Feel the sand between your toes right in the comfort of your own space!
The fourth COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship hosted in Durban, South Africa, from Sunday 17 to Saturday 23 March 2024 is where bustling football action meets sand comes to life.
The 2024 tournament, which follows from previous editions in 2015, 2021 and 2022, features eight teams drawn into two groups, with a round-robin stage followed by semifinals, a third-place playoff and the final.
Group A features host team South Africa, as well as Malawi, Seychelles and Saudi Arabia, who are a guest team which will become the first ever non-African nation to participate in the COSAFA Beach Soccer Championships. Group B is made up of Tanzania, Morocco (also guest teams), Angola and former champions Mozambique.
The action sees group stage matches played on Sunday 17, Monday 18 and Wednesday 20
March, with the top two teams from each group progressing through the semifinals, which will be played on Friday 22 March. Saturday 23 March will then feature the third-place playoff and
championship final. All matches will be played at the South Beach Arena on Durban’s coastline.
The COSAFA Beach Soccer Championship was first played in 2015 in Seychelles and was won by Madagascar. The 2021 and 2022 editions were both held in Durban, South Africa, and were won by Mozambique and Senegal respectively.
Must know Beach Soccer facts.
1. Beach Soccer differs from normal football in several keyways. First, the sport is played on a
beach sand ‘pitch’ which is far smaller than a traditional football field, at just 35-37 metres in
length and 26-28 metres in width, with flags marking the edge of the penalty area and the
halfway line.
2. There are five players per team, with unlimited (rolling) substitutions and a maximum of 12
players in a matchday squad.
3. There are three periods of 12 minutes each and no Beach Soccer match can end in a draw.
Instead, there are three minutes of extra time played, and then, if required, a penalty shootout. A win in normal time is worth three points, a win in extra time is worth two points and a win by penalties is worth just one point.
4. A direct free kick is awarded for every foul, and the fouled player must take the shot (unless
they are injured). There are no offsides, no walls allowed for free kicks, throw-ins can be
taken with hands or feet, and there is no footwear allowed.
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COSAFA Beach Soccer broadcast details
All times CAT.
Sunday 17 March
– 10:15: Tanzania v Angola – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3 and SuperSport Maximo 360
– 11:55: South Africa v Malawi – LIVE on SuperSport Variety 3
– 14:25: Saudi Arabia v Seychelles – LIVE on SuperSport Football Plus and SuperSport
Play
– 15:55: Morocco v Mozambique – LIVE on SuperSport Football Plus, SuperSport Play
and SuperSport Maximo 360
Monday 18 March
– 10:15: Mozambique v Tanzania – LIVE on SuperSport Football (and SuperSport
Maximo 360 from 10:25)
– 11:55: South Africa v Seychelles – LIVE on SuperSport Football
– 14:25: Morocco v Angola – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 360
– 15:55: Malawi v Saudi Arabia – LIVE on SuperSport Football
Wednesday 20 March
– 10:15: Seychelles v Malawi – LIVE on SuperSport Football (and SuperSport Maximo 1
& SuperSport Maximo 360 from 10:25)
– 11:55: Angola v Mozambique – LIVE on SuperSport Football, SuperSport Maximo 1 and
SuperSport Maximo 360
– 14:25: South Africa v Saudi Arabia – LIVE on SuperSport Football, SuperSport Maximo
1 and SuperSport Maximo 360
– 15:55: Morocco v Tanzania – LIVE on SuperSport Football, SuperSport Maximo 1 and
SuperSport Maximo 360
Friday 22 March
– 13:45: Semifinal 1 – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 1 (and
SuperSport Maximo 360 from 13:55)
– 15:25: Semifinal 2 – LIVE on SuperSport Football, SuperSport Maximo 1 and
SuperSport Maximo 360
Saturday 23 March
– 13:45: Third Place Playoff – LIVE on SuperSport Football and SuperSport Maximo 1
(and SuperSport Maximo 360 from 13:55)
– 15:25: Final – LIVE on SuperSport Football, SuperSport Maximo 1 and SuperSport
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