COSAFA: Uganda, Zambia face-off in third-place playoff
Sep 21, 2018
Zambia and Uganda will face-off in Friday’s bronze-medal match as they seek to gain some reward from what has been an excellent championship for both sides.
Crested Cranes's Norah Alupo (left) taking on Zimbabwe's Sheila Makoto in their final group game at the COSAFA Women's championships in South Africa. PHOTO: Stephen Mayamba
COCAFA Womens Cup
Semi-finals
South Africa 2 Uganda 0
Cameroon 0 Zambia 1
Third place play-off
Friday
Uganda v Zambia
Saturday, Final
South Africa v Cameroon
Hosts South Africa will face Central African guest nation Cameroon in the final of the COSAFA Women's Championship after both sides won their semi-final clashes in Nelson Mandela Bay Thursday.
South Africa fought hard to overcome Uganda 2-0, while Cameroon saw off Zambia 1-0 in a hard-fought clash in the first game of the day as they gained revenge for a group stage loss by the same scoreline to the She-Polopolo.
South Africa and Cameroon will contest the title decider at the Wolfson Stadium Saturday in what is sure to be a titanic battle between two sides who have qualified for the African Women's Championship in Ghana later in the year.
Crested Cranes captain Tracy Akiror sandwiched between Zimbabwe players at the Wolfson Stadium in Port Elizabeth
Zambia and Uganda will face-off in Friday's bronze-medal match as they seek to gain some reward from what has been an excellent championship for both sides.
Cameroon came through an excellent semi-final in which both sides had bright chances to scores.
But they went into the break goalless and it took until the 77th minute to get the opening goal as Edith Ngo Mbeleck produced a neat finish to give Cameroon the lead.
They were able to hold on to that advantage and seal their final spot, living up to their billing as the third-placed side on the FIFA Women's World Rankings.
South Africa were also made to work hard for their win but sealed the victory after goals from tournament top-scorer Linda Motlhalo and Jermaine Seoposenwe.
Motlhalo was typically composed with her seven minutes finish settle home nerves before Jane Refiloe was denied by UgandaN goalkeeper Ruth Atoru with an excellent stop.