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.
Senegal are defending champions. Morocco beat Mozambique 4-3 via penalties in the final after the final match ended in a 4-4 draw.
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. 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.
The draw resulted in the following groups: + Group ATeamA1A2A3A4+ Group BTeamB1B2B3B4 Match officials The following referees were appointed by COSAFA to officiate the competition: RefereeQualified Said Hachim2010 Tsaralaza Maolidy2013 Rose Zimba2019 Reetesh Loll2016 Louis Siave2016RefereeQualified Dique Muxanga2022 Ângelo Nguenha2022 Nadim Lucas2024 Dean Vandertoorn2024 Malusi Mbatha2023 Jackson Msilombo2018
Group stage Group A
Group B
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
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).
Golden Boot Isaac Kajam and Antonio Namape Jnr8 goalsGolden Ball Antonio Namape JnrGolden Glove Yassir AbadaCOSAFA Beach Soccer Fair Play Trophy Malawi
Goalscorers
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