Guest nation Tanzania from East Africa have been crowned 2021 COSAFA Women’s Championships winners after a 1-0 victory over Malawi in the final at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium on Saturday.
The East Africa side eliminates the Copper Queens of Zambia on penalties in the Semifinals to reach the final in a grand style.
The Tanzanians now hold titles in all the women’s categories in COSAFA, Under-17, Under-20 and senior football.
It is heart-break for Malawi, who made their first final but battled to make an impact against the organised Tanzanians.
The decisive moment in the decider came on 64 minutes when Enekia Lunyamila followed up a long-range shot that was spilled and fired into the empty net.
It was as much as Tanzania deserved, they controlled much of the game and lift the trophy having only conceded a single goal in their five games.