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2024 Four Nations Football Tournament

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2024 Four Nations Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country Malawi
CityLilongwe
Dates23–26 March 2024
Teams4 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Kenya
Runners-up Zimbabwe
Third place Zambia
Fourth place Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored15 (3.75 per match)
Top scorer(s)Kenya Michael Olunga
(5 goals)

The 2024 Four Nations Football Tournament was an international association football friendly tournament organised by Football Association of Malawi (FAM). It took place from 23 to 26 March 2024 at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe.[1]

Venue

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All matches will be held at the Bingu National Stadium in Lilongwe, Malawi.

Lilongwe
Bingu National Stadium
Capacity: 10,000

Participants countries

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The following four teams will contest in the tournament. FIFA ranking as of 15 February 2024.

Country Confederation FIFA Ranking[2] Confederation Ranking
 Kenya CAF 111 26
 Malawi (Host) CAF 122 33
 Zambia CAF 87 18
 Zimbabwe CAF 124 34

Officials

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Knockout stage

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The four teams competing against each other did not play in a group stage, but instead began in a round-robin semi-final.

Semi-finals

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Zambia 2–2 Zimbabwe
  • Sunzu 5'
  • Chama 24'
Report
Penalties
5-6
Malawi 0–4 Kenya
Report
Attendance: 27,000

Third place playoff

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Zambia 2–1 Malawi
Report Chaziya 22'

Final

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Zimbabwe 1–3 Kenya
Okumu 4' (o.g.) Report Olunga 45+1' (63), 87'

Statistics

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Goalscorers

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There have been 15 goals scored in 4 matches, for an average of 3.75 goals per match.

5 goals

2 goals

1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Four Nations Tournament Fixtures Revealed". kenyafootball.org. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.
  2. ^ "FIFA World Men's team rankings". FIFA.com. 15 February 2024. Retrieved 24 March 2024.