The 2018 African Minifootball Cup (Arabic: 2018 كأس أمم إفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة, French: CAN mini-foot 2018)was the first edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Federation (AMF). The tournament was contested in Libya[1] from 5–12 May 2018.[2][3][4][5] This tournament served as the qualification for the 2019 WMF World Cup for the best four teams.[6][7] Ivory Coast wins the tournament beating Senegal in the final on penalties kick 3–1 after a draw 3–3.[8]
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 5–12 May 2018 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Senegal |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Libya |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 93 (5.81 per match) |
Venues edit
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Tripoli | Al-Madina Stadium | 1,500 |
Teams edit
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Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ivory Coast
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ghana
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Somalia
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| Libya | 1–0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Match between Somalia and Ghana played on 10 May 2018.
| Ivory Coast | 6–0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Ivory Coast | 8–1 | Somalia |
|---|---|---|
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tunisia
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Africa
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
| South Africa | 1–9 | Nigeria |
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Senegal | 8–1 | South Africa |
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Tunisia | 18–0 | South Africa |
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Knockout stage edit
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 May – Tripoli | ||||||
| Tunisia | 2 (6) | |||||
| 12 May – Tripoli | ||||||
| Ivory Coast (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
| Ivory Coast (p) | 3 (3) | |||||
| 11 May – Tripoli | ||||||
| Senegal | 3 (1) | |||||
| Libya | 1 (2) | |||||
| Senegal (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 May – Tripoli | ||||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
| Libya | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
| Tunisia | 2–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 6–7 | ||
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
3rd place match edit
Final edit
| Ivory Coast | 3–3 | Senegal |
|---|---|---|
| Penalties | ||
| 3–1 | ||
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Qualified teams for the WMF World Cup edit
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2019 WMF World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| Libya |
9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| Senegal |
10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| Tunisia |
10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Broadcasting edit
| 2018 African Minifootball Cup Media Coverage | |
|---|---|
| Country | Television Channel |
| Libya
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Libya Sport |
| Tunisia
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Nessma Sport |
References edit
- ^ "African Minifootball Cup". TVS News. Alade. 4 May 2018.
- ^ "Libya wins bid to host 2018 African Minifootball Championship". libyaobserver.ly. Libya Observer. 16 October 2017.
- ^ "African Minifootball General Assembly Concludes in Tunisia". minifootball.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16.
- ^ "World Minifootball Federation Invites MAN President For 2019 World Cup Draws". BestChoiceSports. Niyi Busari. 8 May 2019.
- ^ "Nigeria joins World Minifootball Federation". Journal du Cameroun. APA News. 2 May 2018.
- ^ "Team Nigeria hopeful as maiden African Minifootball Cup begins". The Guardian. Fidelis Ebu. 7 May 2018.
- ^ "African Minifootball Cup Archives - TVC News Nigeria". Sports Galore. Folusho Alade. 2 May 2019.
- ^ "Can Mini foot, la Côte d'Ivoire championne d'Afrique". RTI. 13 February 2019.
- ^ "Oyo set for 2020 Mini-African Nations Cup". The Nation. Yinka Adeniran. 6 December 2019.
- ^ "NIGERIA TO PARTICIPATE IN AFRICA MINIFOOTBALL CUP". Minifootball Association of Nigeria. 2017.
External links edit
- انطلاق النسخة الأولى من بطولة أفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة - arabic.news