Tournament details | |
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Dates | 16–21 April |
Teams | 4 (from 4 associations) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Morocco |
Third place | Libya |
Fourth place | South Africa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 6 |
Goals scored | 74 (12.33 per match) |
The 2000 African Futsal Championship took place in Cairo, Egypt from 16 to 21 April 2000. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Guatemala.
Home | Score | Away |
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Egypt | 3–2 | Morocco |
South Africa | 2–6 | Libya |
Egypt | 9–1 | Libya |
Morocco | 14–1 | South Africa |
Morocco | 8–8 | Libya |
Egypt | 18–2 | South Africa |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 5 | +25 | 9 | African Futsal Champions and qualified for the 2000 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
Morocco | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 12 | +12 | 4 | |
Libya | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 19 | −4 | 4 | |
South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 38 | −33 | 0 |
2000 African Futsal Championship |
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Egypt 2nd title |
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