The 2023 COSAFA Cup was the 22nd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in South Africa for the sixth straight year, this time in Durban, from 5 to 16 July 2023. Zambia were the defending champions.
Participating nations National teamFIFA Ranking (31 March 2023)Best Performance144Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)180Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)131Group stage150Runners-up (2000)152Runners-up (2016, 2019)127Runners-up (2002, 2003)86Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022)119Runners-up (2008, 2015)106Champions (2015)66Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)118Champions (1999, 2001, 2004)197Group stage
Format For the first time, all participants will enter the Group Stage for three groups of four nations. The winners of each group and best runner-up will advance to the knockout stages. The new format guarantees between three and five matches for each team. No plate competitions will be held in this edition of the tournament.
Venues Umlazi KwaMashuDurban King Zwelithini Stadium Princess Magogo Stadium Chatsworth Stadium Moses Mabhida Stadium Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 12,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 85,000
Draw The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg.
Group stage Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023.
Group A
Group B
Group C
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Knockout stage Semi-final matches where played on the 14 July 2023. The final and third-place matches where played two days later at the King Zwelithini Stadium. Bracket
Semi-finals
Third-place
Final
Statistics Goalscorers
References