Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

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Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
CAN Futsal official logo.png
Organising body CAF
Founded1996
Region Africa
Number of teams8
Current championsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
(3 titles each)
Soccerball current event.svg 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations

The Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (previously known as the African Futsal Championship) is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years. It is a qualification to FIFA Futsal World Cup.

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In 2015, the CAF Executive Committee changed the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, similar to the football's version, Africa Cup of Nations. [1] [2]

Only three teams have won the cup since its foundation. Egypt and Morocco are the most successful teams with three titles each. Libya has won it once. Currently, Morocco holds the title of African champion after defeateing Angola 5–1 in the 2024 final held in the Moroccan capital. [3]

History

The first edition took place in 1996, which witnessed Egypt claiming the first continental title. [4] Egypt went on to dominate winning three consecutive title before losing the 2008 final to Libya. [5] [6] [7]

2011 African Futsal Championship has been cancelled as Burkina Faso withdrew from hosting the event which was meant to start at the beginning of April and a replacement could not be found. [8] [9]

In the 6th edition, Morocco won the title for the first time after defeating Egypt 3–2 in the final. [10] [11] In the following edition, Morocco defeated Egypt 5–0 in the 2020 final, becoming the second nation after Egypt to win back-to-back titles. [12] [13]

The 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations was scheduled to be held in Mozambique, but Mozambique declined to host the competition, and Morocco was selected to host the 2024 edition. [14] [15] For this edition, Morocco defeated Angola 5–1 in the final, thus joining Egypt as the two teams to have won the continental championship on three occasions. [16] [17]

Editions

#YearHostFinalThird Place MatchTeams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
11996
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
n/a Flag of Ghana.svg
Ghana
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg
Zimbabwe
n/a Flag of Somalia.svg
Somalia
5
22000
Details
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
n/a Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
n/a Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
4
32004
Details
Home & awayFlag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
10 – 2
3 – 5
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
n/a WOFlag of Guinea-Bissau.svg
Guinea-Bissau
8
42008
Details
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
Libya
4 – 3 a.e.t. Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
3 – 1 a.e.t. Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
10
-2011
Details
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Burkina Faso
Cancelled Cancelled -
52016
Details
Flag of South Africa.svg
South Africa
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
3 – 2Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Mozambique.svg
Mozambique
5 – 5 a.e.t.
(2 – 1) pen
Flag of Zambia.svg
Zambia
8 (14)
62020
Details
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco [18]
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
5 – 0Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
2 – 0Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
8 (13)
72024
Details
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
5 – 1Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
Flag of Libya.svg
Libya
2 – 2
(3 – 1) pen
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt
8 (13)

^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
^Cancelled The 2011 tournament was cancelled. To determine the three African qualifiers to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, a separate qualification tournament was held, with Egypt, Libya and Morocco qualifying.

Performance by nations

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3 (1996*, 2000*, 2004)3 (2008, 2016, 2020)1 (2024)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3 (2016, 2020*, 2024*)1 (2000)2 (2004, 2008)
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1 (2008*)2 (2000, 2024)1 (2020)
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 1 (2004)1 (2016)1 (2008)
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 1 (2024)1 (2020)
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1 (1996)
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 1 (1996)
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 1 (1996)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1 (2000)
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 1 (2004)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 1 (2016)
* = hosts

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 3306
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 3126
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 1023
4Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 0112
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 0112
6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0101
7Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Awards

YearTop goalscorer(s)GlsBest playerBest goalkeeperRef.
Flag of Morocco.svg 2020 Flag of Mozambique.svg Jose da Silva Magu6- Flag of Morocco.svg Rheda Khiyari [19]
Flag of Morocco.svg 2024 Flag of Morocco.svg Soufian Charraoui7 Flag of Morocco.svg Bilal Bakkali Flag of Morocco.svg Abdelkrim Anbia [20]

Participating nations

Team Flag of Egypt.svg
1996
Flag of Egypt.svg
2000
h/a
2004
Flag of Libya (1977-2011).svg
2008
Flag of South Africa.svg
2016
Flag of Morocco.svg
2020
Flag of Morocco.svg
2024
Years
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola ×××R1R13rd2nd4
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon ×××R1××1
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 5th××××××1
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd4th7
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea ×××××R1×1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2nd×××××R12
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea ×××××R1×1
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau ××4th××××1
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya ×3rd×1stR14th3rd5
Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania ××××××R11
Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius ××××ק×1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ×2nd3rd3rd1st1st1st6
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique ××2nd4th3rdR14
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia ××××××R11
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ×××R1×××1
Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 4th××××××1
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa ×4thR1R1R1••×4
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia ×××R1R1××2
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia ×××R14thR13
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3rd××××××1
Total54510888
Legend

Summary (1996-2024)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 731215519184+10768
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 625191512451+7358
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 52212377364+939
4Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 6209387968+1130
5Flag of Angola.svg  Angola 4178186965+425
6Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 3113274270-2811
7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 273045033+179
8Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 142112116+57
9Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 272051924-56
10Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 412201033102-696
11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 14112912-34
12Flag of Mauritania.svg  Mauritania 131021516-13
13Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 13102612-63
14Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 13102817-93
15Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 14013622-161
16Flag of Somalia.svg  Somalia 14013531-261
17Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 140131445-311
18Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 100000000
19Flag of Mauritius.svg  Mauritius 13003210-80
20Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 130031226-140

Qualification

#YearGamesTeamsQualified Teams
1 1996 African Futsal Championship No Qualification5
2 2000 African Futsal Championship No Qualification4
3 2004 African Futsal Championship No Qualification8
4 2008 African Futsal Championship No Qualification10
5 2016 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2016 Qualification 126 + 2
6 2020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2020 Qualification 105 + 3
7 2024 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations 2024 Qualification 105 + 3
Total73Max:12Max:8

Results at the FIFA Futsal World Cup

Legend
Team Flag of the Netherlands.svg
1989
Flag of Hong Kong 1959.svg
1992
Flag of Spain.svg
1996
Flag of Guatemala.svg
2000
Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg
2004
Flag of Brazil.svg
2008
Flag of Thailand.svg
2012
Flag of Colombia.svg
2016
Flag of Lithuania.svg
2021
Flag of Uzbekistan.svg
2024
Total
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria R11
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola R1R12
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt R1R2R1R1R2QFR17
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya R1R1R13
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco R1R1QFQF4
Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique R11
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria R11
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe R11

Sponsorship

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions. [21] Due to this sponsorship, the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations is named "Total Africa Futsal Cup of Nations".

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