The 2025 COSAFA Women's Champions League, officially known as the 2025 Hollywoodbets COSAFA Women's Champions League for sponsorship reasons, was the fifth edition of the annual international women's club football competition organized by COSAFA to decide the region's qualifier for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League. The tournament was held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 22 to 31 August 2025.
The University of the Western Cape were defending champions, having won last year's final 9–8 on penalties. They did not qualify for the 2025 edition. Gaborone United Ladies defeated ZESCO Ndola 4–3 on penalties to qualify for the 2025 CAF Women's Champions League.
Entrants 10 of the fourteen COSAFA member associations entered teams for the competition, with Comoros and Lesotho returning after not participating in the previous edition. TeamLastPrevious best performance Gaborone United Ladies2nd2024 (2024) 3rd2023 (2022 Young Buffaloes4th2024 (2024) Kick4Life1stDebut Ntopwa FC 2nd2023 (2023) CD Costa do Sol3rd2023 (2023) Beauties FC1stDebut Mamelodi Sundowns4th2023 (2021, 2023) ZESCO Ndola Girls1stDebut Herentals Queens2nd2024 (2024) Associations that did not enter a team:
Venue City Stadium Capacity Johannesburg AW Muller Stadium ~5,000
Match officials Referees
Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela Chipo MAYIMBO Mercy Nteboheleng Theresia SETOKO Gloria keke SAMBUMBA Nuusiku Vistoria SHANGULA Seonyatseng Joyce Tshephe Eness M. GUMBO
Assistant Referees
Eveline Lungameni AUGUSTINUS Tahinjanahary Martine Hasiniaina Roda Artimisa MONDLANE Leungo Tsogang Maneo Evodia TAU Lumbizai Musawa Nandipha MENZE Hasimbola Rasoloniaina
Video assistant referees
GIMO Grace Claris Sekai SIMANGO Nuusiku Vistoria SHANGULA Eness M. GUMBO Lumbizai Musawa Nonjabulo Nonhle Ndlela Nandipha MENZE
Draw The official draw was held on 5 August 2025 in Johannesburg. The seeded teams were: SeededUnseeded Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies (hosts) Gaborone United Ladies Herentals Queens Ntopwa FC Beauties FC ZESCO Ndola Girls Young Buffaloes Kick4Life WFC CD Costa do Sol Olympic de Moroni
Group stage
Tiebreakers Teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; Goal difference in all group matches; Goals scored in all group matches; Penalty shoot-out if only two teams are tied and they met in the last round of the group; Disciplinary points (yellow card = 1 point, red card as a result of two yellow cards = 3 points, direct red card = 3 points, yellow card followed by direct red card = 4 points); Drawing of lots.
Group A
Group B
Group C
Best runners-up ranking Since Group A only had four teams, the results against fourth-placed teams were omitted for this ranking.
Knockout stage Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Awards and statistics Goalscorers
RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse Gaborone United Ladies72 Maungo Maponga Gaborone United Ladies53 Bambanani Mbane Mamelodi Sundowns3 Morelife Nyagumbo Herentals Queens Eneless Phiri ZESCO Ndola Girls Refilwe Tholakele Mamelodi Sundowns7 Avell Chitundu ZESCO Ndola Girls2 Millicent Hikuam Beauties FC Fridah Kabwe ZESCO Ndola Girls Lúcia Moçambique CD Costa do Sol Boitumelo Rabale Mamelodi Sundowns12 Anllaouia Hadhirami Ali Olympic de Moroni1 Suraya Ali Olympic de Moroni Rose Alufandika Ntopwa FC Twelikondjele Amukoto Beauties FC Kondawo Banda Ntopwa FC Keitumetse Dithebe Gaborone United Ladies Nomvuyo Dvuba Young Buffaloes Desiree Kenyaditswe Gaborone United Ladies Samira Latifo CD Costa do Sol Polite Mabika Herentals Queens Eunência Machava CD Costa do Sol Karabo Makhurubetshi Mamelodi Sundowns Solomampionona Mamonjy Olympic de Moroni Nteboheleng Mohoshela Kick4Life Nthabiseng Majiya Mamelodi Sundowns Milla Milambo ZESCO Ndola Girls Charity Mubanga ZESCO Ndola Girls Sandra Mugwara Mamelodi Sundowns Joana Mussuie CD Costa do Sol Nonjabuliso Mokgale Young Buffaloes Penelope Mulubwa ZESCO Ndola Girls Lebohang Ramalepe Mamelodi Sundowns Lerato Tsoinyane Kick4Life Jessie Yosefe Ntopwa FC
Own goals RankPlayerTeamGoals1 Matšeliso Mosala Kick4Life11 Marlene Janeiro CD Costa do Sol11 Jackline Chomba ZESCO Ndola Girls11 Ruth Nyirongo Ntopwa FC1
Group Stage Best XI The COSAFA Technical Study Group has announced the group stage Best XI as follows: GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsGroup Stage Best XI Dlamini Moyo Mbane Gaofetoge Ramalepe Machava Rabale Radiakanyo Ontlametse Tholakele Maponga Coach: Godfrey Sapula
Overall Best XI The COSAFA Technical Study Group has announced the tournament's Best XI as follows: GoalkeepersDefendersMidfieldersForwardsBest XI Pheresi Soko Mochawe Gaofetoge Bwalya Muchinga Rabale Radiakanyo Ontlametse Tholakele Maponga Coach: Khalid Niyonzima
Awards The COSAFA Women's Champions League technical study group selected the following as the best of the tournament. AwardPlayerTeamBest Player Eneless Phiri ZESCO Ndola GirlsTop Goal scorer Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse Gaborone United LadiesBest Goalkeeper Tlamelo PheresiFairplay team ZESCO Ndola Girls
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