The 2023 Cosafa Cup champions Zambia have dominated the best eleven contributing four players.
The four are striker joint top scorer Albert Kangwanda, attacking midfielder Kelvin Kampamba, holding midfielder Kelvin Kapumbu and defender Mathews Chabala.
Runners-up Lesotho and fourth-placed Malawi have each made a contribution of three players.
For Lesotho, they have goalkeeper Sekhoane Moerane who punished Malawi by stopping three penalties and scoring the winner. Other players are right back Thabang Malane and right forward Neo Mokhachane.
While for Malawi they have left-back Alick Lungu, defender Denis Chembezi and attacking mid-Chawanangwa Kaonga who is voted player of the tournament.
Third-placed team South Africa has a striker, who is also joint top scorer Tshegofatso Mabasa.
The coach is Lesotho boss Leslie Notsi.
Chipolopolo were crowned 2023 Cosafa champions for a record seventh time to become the most successful football country in Southern Africa.
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Zambia, South Africa, and Zimbabwe are the only countries to win back-to-back COSAFA Cup titles since its inception in 1997.
The first country to do so was Zambia in 1998 when they defended their inaugural title, followed by South Africa in 2008.
Zambia has now done it for the third time, mimicking their triumphs in 1997 and 1998.
