United Ladies7
    2 Maungo Maponga Gaborone United Ladies5
    3 Bambanani Mbane Mamelodi Sundowns3
    3 Morelife Nyagumbo Herentals Queens3
    3

    Group Stage Best XI

    The COSAFA Technical Study Group has announced the group stage Best XI as follows:
    Coach: Godfrey Sapula

    Overall Best XI

    The COSAFA Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows:
    Coach: Khalid Niyonzima

    Awards

    The COSAFA Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament.