Tournament details | |
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Host country | Libya |
Dates | 21 March - 31 March |
Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Libya (1st title) |
Runners-up | Egypt |
Third place | Morocco |
Fourth place | Mozambique |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 24 |
Goals scored | 175 (7.29 per match) |
Best player(s) | Mohammed Shahout |
The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
The tournament was contested by ten teams, split into two groups of five. Group A was contested of hosts Libya, along with Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia, while Group 2 consisted of Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The matches were played at two venues in Tripoli: Cortuba and African Union.
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Libya | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 4 | +15 | 12 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Morocco | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | +10 | 9 | |
Nigeria | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | −3 | 4 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
Tunisia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 | |
Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | −16 | 1 |
Matches
Match No. | Date | Time | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue | Match Report |
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2 | 2008-03-21 | 14:00 | Tunisia | 0 – 5 | Morocco | Cortuba | Match Report |
4 | 2008-03-21 | 20:30 | Libya | 4 – 0 | Nigeria | African Union | Match Report |
5 | 2008-03-22 | 18:00 | Cameroon | 3 – 3 | Nigeria | African Union | Match Report |
7 | 2008-03-22 | 20:00 | Libya | 4 – 2 | Tunisia | African Union | Match Report |
9 | 2008-03-23 | 18:00 | Cameroon | 1 – 4 | Tunisia | African Union | Match Report |
11 | 2008-03-23 | 20:00 | Libya | 4 – 1 | Morocco | African Union | Match Report |
15 | 2008-03-24 | 18:00 | Cameroon | 1 – 7 | Libya | African Union | Match Report |
16 | 2008-03-24 | 20:00 | Morocco | 2 – 1 | Nigeria | Cortuba | Match Report |
17 | 2008-03-25 | 18:00 | Nigeria | 5 – 3 | Tunisia | Cortuba | Match Report |
18 | 2008-03-25 | 20:00 | Morocco | 8 – 1 | Cameroon | African Union | Match Report |
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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Egypt | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 7 | +13 | 8 | Advanced to the semi-finals |
Mozambique | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 25 | 12 | +13 | 7 | |
Angola | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 19 | +1 | 7 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup |
Zambia | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 28 | −13 | 3 | |
South Africa | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 31 | −14 | 3 |
Matches
Match No. | Date | Time | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue | Match Report |
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1 | 2008-03-21 | 12:00 | South Africa | 4 – 8 | Angola | Cortuba | Match Report |
3 | 2008-03-21 | 16:00 | Egypt | 9 – 0 | Zambia | Cortuba | Match Report |
6 | 2008-03-22 | 18:00 | Egypt | 8 – 4 | South Africa | Cortuba | Match Report |
8 | 2008-03-22 | 20:00 | Mozambique | 9 – 2 | Zambia | Cortuba | Match Report |
10 | 2008-03-23 | 18:00 | Angola | 2 – 2 | Egypt | Cortuba | Match Report |
12 | 2008-03-23 | 20:00 | South Africa | 3 – 10 | Mozambique | Cortuba | Match Report |
13 | 2008-03-24 | 18:00 | Egypt | 1 – 1 | Mozambique | Cortuba | Match Report |
14 | 2008-03-24 | 20:00 | Zambia | 8 – 4 | Angola | African Union | Match Report |
19 | 2008-03-25 | 18:00 | Zambia | 5 – 6 | South Africa | Cortuba | Match Report |
20 | 2008-03-25 | 20:00 | Angola | 6 – 5 | Mozambique | African Union | Match Report |
Match No. | Date | Time | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Venue | Match Report |
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21 | 2008-03-28 | 17:00 | Egypt | 4 – 1 | Morocco | African Union | Match Report |
22 | 2008-03-28 | 19:30 | Libya | 4 – 1 | Mozambique | African Union | Match Report |
Morocco | 3 – 1 (a.e.t.) | Mozambique |
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Match Report |
Egypt | 3 – 4 (a.e.t.) | Libya |
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Match Report |
2008 African Futsal Championship |
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Libya 1st title |
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