2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations

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2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier
Beach soccer AFCON logo 2018.png
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CitySharm El Sheikh
Dates8–14 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal (5th title)
Runners-upFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Third placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Fourth placeFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Tournament statistics
Matches played20
Goals scored185 (9.25 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg Assouan Eric Kablan
Flag of Madagascar.svg Regis Enidiel
(9 goals each)
← 2016
2021 →

The 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations was the third edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON), [1] the premier beach soccer championship in Africa contested by men's national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Originally organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) under the title FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier [2] (informally known as CAF Beach Soccer Championship), in 2015, CAF became organisers and began using the BSAFCON title to which the competition was officially renamed the next year. [3] Overall, this was the 9th edition of the event. [4]

Contents

The tournament was played in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; [5] the North African country was awarded the hosting rights as they were the only nation to express interest by the deadline. [6] The finals were held from 8–14 December. [7] Qualification took place between 7–23 September.

The event also acted as the qualification route for African teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the winners and runners-up qualify. [8]

Senegal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, after defeating Nigeria 6–1 in the final to secure their 5th title.

Qualification

2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates7–22 September
Teams10 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored31 (7.75 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Madagascar.svg Regis Enidiel (5 goals)
← 2016
2020 →

The 2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualifying rounds determine the eight teams that will compete in the final tournament in December.

The fixtures were approved by CAF on 11 June. [9]

Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played). [10]

Hosts of the finals, Egypt, along with the champions and runners up of the last edition, Senegal and Nigeria respectively, received byes in qualifying; ten other nations contested five qualification berths. [11]

Ghana were due to play but failed to meet participation criteria by the May 31 entry deadline. [12]

Entrants

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Qualification
10
Final tournament3

Note: The numbers in parentheses show the African ranking of the teams at the time of the qualification round (out of 20 nations). [13]

Matches

Summary

The first legs were scheduled for 7–9 September, and the second legs were scheduled for 21–23 September 2018. [11]

The winners of each tie qualified for the finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5–7Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1–34–4
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg w/o Flag of Libya.svg  Libya ——
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg w/o Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ——
Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svg w/o Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ——
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg9–10Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 4–55–5
Bold: Tie winners; qualified for finals.

Details

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg1–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast Spennah Beach, Entebbe
16:00  UTC+3
  • Muganga Soccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg Kablan
  • Soccerball shade.svg Kouassitchi
  • Soccerball shade.svg Aka
Referee: Olawale Adeolu Fawole (Nigeria)
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg4–4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda Parc des sports de Treichville, Abidjan
16:00  UTC±0
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg
  • Kabletchi Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg
  • Djedjed Soccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg Muganga
  • Soccerball shade.svg Katwe
  • Soccerball shade.svg Alex
  • Soccerball shade.svg Lwesibawa
Referee: Youssouph Signate (Senegal)

Ivory Coast won 7–5 on aggregate.

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svgCancelledFlag of Libya.svg  Libya Pirates Beach, Mombasa
15:00  UTC+3 Report
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Report

Libya won on walkover after Kenya withdrew.

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svgCancelledFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa Dar es Salaam
15:00  UTC+3 Report Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report Referee: Tsaralaza Maolidy (Madagascar)

Tanzania won on walkover after South Africa withdrew.

7 September 2018 (2018-09-07) Sudan  Flag of Sudan.svgCancelledFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
21 September 2018 (2018-09-21) Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgCancelledFlag of Sudan.svg  Sudan
Report

Morocco won on walkover after Sudan withdrew.

9 September 2018 (2018-09-09) Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg4–5Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar Afrin Prestige, Maputo
15:00  UTC+2
  • Ainadine Soccerball shade.svg
  • De Jesus Novela Soccerball shade.svg
  • Mangue Soccerball shade.svg
  • Silvestre Soccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svgSoccerball shade.svg Regis
  • Soccerball shade.svg Toky
Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
22 September 2018 (2018-09-22) Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg5–5Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique Majunga Beach, Mahajanga
15:00  UTC+3
  • Razafinilaina Soccerball shade.svg
  • Regis Soccerball shade.svg
  • Giovanni Soccerball shade.svg
  • Richard Soccerball shade.svg
  • Flavien Soccerball shade.svg
 Report
  • Soccerball shade.svg Massingue
  • Soccerball shade.svg De Jesus Novela
  • Soccerball shade.svg Gerson
  • Soccerball shade.svg Malate
  • Soccerball shade.svg Ainadine
Referee: Ivan Bayige Kintu (Uganda)

Madagascar won 10–9 on aggregate.

