2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship

2023 COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityDurban
Dates17 March 2024 - 23 March 2024
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsMorocco Morocco
Runners-upMozambique Mozambique
Third placeMalawi Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored116 (7.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Malawi Isaac Kajam and Mozambique Antonio Namape Jnr (8 goals)
Best player(s)Mozambique Antonio Namape Jnr
Best goalkeeperMorocco Yassir Abada
Fair play awardMalawi Malawi
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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

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 Saudi Arabia 3 2 0 1 9 5 +4 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Malawi Malawi 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6
3 South Africa South Africa (H) 3 1 0 2 6 9 −3 3
4 Seychelles Seychelles 3 1 0 2 7 11 −4 3
Source: [1]
(H) Hosts
South Africa South Africa2–4Malawi Malawi
Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia1–3Seychelles Seychelles
South Africa South Africa3–2Seychelles Seychelles
Malawi Malawi1–5Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia
Seychelles Seychelles2–7Malawi Malawi
South Africa South Africa1–3Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
1 Morocco Morocco 3 2 0 1 12 9 +3 6 Advance to Semi-Finals
2 Mozambique Mozambique 3 2 0 1 13 13 0 6
3 Angola Angola 3 2 0 1 10 12 −2 6
4 Tanzania Tanzania 3 0 0 3 7 10 −3 0
Source: [2]
Tanzania Tanzania2–3 (aet)Angola Angola
Morocco Morocco5–2Mozambique Mozambique
Mozambique Mozambique5–4Tanzania Tanzania
Morocco Morocco2–3Angola Angola
Angola Angola4–8Mozambique Mozambique
Morocco Morocco2–1Tanzania Tanzania

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
21 March – South Beach, Durban
 
 
MoroccoMorocco9
 
23 March – South Beach, Durban
 
MalawiMalawi6
 
MoroccoMorocco (p)4 (4)
 
21 March – South Beach, Durban
 
MozambiqueMozambique4 (3)
 
MozambiqueMozambique8
 
 
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia1
 
Third Place match
 
 
23 March – South Beach, Durban
 
 
MalawiMalawi5
 
 
Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia4

Semi-Final

Morocco Morocco9–6Malawi Malawi
Mozambique Mozambique8–1Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Third-place

Malawi Malawi5–4Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Final

Morocco Morocco4–4Mozambique Mozambique
Penalties
4-3

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).

Golden Boot Silver Boot Bronze Boot
Malawi Isaac Kajam and Mozambique Antonio Namape Jnr Saudi Arabia Ramzi Dakman Morocco Driss Ghannam, Mozambique Rachide Simithe, and Morocco Ayoub Zahraoui
8 goals 6 goals 5 goals
Golden Ball
Mozambique Antonio Namape Jnr
Golden Glove
Morocco Yassir Abada
COSAFA Beach Soccer Fair Play Trophy
Malawi Malawi

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

References

  1. ^ "Durban to host COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship in March". CAF. 27 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  2. ^ "COSAFA | 2022 BEACH SOCCER". Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  3. ^ "Morocco take gold at COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships". 23 March 2024. Retrieved 23 March 2024.
  4. ^ "COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships draw set for March 7". 29 February 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.
  5. ^ "Massive match-ups in COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships draw". 7 March 2024. Retrieved 18 March 2024.