2022 Women's Varsity Football
The 2022 Women's Varsity Football was the ninth edition of the South African women's university soccer competition. It involved some of the top football playing universities in the country. The tournament is run by Varsity Sports SA, and is endorsed by the South African Football Association and University Sport South Africa. It was hosted at UJ Soweto Stadium by the University of Johannesburg.[1]
- Tshwane University of Technology
- University of Pretoria
(7 goals)
All statistics correct as of 17 May 2024.
UWC are defending champions.[2][3] They lost the title via penalties (5-3) to UJ after the match ended in a 0-0 draw.[4]
Participating teams
The eight teams that competed in the 2022 Women's Varsity Football challenge are:
Team name | University |
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UJ | University of Johannesburg |
UWC | University of the Western Cape |
UP-Tuks | University of Pretoria |
NWU | North West University |
UL | University of Limpopo |
TUT | Tshwane University of Technology |
Wits | University of the Witwatersrand |
DUT | Durban University of Technology |
The teams were split into two groups as follows:[5]
Group A | Group B |
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Round robin stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UWC | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | TUT | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 6 | |
3 | Wits | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
4 | DUT | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
TUT | 5–0 | DUT |
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24’Tshogofatso Motlogelwa 25’ Own Goal 31’Yolisa Ntsabo 59’ Nombulelo Khumalo 67’ Johanna Ramanna |
UWC | 1–0 | Wits |
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57’ Lindokuhle Gladile |
TUT | 2–0 | Wits |
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33′Yolisa Ntsabo 48′ Nicole Mohlala |
Wits | 5–1 | DUT |
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2’ Ofentse Malape 14’ 22’ Lesego Nkoane 27’Shakeerah Jacobs, 29’ Shakeerah Jacobs | 60’ Nokwanda Xulu |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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1 | UJ (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 0 | +12 | 9 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
2 | UP-Tuks | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | |
3 | NWU | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 1 | |
4 | UL | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 12 | −9 | 1 |
(H) Hosts
NWU | 3–3 | UL |
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10 Noluthando Mohlontlo 46’ Lerato Monate 68’ Vonisiwe Maswanganyi | 26’ Boniswa Makhale 45’ Sharon Matabathe 62’ Amukelani Kanyan |
UP-Tuks | 4–0 | UL |
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6′ Shongwe 10′ Lesedi Petlane 19′Betty Mallela 32′ Sinamila Mkhwanazi |
Knockout stage
Semi finals
UJ | 5–1 | TUT |
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16’ 24’ S. Shamase 44’ T. Shamase 53’ Lerato Lefa 55’ Refiloe Maseko | 41’ Tshogofatso Motlogelwa, |
Final
Sponsors
The tournament was sponsored by:
- First National Bank
- Suzuki
Awards
The following players were rated best in the tournament:[11]
Award | Player | Team |
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FNB player of the tournament | Spumelele Shamase | UJ |
Suzuki Golden Boot |
References
- ^ "Varsity Women's Football - 14 October 2022". www.howler.co.za (in Spanish). Retrieved 2024-05-17.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-10). "Women's Varsity Football MD 1 Wrap: Shamase twins cause havoc, UWC starts with a win". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Crouch, Faheedah (2021-10-07). "UWC Eager to Build on Varsity Football Title Victory". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Abrahams, Celine (2022-10-17). "UJ Dethrone UWC to Win 2022 Varsity Football Crown". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Mshengu, Thami (2022-10-11). "2022 Varsity Football Women's fixtures confirmed". ThamiSoccer. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-12). "Women's Varsity Football MD 3 Wrap: UWC beat TUT, Tuks secure last semi-final spot". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-11). "Women's Varsity Football MD 2 Wrap: UJ, TUT, UWC Book Semi-Final Spots". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-10). "Women's Varsity Football MD 1 Wrap: Shamase twins cause havoc, UWC starts with a win". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-13). "Varsity Women's Football: UWC & UJ to meet in 2022 final". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Kamedien, Siraj (2022-10-15). "UJ dethrone UWC in Women's Varsity Football tournament". Varsity Sports. Retrieved 2024-03-24.
- ^ Hare, Rudene (2023-08-20). "UWC Crowned 2023 Women's Varsity Football Champions". gsport4girls. Retrieved 2024-03-15.
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