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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Durban |
| Dates | 17–23 March 2024 |
| Teams | 8 |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 116 (7.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | |
| Best player(s) | |
| Best goalkeeper | |
| Fair play award | |
← 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]
This edition of the tournament was held at South Beach, Durban in South Africa.
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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| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Group winners and runners-up advance to the Knockout stage | |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 11 | −4 | 3 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 9 | +3 | 6 | Advance to Semi-Finals |
| 2 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 | | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 12 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 10 | −3 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 21 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| | 9 | |||||
| 23 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| | 6 | |||||
| | 4 (4) | |||||
| 21 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| | 4 (3) | |||||
| | 8 | |||||
| | 1 | |||||
| Third Place match | ||||||
| 23 March – South Beach, Durban | ||||||
| | 5 | |||||
| | 4 | |||||
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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| 8 goals | 6 goals | 5 goals |
| Golden Ball | ||
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| Golden Glove | ||
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| COSAFA Beach Soccer Fair Play Trophy | ||
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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