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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| Organising body | CAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1996 |
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Morocco (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Egypt Morocco(3 titles each) |
 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations | |
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change 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 managed to win 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 edit
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]
The CAF announced that the 2011 African Futsal Championship has been cancelled. Burkina Faso withdrew from hosting the event which was meant to start at the beginning of April and a replacement could not be found therefore the championship wasn't held.[8][9]
In the 6th edition, Morocco won the title for the first time after defeating Egypt 3–2 in the final.[10][11] On 7 February 2020, 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. However Mozambique declined to host the competition, Morocco was selected to host the 2024 edition.[14][15] On 21 April 2024, 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 edit
| # | Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | Teams | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||||
| 1 | 1996 Details |
Egypt |
 Egypt |
n/a |  Ghana |
 Zimbabwe |
n/a |  Somalia |
5 | ||
| 2 | 2000 Details |
Egypt |
Egypt |
n/a |  Morocco |
 Libya |
n/a |  South Africa |
4 | ||
| 3 | 2004 Details |
Home & away | Egypt |
10 – 2 3 – 5 |
 Mozambique |
Morocco |
n/a WO |  Guinea-Bissau |
8 | ||
| 4 | 2008 Details |
 Libya |
Libya |
4 – 3 a.e.t. | Egypt |
Morocco |
3 – 1 a.e.t. | Mozambique |
10 | ||
| - | 2011 Details |
 Burkina Faso |
Cancelled | Cancelled | - | ||||||
| 5 | 2016 Details |
 South Africa |
Morocco |
3 – 2 | Egypt |
Mozambique |
5 – 5 a.e.t. (2 – 1) pen |
 Zambia |
8 (14) | ||
| 6 | 2020 Details |
Morocco[18] |
Morocco |
5 – 0 | Egypt |
 Angola |
2 – 0 |  Libya |
8 (13) | ||
| 7 | 2024 Details |
Morocco |
Morocco |
5 – 1 | Angola |
Libya |
2 – 2 (3 – 1) pen |
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 edit
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
3 (1996*, 2000*, 2004) | 3 (2008, 2016, 2020) | 1 (2024) | |
| Morocco
|
3 (2016, 2020*, 2024*) | 1 (2000) | 2 (2004, 2008) | |
 Libya
|
1 (2008*) | 2 (2000, 2024) | 1 (2020) | |
 Mozambique
|
1 (2004) | 1 (2016) | 1 (2008) | |
 Angola
|
1 (2024) | 1 (2020) | ||
 Ghana
|
1 (1996) | |||
 Zimbabwe
|
1 (1996) | |||
 Somalia
|
1 (1996) | |||
| South Africa
|
1 (2000) | |||
 Guinea-Bissau
|
1 (2004) | |||
 Zambia
|
1 (2016) |
- * = hosts
Medals edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
| 2 | Morocco | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 3 | Libya | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 4 | Angola | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Mozambique | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 6 | Ghana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 7 | 7 | 7 | 21 | |
Awards edit
| Year | Top goalscorer(s) | Gls | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020
|
Jose da Silva Magu
|
6 | - | Rheda Khiyari
|
[19] |
| 2024
|
Soufian Charraoui
|
7 | Bilal Bakkali
|
Abdelkrim Anbia
|
[20] |
Participating nations edit
| Team | 1996 |
2000 |
h/a 2004 |
2008 |
2016 |
2020 |
2024 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Angola
|
× | × | × | R1 | R1 | 3rd | 2nd | 4 |
 Cameroon
|
× | × | × | R1 | • | × | × | 1 |
 DR Congo
|
5th | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 Egypt
|
1st | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 2nd | 2nd | 4th | 7 |
 Equatorial Guinea
|
× | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | 1 |
 Ghana
|
2nd | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | 2 |
 Guinea
|
× | × | × | × | × | R1 | × | 1 |
 Guinea-Bissau
|
× | × | 4th | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 Libya
|
× | 3rd | × | 1st | R1 | 4th | 3rd | 5 |
 Mauritania
|
× | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | 1 |
 Mauritius
|
× | × | × | × | × | § | × | 1 |
 Morocco
|
× | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 6 |
 Mozambique
|
× | × | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | R1 | • | 4 |
 Namibia
|
× | × | × | × | × | × | R1 | 1 |
 Nigeria
|
× | × | × | R1 | × | × | × | 1 |
 Somalia
|
4th | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
 South Africa
|
× | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | •• | × | 4 |
 Tunisia
|
× | × | × | R1 | R1 | × | × | 2 |
 Zambia
|
× | × | × | R1 | 4th | • | R1 | 3 |
 Zimbabwe
|
3rd | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 |
| Total | 5 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
- Legend
|
|
|
Summary (1996-2024) edit
| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
7 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 191 | 84 | +107 | 68 |
| 2 | Morocco |
6 | 25 | 19 | 1 | 5 | 124 | 51 | +73 | 58 |
| 3 | Libya |
5 | 22 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 73 | 64 | +9 | 39 |
| 4 | Mozambique |
6 | 20 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 79 | 68 | +11 | 30 |
| 5 | Angola |
4 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 69 | 65 | +4 | 25 |
| 6 | Zambia |
3 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 42 | 70 | -28 | 11 |
| 7 | Ghana |
2 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 50 | 33 | +17 | 9 |
| 8 | Zimbabwe |
1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 21 | 16 | +5 | 7 |
| 9 |  Tunisia |
2 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 19 | 24 | -5 | 6 |
| 10 | South Africa |
4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 33 | 102 | -69 | 6 |
| 11 |  Nigeria |
1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 4 |
| 12 |  Mauritania |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 16 | -1 | 3 |
| 13 |  Equatorial Guinea |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 3 |
| 14 |  Guinea |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 17 | -9 | 3 |
| 15 |  Cameroon |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 22 | -16 | 1 |
| 16 | Somalia |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 31 | -26 | 1 |
| 17 | DR Congo |
1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 45 | -31 | 1 |
| 18 | Guinea-Bissau |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 |  Mauritius |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | -8 | 0 |
| 20 |  Namibia |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 26 | -14 | 0 |
Qualification edit
| # | Year | Games | Teams | Qualified Teams |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1996 African Futsal Championship | No Qualification | 5 | |
| 2 | 2000 African Futsal Championship | No Qualification | 4 | |
| 3 | 2004 African Futsal Championship | No Qualification | 8 | |
| 4 | 2008 African Futsal Championship | No Qualification | 10 | |
| 5 | 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | 2016 Qualification | 12 | 6 + 2 |
| 6 | 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | 2020 Qualification | 10 | 5 + 3 |
| 7 | 2024 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations | 2024 Qualification | 10 | 5 + 3 |
| Total | 7 | 3 | Max:12 | Max:8 |
Results at the FIFA Futsal World Cup edit
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarterfinals
- R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16)
- R1 – Round 1
- – Hosts
- – Not a CAF member
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
| Team |  1989 |
 1992 |
 1996 |
 2000 |
 2004 |
 2008 |
 2012 |
 2016 |
 2021 |
 2024 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
R1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Angola |
R1 | Q | 2 | ||||||||
| Egypt |
R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | QF | R1 | 7 | |||
| Libya |
R1 | R1 | Q | 3 | |||||||
| Morocco |
R1 | R1 | QF | Q | 4 | ||||||
| Mozambique |
R1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Nigeria |
R1 | 1 | |||||||||
| Zimbabwe |
R1 | 1 |
Sponsorship edit
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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