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4th COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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]
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| 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 → | |
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 |  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 |
| Seychelles | 2–7 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Angola | 4–8 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||||
| Morocco | 4–4 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 4-3 | ||
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Kajam and Antonio Namape Jnr |
Ramzi Dakman |
Driss Ghannam, Rachide Simithe, and Ayoub Zahraoui |
| 8 goals | 6 goals | 5 goals |
| Golden Ball | ||
| Antonio Namape Jnr | ||
| Golden Glove | ||
| Yassir Abada | ||
| COSAFA Beach Soccer Fair Play Trophy | ||
| Malawi | ||
There were 116 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 7.25 goals per match.
8 goals
Isaac Kajam Antonio Namape Jnr6 goals
Ramzi Dakman5 goals
Driss Ghannam Ayoub Zahraoui Rachide Simithe4 goals
Dala Dala Adnan Oubahri Angelo Tomas Jaruph Juma3 goals
Paolo Nascimento Oblen Khumbula Sandram Ussi Badr El Kraichly Helio Mahota2 goals
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