By Ntokozo Magongo
MBABANE – The country’s Women’s National team, Sitsebe will kick-off the Women’s Championship in Gqeberha on October 22, 2024.
The match will kick-off 2pm while hosts, South Africa and Namibia will be next at 5pm. Only games under Group A that comprises of South Africa (Banyana Banyana), Namibia, Eswatini and Seychelles will be played on the opening day. The fixtures were released by the Council of Southern African Football Association (COSAFA).
The team to represent the country is yet to be announced and go for camp.
Defending champions Malawi will start their bid to retain the title when they play Botswana in a crucial Group B game on October 23 at 5pm.
According to cosafa.com, the three-team Groups C and D get under way on October 24. The 2022 champions Zambia take on Angola in Group C at 12h00, while Mozambique meet Zimbabwe at 15h00, two eye-catching fixtures.
The group stage continues until October 29, with the top teams in each pool advancing to the semi-finals.
The last-4 action will be on October 31 when the winner of Group B takes on the top side in Group C (2pm), and the top team in Group A meets the winner of Group D (5pm).
The final will be played on November 2 at 3pm where the champions for 2024 will be crowned queens of the region. There will be no bronze medal match.
Supporters will be able to stream all the games live on FIFA+ no matter where you are in the world.