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament: [14]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (hosts)9th3rd place (2006, 2011, 2016)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 9thRunners-up (2009, 2013)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 5th7th place (2009, 2013)
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5thChampions (2015)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 7th3rd place (2013)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 9thChampions (2007, 2009)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 8thChampions (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016)
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 1stDebut

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 28 October 2018 at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. [15]

Initially, two teams were automatically assigned to the groups: [16]

The remaining six teams were split into two pots: one of two and one of four; the highest seeds were placed in Pot 1 and the lowest seeds were placed in Pot 2. The teams were seeded based on their results in the 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations. [16] From Pot 1, one team was drawn into Group A and the other team was drawn into Group B; from Pot 2, two teams were drawn into Group A and two teams were drawn into Group B. [16]

Pot 1Pot 2

Referees

The following 21 referees will officiate the tournament: [17]

Venue

Egypt adm location map.svg
Red pog.svg
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Location of Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt

One venue was used in the city of Sharm El Sheikh. [18]

Squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 12 players. [20]

Group stage

Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat. The top two teams from each group advance to the semi-finals.

All times are local, EET (UTC+2). [21]

Group A

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (H)33000206+149 Knockout stage
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 320011214−26
3Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 310021013−33 Placement stage
(5th–8th place)
4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 300031019−90
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Hassan Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Aly Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Mohamed Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Samir Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Shaaban Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg34'
 Report
  • Elkhdym Soccerball shade.svg33'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg3–4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg3', 8'
  • Papet Soccerball shade.svg32'
 Report
  • Enidiel Soccerball shade.svg1', 34' (pen.)
  • Fitana Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Razafimandimby Soccerball shade.svg15' (pen.)
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Youssouph Signate (Senegal)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–4Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  • El Hadaoui Soccerball shade.svg1', 16', 21'
  • Abada Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Iazal Soccerball shade.svg28'
 Report
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Kablan Soccerball shade.svg31', 33' (pen.), 34'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg2–4Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Fitana Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Enidiel Soccerball shade.svg11'
 Report
  • Samir Soccerball shade.svg1' (pen.)
  • Hassan Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Aly Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • El-Shahat Soccerball shade.svg22'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg6–4Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
  • Iazal Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Elkhdym Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • El Hamidy Soccerball shade.svg8', 18'
  • El Hadaoui Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Kerroum Soccerball shade.svg14'
 Report
  • Razafinilaina Soccerball shade.svg15', 15'
  • Fitana Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Richard Soccerball shade.svg24'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg10–3Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  • Samir Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Taha Soccerball shade.svg13', 14', 22'
  • Atef Soccerball shade.svg20', 33'
  • El-Sayed Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Hassan Soccerball shade.svg32', 35'
  • Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg36'
 Report
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Djedjed Soccerball shade.svg34', 35'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Reetesh Loll (Mauritius)

Group B

PosTeamPldWW+WPLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 32010267+197 Knockout stage
2Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 32001149+56
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 31002918−93 Placement stage
(5th–8th place)
4Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 30003621−150
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg4–4 (a.e.t.)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  • Diassy Soccerball shade.svg3', 5'
  • Diagne Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Barry Soccerball shade.svg34'
 Report
  • Ekujimi Soccerball shade.svg20'
  • Adams Soccerball shade.svg26', 34'
  • Ogbonna Soccerball shade.svg28'
Penalties
  • Diatta Soccerball shade cross.svg
  • Ndoye Soccerball shad check.svg
  • Diassy Soccerball shad check.svg
2–0
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Ohwoferia
  • Soccerball shade cross.svg Ekujimi
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Hany Farouk El Eraky (Egypt)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg5–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
  • Al-Abidi Soccerball shade.svg3'
  • Rahoumah Soccerball shade.svg7', 10'
  • El-Mengawi Soccerball shade.svg30', 33'
 Report
  • Abdallah Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Ahmada Soccerball shade.svg18'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Adil Ouchker (Morocco)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Ogbonna Soccerball shade.svg1', 19'
  • Azeez Soccerball shade.svg9', 20'
  • Mohammed Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Ohwoferia Soccerball shade.svg11'
 Report
  • Al-Abidi Soccerball shade.svg3', 7'
  • Zaed Soccerball shade.svg23'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Said Nassur Hachim (Madagascar)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–12Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
  • Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg23' (pen.)
  • Tumbo Soccerball shade.svg24'
 Report
  • Diassy Soccerball shade.svg2', 13'
  • Diagne Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Barry Soccerball shade.svg6' (pen.)
  • Ndiaye Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Mendy Soccerball shade.svg11', 34', 35'
  • Bleck Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Fall Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Diouf Soccerball shade.svg20', 24'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Ahmed Abdelhamid Nofal (Egypt)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
  • Azeez Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Ohwoferia Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Ujukwu Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Adams Soccerball shade.svg32'
 Report
  • Tumbo Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Juma Soccerball shade.svg26'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Driss Lamghaidar (Morocco)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg10–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Diagne Soccerball shade.svg5', 23'
  • Diatta Soccerball shade.svg9', 10'
  • Fall Soccerball shade.svg16'
  • Diouf Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • Bleck Soccerball shade.svg24'
  • Diassy Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Ndoye Soccerball shade.svg30'
  • Mendy Soccerball shade.svg31'
 Report
  • Aburaghiga Soccerball shade.svg33'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Said Nassur Hachim (Madagascar)

