2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
← 2022 2024 → | |
The 2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship was the fourth edition of the annual tournament organized by COSAFA. The tournament was held in Durban, South Africa.[1]
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
This edition of the tournament was held at South Beach, Durban in South Africa.
Draw
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
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage | |
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Malawi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Seychelles | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | Mozambique | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | Angola | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout stage
- In the knockout stage, extra-time and a penalty shoot-out will be used to decide the winner if necessary.
Bracket
| 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
Third-place
Final
Awards
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).
Statistics
Goal scorers
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
- Joao Tchitungo
- Omar de Fonseca
- Amine El Bidouri
- Yuran Malate
- Paolo Novela
- Khaled Al Mowallad
- Mubarak Alduoasri
- Eslam Sarraj
- Stephen Lajoie
- Ryan Servina
- Abdulrahim Bausi
References
- ^ "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.