{"id":51103,"date":"2026-02-27T23:13:03","date_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/?p=51103"},"modified":"2026-02-27T23:13:03","modified_gmt":"2026-02-27T23:13:03","slug":"utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmighty-warriors-fail-to-reach-cosafa-womens-championship-final-after-losing-to-sa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/2026\/02\/27\/utm_sourcerssutm_mediumrssutm_campaignmighty-warriors-fail-to-reach-cosafa-womens-championship-final-after-losing-to-sa\/","title":{"rendered":"Mighty Warriors fail to reach COSAFA Women&#8217;s Championship final after losing to SA"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"post-140061\">&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- .entry-header -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n\t<img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" width=\"465\" height=\"264\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/eduzim.co.zw\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Mighty-Warriors-fail-to-reach-COSAFA-Womens-Championship-final-after.jpg?resize=465%2C264&#038;ssl=1\" class=\"object-contain h-46 w-full rounded-lg  md:rounded-none md:rounded-lg wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" decoding=\"async\" fetchpriority=\"high\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ethel-Chinyerere.jpg?w=1096&amp;ssl=1 1096w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ethel-Chinyerere.jpg?resize=300%2C170&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ethel-Chinyerere.jpg?resize=1024%2C581&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ethel-Chinyerere.jpg?resize=768%2C436&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.soccer24.co.zw\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Ethel-Chinyerere.jpg?resize=465%2C264&amp;ssl=1 465w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 465px) 100vw, 465px\"\/>&#13;<\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content custom-text-styles\">\n<p>The Mighty Warriors failed to reach the final of the COSAFA Women\u2019s Championship after suffering a 4\u20132 defeat on penalties to the South Africa women\u2019s national football team on Friday.<\/p>\n<p>The semi-final clash had ended in a 1\u20131 stalemate in regulation time, forcing the contest to be decided from the penalty spot.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe opened the scoring in the 10th minute through Ethel Chinyerere\u2019s beautiful long-range strike.<\/p>\n<p>Banyana Banyana equalised in the 39th minute courtesy of Nthabiseng Majiya\u2019s effort.<\/p>\n<p>In the shootout, Banyana Banyana proved more clinical, converting four of their spot-kicks, while the Mighty Warriors managed only two, ultimately seeing their hopes of reaching the final come to an end.<\/p>\n<p>Zimbabwe will now face Zambia women\u2019s national football team in the third\/fourth-place play-off on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p><h3 class=\"jp-relatedposts-headline\"><em>Related Posts<\/em><\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><!-- .entry-content -->&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t<!-- \n\n<footer class=\"entry-footer\">\n\t\t<span class=\"cat-links\">Posted in Local<\/span><span class=\"tags-links\">Tagged Mighty Warriors<\/span>\t<\/footer>\n\n -->&#13;<br \/>\n    &#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;<br \/>\n\t&#13;\n<\/div>\n<p><script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\" async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js?client=ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     crossorigin=\"anonymous\"><\/script>\r\n<!-- Africa tv video display -->\r\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\r\n     style=\"display:block\"\r\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-1669381584671856\"\r\n     data-ad-slot=\"3579572842\"\r\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\r\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\r\n<script data-jetpack-boost=\"ignore\">\r\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\r\n<\/script><br \/>\n#Mighty #Warriors #fail #reach #COSAFA #Womens #Championship #final #losing<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#13; 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