The late withdrawal of the Malagasy national team has forced a change to the format and it will now have two groups
The Cosafa organisers have been forced to make amends to the 2021 Cosafa Cup fixtures and format following the late withdrawal of Madagascar.
The Island nation pulled out of the 20th edition to be held at Nelson Mandela Bay in South Africa from July 6 to 18 after they failed to secure travel on Monday.
Their withdrawal comes just two days after Comoros also pulled out citing tough restrictions of Covid-19 in their country.