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Champions of Southern Africa! Zambia's Copper Queens beat Banyana Banyana to clinch 2024 Cosafa Women's Championship

<p>Zambia defeated South Africa 4-3 in the penalty&nbsp;shootout on Saturday evening to win the Cosafa Women's Championship at the Wolfson Stadium.</p><p>The game between the two teams in both the regulation and extra time ended goalless and the game had to be decided&nbsp;with the penalties and the Copper Queens delivered to silence the home crowd.  </p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="pt" dir="ltr">ғᴜʟʟ ᴛɪᴍᴇ sᴄᴏʀᴇs <br><br>Zambia 🇿🇲 0-0 South Africa 🇿🇦 <br>          🇿🇲 0-0 🇿🇦 Extra Time<br>                 4-3(Penalties)<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HCWC2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HCWC2024</a> <a href="https://t.co/0eX0U7GZRy">pic.twitter.com/0eX0U7GZRy</a></p>— COSAFA (@COSAFAMEDIA) <a href="https://twitter.com/COSAFAMEDIA/status/1852740992006340616?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">November 2, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Banyana Banyana goalkeeper Jessica Williams won the Golden Award for her outstanding performance throughout the competition.&nbsp;</p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">How often do you see this? 😲<br><br>Jessica Williams lands a freekick from a DISTANCE 🔥<br><br>📺 Stream <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HCWC2024?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HCWC2024</a> on DStv: <a href="https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc">https://t.co/B0jLrQW5cc</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HereForHer?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HereForHer</a> <a href="https://t.co/MgvsB2Sq6u">pic.twitter.com/MgvsB2Sq6u</a></p>— SuperSport Football ⚽️ (@SSFootball) <a href="https://twitter.com/SSFootball/status/1849820148628107734?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 25, 2024</a></blockquote>
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<p>Coach Desiree Ellis should also consider Isabella Ludwig in her senior squad after winning the Player of the Tournament crown.</p><p>The Copper Queens walked away with the Fair Play Award while their players Ochumba Lubanji and&nbsp;Fridah Mukoma shared the Golden Boot.</p><p></p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>Despite the defeat, Banyana Banyana performed quite well in the competition, ensuring they didn't lose from open play. </p><p>It will be interesting to see who will be considered by coach Desiree Ellis in future assignments, especially the 2025 Wafcon that will be played in Morocco.</p>

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Champions of Southern Africa! Zambia's Copper Queens beat Banyana Banyana to clinch 2024 Cosafa Women's Championship | Goal.com South Africa

Zambia beat South Africa&apos;s Banyan Banyana to win the 2024 Cosafa Cup.