2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

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2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityLaayoune
Dates28 January – 7 February
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
Fourth placeFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored83 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Mozambique.svg Magu (6 goals)
Best goalkeeper Flag of Morocco.svg Reda Khiyari
Fair play awardFlag of Angola.svg  Angola
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The 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations was the seventh edition of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in Morocco between 28 January – 7 February 2020 (original dates were 17–26 April 2020). [1]

Contents

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup (except for 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was organized as the 2011 African Futsal Championship was cancelled). The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in Lithuania as the CAF representatives. [2] [3]

Morocco were the defending champions and successfully managed to defend their title after beating Egypt 5–0 in the final.

Qualification

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. South Africa withdrew from the tournament on 15 January 2020 as they refused to play in Laayoune of Western Sahara due to the Western Sahara conflict. [4] They were replaced by Mauritius, which were eliminated by South Africa in the qualifying round. [5] [6] South Africa, together with Mauritius which withdrew after playing one match in the final tournament, were banned from the next two editions of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations. [7]

TeamAppearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3rdGroup stage (2008, 2016)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 6thChampions (1996, 2000, 2004)
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 1stDebut
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1stDebut
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 4thChampions (2008)
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 1stDebut
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (hosts)5thChampions (2016)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4thRunners-up (2004)

Venues

The matches were played at two venues in Laayoune.

Squads

Each squad can contained a maximum of 14 players. [8]

Group stage

The draw for the final tournament took place on 7 December 2019, 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the Palais des Congrès in Laayoune. [9] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. [10] For the draw, the hosts Morocco were seeded in position A1, and Egypt, which had the highest ranking among the other teams, were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups. [11]

The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order (Article 68): [8]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1). [12]

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (H)3300141+139 Knockout stage
2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 320154+16
3Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 3102612−63
4Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 3003210−80Withdrew after one match [lower-alpha 1]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ↑ On 30 January 2020, Mauritius announced that they had withdrawn from the tournament due to the Western Sahara conflict. [13] [14] Their remaining matches were awarded as 3–0 wins for their opponents (Regulations Article 81). [8]
Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg4–2Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius
  • Tobe Soccerball shade.svg24'
  • Owono Soccerball shade.svg26', 32'
  • Wheeler Soccerball shade.svg37'
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Knia Soccerball shade.svg6'
  • El-Ayyane Soccerball shade.svg12'
  • Jouad Soccerball shade.svg31'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgCancelled
Awarded 0–3		Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg8–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
  • Jouad Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • El-Mesrar Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Knia Soccerball shade.svg19'
  • Saoud Soccerball shade.svg20', 25'
  • Borite Soccerball shade.svg31'
  • El-Fenni Soccerball shade.svg34'
  • Maimón Soccerball shade.svg38'
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg2–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
  • Aboras Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Al-Toumi Soccerball shade.svg39'
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El Massira Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius  Flag of Mauritius.svgCancelled
Awarded 0–3		Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3300152+139 Knockout stage
2Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 3201128+46
3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 3102817−93
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 3003917−80
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg9–0Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
  • Moza Soccerball shade.svg4', 27'
  • El Ashwal Soccerball shade.svg4'
  • Maradona Soccerball shade.svg27'
  • Mizo Soccerball shade.svg29'
  • Eid Soccerball shade.svg33', 36'
  • Said Soccerball shade.svg33'
  • Koki Soccerball shade.svg34' (pen.)
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Angola  Flag of Angola.svg7–4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique
  • Leu Soccerball shade.svg7'
  • Magu Soccerball shade.svg9' (o.g.)
  • Jó Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Nonó Soccerball shade.svg20', 35'
  • Manocele Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Levessene Soccerball shade.svg37' (o.g.)
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  • Magu Soccerball shade.svg9', 18', 31'
  • Mito Soccerball shade.svg37' (pen.)
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg3–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
  • Said Soccerball shade.svg5'
  • Moza Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • El Ashwal Soccerball shade.svg32'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg3–7Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
  • Magu Soccerball shade.svg25', 32'
  • Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg36'
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  • B. Keita Soccerball shade.svg18' (pen.), 31'
  • D. Camara Soccerball shade.svg27', 35' (pen.), 37' (pen.)
  • Fofana Soccerball shade.svg32', 34'
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mozambique  Flag of Mozambique.svg2–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Dos Santos Soccerball shade.svg?'
  • Magu Soccerball shade.svg?'
  • Eika Soccerball shade.svg?'
  • Koki Soccerball shade.svg?'
  • Bogy Soccerball shade.svg40'
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
  • Dramé Soccerball shade.svg38'
 Report
  • Jó Soccerball shade.svg4', 16', 39'
  • Osnã Soccerball shade.svg22'
  • Prado Soccerball shade.svg30' (pen.)
El Massira Hall, Laayoune

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time (two periods of 5 minutes each) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
      
 
5 February – Hizam Hall
 
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 4
 
7 February – Hizam Hall
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0
 
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5
 
5 February – Hizam Hall
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 0
 
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5
 
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 2
 
 Third place match
 
 
7 February – Hizam Hall
 
 
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 2
 
 
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 0

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg5–2Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • El Ashwal Soccerball shade.svg2', 40'
  • Eid Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Mizo Soccerball shade.svg32'
  • Moza Soccerball shade.svg39'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Angola.svg  Angola
  • Saoud Soccerball shade.svg7', 17'
  • Jouad Soccerball shade.svg8'
  • Maimón Soccerball shade.svg33'
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Angola  Flag of Angola.svg2–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Prado Soccerball shade.svg17'
  • Manocele Soccerball shade.svg40'
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Final

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg5–0Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • El Mesrar Soccerball shade.svg3', 17'
  • Fati Soccerball shade.svg13'
  • El-Ayyane Soccerball shade.svg23'
  • Knia Soccerball shade.svg27'
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Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Goalscorers

There were 83 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.93 goals per match.

6 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup 1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 5 February 2020 [15] 6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5 February 2020 [15] 2 (2012, 2016)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 7 February 2020 [15] 0 (debut)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

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