Placement stage (5th–8th place)

Bracket (5th–8th place)

 
 Fifth place semi-finals Fifth place match
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar 5
 
13 December
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2
 
Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar (a.e.t.)9
 
12 December
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 8
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 3
 
 
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 6
 
 Seventh place match
 
 
13 December
 
 
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania (a.e.t.)6
 
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 5

Fifth place semi-finals

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg5–2Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
  • Ramanantsoany Soccerball shade.svg2'
  • Andriamifehy Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Enidiel Soccerball shade.svg9', 35'
  • Fitana Soccerball shade.svg29'
 Report
  • Mauru Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Juma Soccerball shade.svg17'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Aly Deme (Senegal)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg3–6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  • Zaed Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Rahoumah Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Al-Shareef Soccerball shade.svg33'
 Report
  • Kabletchi Soccerball shade.svg8', 35'
  • Abe Soccerball shade.svg11', 30'
  • Kablan Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg26'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Ivan Bayige Kintu (Uganda)

Seventh place match

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg6–5 (a.e.t.)Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Juma Soccerball shade.svg14', 28', 37'
  • Tumbo Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg30'
  • Msonjo Soccerball shade.svg36'
 Report
  • Rahoumah Soccerball shade.svg6', 18'
  • Al-Abidi Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Aburaghiga Soccerball shade.svg23', 33'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Driss Lamghaidar (Morocco)

Fifth place match

Madagascar  Flag of Madagascar.svg9–8 (a.e.t.)Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
  • Ramanantsoany Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • Enidiel Soccerball shade.svg12', 27', 38', 39'
  • Razafimandimby Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Richard Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Rabeasimbola Soccerball shade.svg19' (pen.)
  • Ratsimarinala Soccerball shade.svg34'
 Report
  • Kablan Soccerball shade.svg11', 11', 19' (pen.), 25', 28'
  • Aka Soccerball shade.svg32', 36', 38'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Ahmed Abdelhamid Nofal (Egypt)

Knockout stage

Bracket (1st–4th place)

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
12 December
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6
 
14 December
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 7
 
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1
 
13 December
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 6
 
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 7
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2
 
 Third place match
 
 
14 December
 
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 2

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6–7Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
  • Aly Soccerball shade.svg10'
  • Atef Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • Samir Soccerball shade.svg23', 27'
  • Hassan Soccerball shade.svg29' (pen.), 33'
 Report
  • Azeez Soccerball shade.svg6', 21', 26', 31'
  • Adams Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Ogbonna Soccerball shade.svg20', 36'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Adil Ouchker (Morocco)
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg7–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Diassy Soccerball shade.svg8', 34'
  • Ndiaye Soccerball shade.svg9'
  • Barry Soccerball shade.svg10', 21'
  • Mendy Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Diatta Soccerball shade.svg27'
 Report
  • Ennakhli Soccerball shade.svg26'
  • El Hadaoui Soccerball shade.svg30'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Said Nassur Hachim (Madagascar)

Third place match

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Hassan Soccerball shade.svg15'
  • Ahmed Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Aly Soccerball shade.svg25'
 Report
  • Iazal Soccerball shade.svg18'
  • El Hadaoui Soccerball shade.svg36'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Youssouph Signate (Senegal)

Final

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg1–6Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
  • Azeez Soccerball shade.svg1'
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  • Diagne Soccerball shade.svg2', 35'
  • Diassy Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Fall Soccerball shade.svg28'
  • Mendy Soccerball shade.svg30', 32'
Laguna Vista Stadium, Sharm El Sheikh
Referee: Hany Farouk El Eraky (Egypt)

Goalscorers

There have been 185 goals scored in 20 matches, for an average of 9.25 goals per match.

9 goals

8 goals

7 goals

6 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Final ranking

Qualified for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
RankTeam
Gold medal icon.svgFlag of Senegal.svg  Senegal
Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Bronze medal icon.svgFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
5Flag of Madagascar.svg  Madagascar
6Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
7Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
8Flag of Libya.svg  Libya

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CAF qualify for the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. [22]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 12 December 20185 (2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 13 December 20186 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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