Hosts South Africa cruised to a 4-0 victory over Mauritius to take charge of Group A at the 2022 HOLLYWOODBETS COSAFA Women’s Championship on Saturday.
The victory means Banyana Banyana have a full haul of six points from their two games and remain on course for the semifinals, though there is still work to be done.
Lithemba Sam-Sam netted a brace of goals to move to joint top of the scorers charts with three for the tournament alongside Boitumelo Rabale from Lesotho, before substitute Refilwe Maseko added a third off the bench.
The cherry on top came in injury-time when Michelle Sampson headed in a fourth.
It was another professional performance from a youthful South African side that have so far equipped themselves well in the competition.
Angola were held to a 1-1 draw by Mozambique in the earlier game in Group A that means they can now only finish as the best-placed runner-up as they seek a semifinal place.
Angola took the lead when Cristina Makua headed in from close range midway through the first half, but Mozambique were back level before halftime as Isobel Jorge scored from a tight angle.
Mozambique now need to beat South Africa in their final match to finish top of the pool.
Zambia will be back in action on Sunday when Group B resumes, as they take on the other victor from the opening round of matches, Lesotho.
That is set to be a massive clash in the pool with the winner to be in the pounds seats to advance. Kick-off at the Madibaz stadium is at 15h30 CAT.
The earlier match will see Namibia and Eswatini both seek to keep their chances alive with a win. That game starts at 12h00.
The best news for local fans is that tickets to the matches are FREE! They can be collected from SASOL outlets in Summerstrand, Disa, Motherwell and Standford Road.
All matches will be streamed live on www.cosafa.tv and FIFA+, and will also available on SuperSport, with selected games to be shown on SABC.
You can also follow the action at www.cosafa.com, and our official Twitter and Facebook pages.
SATURDAY’S RESULTS
Group A
Angola 1 (Mokua 27’)
Mozambique 1 (Jorge 45’)
South Africa 4 (Sam-Sam 33’, 47’, Maseko 78’, Sampson 90’)
Mauritius 0
SUNDAY’S FIXTURES
Group B
12h00 (10h00 GMT) – Namibia vs Eswatini – Madibaz Stadium
15h30 (13h30 GMT) – Zambia vs Lesotho – Madibaz Stadium
STANDINGS
| GROUP A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 6 |
| Mozambique | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| Angola | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 1 |
| Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 |
| GROUP B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Lesotho | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Namibia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 0 |
| Eswatini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| GROUP C | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Botswana | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Malawi | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Comoros | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
TOURNAMENT STATS
Matches Played: 8
Goals scored: 24
Biggest victory: Mauritius 0 Mozambique 5 (Group A, August 31)
Most goals in a game: 5 – Mauritius 0 Mozambique 5 (Group A, August 31)
GOALSCORERS
3 goals – Boitumelo Rabale (Lesotho), Lithemba Sam-Sam (South Africa)
2 – Barbra Banda (Zambia), Enekia Lunyamila (Tanzania), Refilwe Maseko (South Africa)
1 – Cidalia Cuta (Mozambique), Deolinda Gove (Mozambique), Isobel Jorge (Mozambique), Cristina Makua (Angola), Cina Manuel (Mozambique), Donisia Minja (Tanzania), Wezzie Mvula (Malawi), Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Botswana), Michelle Sampson (South Africa), Sphumelele Shamase (South Africa), Lonica Tsanwane (Mozambique)
Own goal – Elsa Dadard (Mauritius)
Source:COSAFA.com
