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22nd edition of the COSAFA Cup
2023 COSAFA Cup Host country South Africa City Durban Dates 5–16 July 2023 Teams 12 (from 1 confederation) Venue(s) 3 Matches played 21 Goals scored 47 (2.24 per match) Top scorer(s) Tshegofatso Mabasa Albert Kangwanda (3 goals each)
All statistics correct as of 16 July 2023.
International football competition
The 2023 COSAFA Cup is the 22nd edition of the annual association football competition organized by COSAFA . It will be held in South Africa for the sixth straight year, this time in Durban , from 5 to 16 July 2023.[ 1] Zambia are the defending champions.[ 2]
Participating nations
National team
FIFA Ranking (31 March 2023)[ 3]
Best Performance
Eswatini
144
Semi-finals (1999, 2002, 2003, 2021)
Mauritius
180
Quarter-finals (2001, 2004)
Comoros
131
Group stage
Lesotho
150
Runner-Up (2000)
Botswana
152
Runner-Up (2016, 2019)
Malawi
127
Runner-Up (2002, 2003)
Zambia
86
Champions (1997, 1998, 2006, 2013, 2019, 2022)
Mozambique
119
Runner-Up (2008, 2015)
Namibia
106
Champions (2015)
South Africa
66
Champions (2002, 2007, 2008, 2016, 2021)
Angola
118
Champions (1999, 2001, 2004)
Seychelles
197
Group stage
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.[ 4]
Venues
Draw
The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in Johannesburg .[ 1]
Group stage
Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023.[ 4]
Group A
Group B
Group C
Best Runner-up Table
Knockout stage
Semi-final matches will be played 14 July 2023. The final and third-place matches will be played two days later at the King Zwelithini Stadium .[ 4]
Semi-finals
Third-place
Final
Statistics
Goalscorers
There have been 47 goals scored in 21 matches, for an average of 2.24 goals per match (as of 16 July 2023). Players highlighted in bold are still active in the competition.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal
References
Domestic leagues Domestic cups Super cups CAF club competitions International competitions