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Tanzania, Uganda, South Sudan ready for COSAFA Women’s Championship
The three teams from the Council of East and Central Africa Football Associations (CECAFA) Tanzania, Uganda and South Sudan have promised they are ready for the 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championship.
The Championship which will attract 12 teams takes place September 28th to October 9th in Port Elizabeth, South Africa.
Shime Bakari, the Tanzania head coach told Cecafaonline that playing at the COSAFA Championship is a good advantage to test his players and give them playing time ahead of the 2022 Africa Women’s Cup of Nations qualifiers. “This tournament has come at the right time for us,” added the coach.
While Tanzania are placed in the same group B with South Sudan, Botswana and Zimbabwe, the Uganda Crested Cranes are in Group C alongside Namibia, Eswatini and Zambia who are fresh from the Tokyo Olympics.
South Sudan who will be making their first appearance in this tournament are handled by a South African coach Shilene Booysen. “We have prepared well and have been in South Africa for over a week now training,” said Booysen.
The Uganda Crested Cranes who finished third in the same tournament in 2018 have vowed to go a step better this time round. Coach William George Lutalo said his team is determined to perform well because they have prepared well.
The Championship will kick-off with Angola facing Mozambique, while South Africa, fresh from lifting the Aisha Buhari Cup in Nigeria will take on Malawi, all on September 28th at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium.
The best teams in each group and the best runner-up will qualify for the semi final stage.
Group A: South Africa, Malawi, Angola, Mozambique
Group B: Botswana, Zimbabwe, Tanzania, South Sudan
Group C: Zambia, Uganda, Namibia, Eswatini