2021 COSAFA Women's Championship squads explained

This article lists the squads for the 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship, the 9th edition of the COSAFA Women's Championship. The tournament is a women's international football tournament for national teams organised by COSAFA, teams from Southern Africa, and was held in Nelson Mandela Bay from 28 September to 9 October 2021. In the tournament were involved twelve national teams: nine teams from COSAFA and three teams from CECAFA, who were invited as guests. Each national team registered a squad of 20 players.

The age listed for each player is on 28 September 2021, the first day of the tournament. The numbers of caps and goals listed for each player do not include any matches played after the start of tournament. The club listed is the club for which the player last played a competitive match prior to the tournament. The nationality for each club reflects the national association (not the league) to which the club is affiliated. A flag is included for coaches that are of a different nationality than their own national team.

Group A

Angola

Coach: Sousa Garcia

The squad was announced on 21 September 2021.^[1]

Malawi

Coaches: McNerbert Kazuwa and Andrew Chikhosi

A preliminary squad was announced on 7 September 2021.^[2] The squad was reduced prior to the beginning of the tournament.^[3]

Mozambique

Coach: Felizarda Lemos

The squad was announced on 17 September 2021.^[4]

South Africa

Coach: Desiree Ellis

The squad was announced on 16 September 2021.^[5]

Group B

Botswana

Coach: Gaoletlhoo Nkutlwisang
On 27 September 2021, it was announced Nkutlwisang tested positive for COVID-19 and wouldn't travel with the team, who would be coached by Thaloba Nthaga, Belindah Moatswi, and Thabo Motang.^[6]

A preliminary squad was announced on 15 September 2021.^[7]

South Sudan

Coach: Shilene Booysen

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Tanzania

Coach: Bakari Shime

The squad was announced on 20 September 2021.^[9]

Zimbabwe

Coach: Sithetheliwe Sibanda

A preliminary squad was announced on 14 September 2021.^[10]

Group C

Eswatini

Coach: Dumisani Makhanya

The squad was announced on 23 September 2021.^[11]

Namibia

Coach: Woody Jacobs

The squad was announced on 28 September 2021.^[12]

Uganda

Coach: George Lutalo

A provisional squad was announced on 3 September 2021.^[13]

Zambia

Coach: Bruce Mwape

The squad was announced on 16 September 2021.^[14]

Player representation

Statistics are per the beginning of the competition.

By club

Clubs with 5 or more players represented are listed.

By representatives of domestic league

Notes and References

Web site: Angola name preliminary squad for COSAFA Women's Championship . COSAFA. 21 September 2021.
Web site: Malawi to camp ahead of 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship . COSAFA. 7 September 2021.
Web site: South Africa W 2-1 Malawi W. LiveStats. 28 September 2021.
Web site: Mozambique select squad for 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 17 September 2021.
Web site: Van Wyk to star for South Africa at COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 16 September 2021.
News: COVID-19 Hits The Mares . Kabelo. Boranabi. Mmegi. 27 September 2021.
Web site: Botswana enter camp ahead of 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship . COSAFA. 15 September 2021.
Web site: This is how the Brightstarlets lineup for their first group encounter against Botswana in the matchday II of COSAFA Women's Championship 2021.. South Sudan Football Association. Facebook. 29 September 2021.
Web site: Tanzania go for youth at 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 20 September 2021.
Web site: Zimbabwe head into camp ahead of COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 14 September 2021.
Web site: Eswatini go for experience in 2021 COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 23 September 2021.
News: Gladiators set for Cosafa tilt. Sheefeni. Nikodemus. The Namibian. 28 September 2021.
Web site: Uganda name provisional squad for COSAFA Women's Championship. COSAFA. 3 September 2021.
Web site: Copper Queens COSAFA Squad Revealed. Football Association of Zambia. 16 September 2021.