2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

Tournament details
Host country	Morocco
Dates	11–21 April
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
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The 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as CAF Futsal AFCON 2026, will be the ninth edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international futsal championship organised by CAF for the men's national teams of Africa.

This will be the first edition of the tournament to be staged on a biennial basis, following its previous quadrennial format. It will be hosted by Morocco for the third time in a row. ^[1]

Morocco are three-time defending champions after previously winning in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

Qualification

Main article: 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification

A record total of 18 teams are set to take part in the qualifying rounds. The eight lowest-ranked teams will compete in the first round, with the four winners advancing to join the remaining ten teams in the second round. The winners of the nine ties will then qualify to join the automatically qualified hosts and defending champions Morocco. ^[2]

Qualified teams

The following 16 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance [a]	WR [b]
			Total	First	Last	Streak
Morocco	Host nation	5 January 2026	7th	2000	2024	7	Champions (2016, 2020 , 2024 )	TBA

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 2026. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	B1 (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	B2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	B3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	B4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 2026. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where extra time is not played but a direct penalty shoot-out is used, instead.

Bracket

	Semi-finals				Final
	Winner Group A
	Runner-up Group B
					Winner SF1
					Winner SF2
	Winner Group B
	Runner-up Group A
					Third place match
					Loser SF1
					Loser SF2

Notes

1. Bold text indicates they hosted that edition.
2. World ranking at start of tournament

References

1. El Dhabi, Moustapha (5 January 2026). ""الكاف" يجدد ثقته في المغرب لاستضافة كأس أمم إفريقيا للفوتسال" [CAF renews its confidence in Morocco to host the Africa Cup of Nations for futsal.]. sports.lematin.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 9 January 2025.
2. "Road to TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON Morocco 2026 takes shape after Qualifiers Draw". Confederation of African Football. 7 January 2026. Retrieved 9 January 2026.