South Africa’s Mamelodi Sundowns Ladies beat Black Rhinos Queens from Zimbabwe 3-0 to lift the Cosafa zone club championship and with it, book a place in the CAF Women’s Champions League finals.
The final of the seven-team tournament took place at King Zwelithini Stadium in South Africa’s coastal city of Durban on Saturday afternoon.
CAF president Patrice Motsepe witnessed the final alongside FIFA Secretary General Fatma Samoura, among other dignitaries.
The South African side did not waste time to impose itself on the game.
Sundowns scored first through Lerato Kgasago in the 12th minute.
Sundowns scored the second goal in the 78th minute through Nonhlanhla Mthandi.
Thereafter, Boitumelo Rabale added the third and final goal of the match.
SATURDAY’S RESULT (all statistics courtesy of Cosafa website)
Final
Black Rhinos Queens 0 Mamelodi Sundowns 3 (Kgasago 12’, Mthandi 78’, Rabale 90’)
GROUP STANDINGS
| GROUP A | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Mamelodi Sundowns (Q) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 17 | 9 |
| Double Action (Q) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 6 |
| Manzini Wanderers | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 1 |
| Lesotho Defence Force | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 13 | -12 | 1 |
| GROUP B | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | PTS |
| Black Rhinos Queens (Q) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 |
| Green Buffaloes (Q) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 3 |
| TURA Magic | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 0 |
TOURNAMENT STATS
Matches Played: 12
Goals scored: 42
Biggest victory: Mamelodi Sundowns 6 Lesotho Defence Force 0 (Group A, August 26); Mamelodi Sundowns 6 Double Action 0 (Group A, August 28); Lesotho Defence Force 0 Double Action 6 (Group A, August 30)
Most goals in a game: 7 – Mamelodi Sundowns 6 Manzini Wanderers 1 (Group A, August 30)
GOALSCORERS
5 goals – Melinda Kgadiete (Mamelodi Sundowns)
4 – Andisiwe Mgcoyi (Mamelodi Sundowns)
3 – Lelona Daweti (Mamelodi Sundowns), Lesego Radiakanyo (Double Action)
2 – Chantelle Esau (Mamelodi Sundowns), Cristobel Katona (Black Rhinos Queens), Rutendo Makore (Black Rhinos Queens), Marjory Nyaumwe (Black Rhinos Queens), Gaonyadiwe Ontlametse (Double Action), Boitumelo Rabale (Mamelodi Sundowns), Nomvula Sanga (Manzini Wanderers)
1 – Mavis Chirandu (Black Rhinos Queens), Lone Kgalaeng (Double Action), Lerato Kgasago (Mamelodi Sundowns),Kholu Lebakeng (Lesotho Defence Force), Khunjolwa Mali (Mamelodi Sundowns), Thembelihle Masibi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Laone Moloi (Double Action), Nonhlanhla Mthandi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Rhoda Mulaudzi (Mamelodi Sundowns), Anita Mulenga (Green Buffaloes), Zanele Nhlapho (Mamelodi Sundowns), Bonang Otlhagile (Double Action), Lesego Pineng (Double Action)