The 2023 COSAFA Cup is the 22nd edition of the annual

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competition organized by COSAFA. It was held in

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for the sixth straight year, this time in

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, from 5 to 16 July 2023.

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are the defending champions.

Participating nations

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

Draw

The draw for the group stage of the 2023 COSAFA Cup was held on 26 May 2023 in

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Group stage

Group stage matches will be played between 5–12 July 2023.

Group A

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Group B

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Group C

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Best Runner-up Table

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

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Bracket

Semi-finals

Third-place

Final

Statistics

Goalscorers

References

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