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Namibia has been crowned champions of the 2025 Council of Southern Africa Football Associations (COSAFA) Championship. Namibia came from behind to beat hosts Banyana Banyana 2-1 in extra-time.
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Namibia have produced a HUGE upset to defeat Banyana Banyana and to win the COSAFA Womens Championship!!!#SABCSportFootball pic.twitter.com/K0AcR0KwJT
β SABC Sport (@SABC_Sport) March 1, 2026
It took 36 minutes for Nthabiseng Majiya to put Banyana in the lead after a defensive blunder by Namibia. But Mudinatjo Hanavi scored a brilliant goal for Namibia nine minutes into the second half. Then Namibia took the lead early in extra time through Memory Ngonda.
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Nthabiseng Majiya scores the opener for Sasol Banyana Banyana in the Final of the COSAFA Championship
South Africa 1 β 0 Namibia pic.twitter.com/vbfSzI4DKW
β SAFA.net (@SAFA_net) March 1, 2026
The goal was enough to lead Namibia to their first COSAFA crown.
On Friday, Banyana beat Zimbabwe 4-2 on penalties. In the earlier semi-final, Namibia caused a major upset when they beat defending champions Zambia 1-nil.
www.sabcnews.com, https://www.sabcnews.com/sabcnews/namibia-crowned-2025-cosafa-champions/
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