The 2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship was the fourth edition of the biennial tournament organized by COSAFA. The tournament was held in Durban, South Africa.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Durban |
| Dates | 17 March 2024 - 23 March 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Morocco |
| Runners-up |  Mozambique |
| Third place |  Malawi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 116 (7.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Isaac Kajam and Antonio Namape Jnr (8 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Antonio Namape Jnr |
| Best goalkeeper | Yassir Abada |
| Fair play award | Malawi |
Senegal are defending champions.[2] Morocco beat Mozambique 4-3 via penalties in the final after the final match ended in a 4-4 draw.[3]
Venues edit
This edition of the tournament was held at South Beach, Durban in South Africa.
Draw edit
The draw for this edition of the tournament was held on 7 March 2024 at 11h00 CAT.[4] The eight teams were drawn into 2 group of 4 teams with teams finishing first and second in the groups qualifying for the knockout stages.[5]
| Group A | Group B |
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Group stage edit
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage | |
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
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| 1 |  Saudi Arabia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Malawi
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Africa (H)
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Seychelles
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Mozambique
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Angola
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Tanzania
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout stage edit
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| Morocco | 9 | |||||
| 23 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| Malawi | 6 | |||||
| Morocco (p) | 4 (4) | |||||
| 21 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| Mozambique | 4 (3) | |||||
| Mozambique | 8 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | |||||
| Third Place match | ||||||
| 23 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| Malawi | 5 | |||||
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | |||||
Semi-Final edit
Third-place edit
Final edit
Awards edit
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: the Golden Boot (top scorer), Golden Ball (best overall player) and Golden Glove (best goalkeeper).
| Golden Boot | Silver Boot | Bronze Boot |
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| Isaac Kajam and Antonio Namape Jnr
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Ramzi Dakman
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Driss Ghannam, Rachide Simithe, and Ayoub Zahraoui
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| 8 goals | 6 goals | 5 goals |
| Golden Ball | ||
| Antonio Namape Jnr
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| Golden Glove | ||
| Yassir Abada
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| COSAFA Beach Soccer Fair Play Trophy | ||
| Malawi
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Statistics edit
Goal scorers edit
There were 116 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 7.25 goals per match.
8 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
References edit
- ^ "Durban to host COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship in March". CAF. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "COSAFA | 2022 BEACH SOCCER". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "Morocco take gold at COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships". 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
- ^ "COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships draw set for March 7". 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
- ^ "Massive match-ups in COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships draw". 7 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.