2024 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations

The 2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON), the premier beach soccer championship in Africa contested by Confederation of African Football (CAF) member association men's national teams.[2] And the 12th edition of the beach soccer championships on the continent, including the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifiers championships organized by Beach Soccer Worldwide before its rebranding in 2015.

2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityHurghada
Dates19–26 October[1]
Teams8
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (8th title)
Runners-up Mauritania
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored106 (8.83 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Alexander Adjetey
(8 goals)
2022
2025

The tournament was held in Hurghada, Egypt, with all matches taking place from 19 to 26 October 2024.[3] It also serves as the qualification pathway for African teams to the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Seychelles, with the winner and runner-up qualifying alongside the automatically qualified host team, Seychelles.

Senegal were the defending champions, and successfully defending the title.[4]

Qualification

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2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates19 – 28 July
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored95 (5.94 per match)
2022
2026

The 2024 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualifying round determined the eight teams that competed in the final tournament in October. The draw for the qualifiers took place on June 13, 2024, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo.[5] The matches were held during the weekends of July 19–21 and July 26–28.[6]

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time played).

Entrants

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Host Egypt qualified automatically, while the other 14 teams competed against each other to determine the remaining 7 spots.

The BSWW World Ranking was provided in parentheses for context only.

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Qualification
14
Final tournament 1
Withdrawals

Angola and Uganda withdrew before the first legs were played.[7][8]

Results

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Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Guinea   4–13   Senegal 3–9 1–4
Angola   w/o   Morocco
Ghana   10–5   Ivory Coast 5–3 5–2
Mauritania   10–10 (a)   Nigeria 4–5 6–5
Tanzania   w/o   Uganda
Seychelles   4–9   Mozambique 3–7 1–2
Burundi   14–15   Malawi 6–7 8–8

Qualified teams

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The following eight teams have qualified for the final tournament:

Team Appearance Previous best performance
  Egypt (hosts) 12th Runners-up (2022)
  Ghana 4th 7th place (2015, 2016)
  Malawi 2nd 6th place (2016)
  Mauritania 1st Debut
  Morocco 10th 3rd place (2013, 2021, 2022)
  Mozambique 6th Runners-up (2021)
  Senegal (title holders) 11th Champions (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021, 2022)
  Tanzania 3rd 6th place (2021)

Group Stage

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The draw took place on 19 September 2024.[9]

All times are local, EGY (UTC 2).

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W W WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Egypt (H) 3 3 0 0 0 18 8 10 9 Knockout stage
2   Morocco 3 2 0 0 1 11 8 3 6
3   Ghana 3 1 0 0 2 15 14 1 3 Fifth place play-off
4   Tanzania 3 0 0 0 3 9 23 −14 0 Seventh place play-off
Source: CAF
(H) Host
Morocco  4–3  Tanzania
Report (FRMF)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Egypt  6–3  Ghana
Report (GFA)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Steven Siave (Mauritius)

Morocco  5–2  Ghana
Report (FRMF)
Report (GFA)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Ivan Kintu (Uganda)
Egypt  9–3  Tanzania
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Tsaralaza Maolidy (Madagascar)

Tanzania  3–10  Ghana
Report (GFA)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Hany Farouk (Egypt)
Morocco  2–3  Egypt
Report (FRMF)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Ramadhani Ndayisaba (Burundi)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W W WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mauritania 3 2 0 0 1 19 11 8 6 Knockout stage
2   Senegal 3 2 0 0 1 14 9 5 6
3   Mozambique 3 1 0 1 1 10 12 −2 4 Fifth place play-off
4   Malawi 3 0 0 0 3 10 21 −11 0 Seventh place play-off
Source: CAF
Senegal  2–5  Mauritania
Report (FSF)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Ahmed Nofal (Egypt)
Mozambique  4–3  Malawi
Report (FMF)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Driss Lamghaidar (Morocco)

Senegal  6–1  Malawi
Report (FSF)
Report (CAF)
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Omar Tiguili (Morocco)
Mozambique  3–3 (a.e.t.)  Mauritania
Report (FMF)
Penalties
4–1
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Jackson Steven Msilombo (Tanzania)

Malawi  6–11  Mauritania
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Mozambique  3–6  Senegal
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Steven Siave (Mauritius)

7th place play-off

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The teams finishing in forth place in the groups are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in a consolation match to determine 7th and 8th place in the final standings.

 
Seventh place play-off
 
  
 
24 October 2024
 
 
  Tanzania5
 
 
  Malawi (a.e.t.)6
 
Tanzania  5–6 (a.e.t.)  Malawi
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Ahmed Nofal (Egypt)

5th place play-off

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The teams finishing in third place in the groups are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in a consolation match to determine 5th and 6th place in the final standings.

 
Fifth place play-off
 
  
 
24 October 2024
 
 
  Ghana5
 
 
  Mozambique3
 
Ghana  5–3  Mozambique
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Aly Deme (Senegal)

Knockout stage

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The group winners and runners-up progress to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 October
 
 
  Egypt1
 
26 October
 
  Senegal2
 
  Senegal6
 
24 October
 
  Mauritania1
 
  Mauritania7
 
 
  Morocco4
 
Third place play-off
 
 
26 October
 
 
  Egypt3
 
 
  Morocco4

Semi-finals

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Winners qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Egypt  1–2  Senegal
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Steven Siave (Mauritius)
Mauritania  7–4  Morocco
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada
Referee: Tsaralaza Maolidy (Madagascar)

Third place play-off

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Egypt  3–4  Morocco
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada

Final

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Senegal  6–1  Mauritania
Albatross Stadium, Hurghada

Goalscorers

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There have been 106 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 8.83 goals per match (as of 22 October 2024).

8 goals

  •   Alexander Adjetey

7 goals

  •   Cheick Belkheir

6 goals

  •   Sandram Ussi
  •   Seydina Laye Gadiaga

5 goals

  •   Bidjati Malick
  •   Rachide

3 goals

  •   Ismaeel Bahgat
  •   Abdoo Elshafei
  •   Hassan Hussein
  •   Mohamed Loha
  •   Reda Zahraoui
  •   Mandione Diagne
  •   Jaruph Juma
  •   Stephano Mapunda

2 goals

  •   Haitham Costa
  •   Hossam Paulo
  •   Robert Nyadedzor
  •   Wise Nyamadi
  •   Dala Simba Dala
  •   Isaac Kajam
  •   El Bechir El Id
  •   Mohamedou Ely
  •   Badr El Kraichly
  •   Driss Ghannam
  •   Figo
  •   Nelson
  •   Ninou Diatta
  •   Sanou Laye Thiaw

1 goal

  •   Mostafa Ahmed
  •   Ahmed Elshahat
  •   Ahmed Temsah
  •   Richard Martei Osai
  •   Kini Ticor
  •   Mohamed Diallo
  •   Abd El Azize Diop
  •   Hamdi Salem
  •   Amine El Bidouri
  •   Zouhair Jabbary
  •   Adnan Oubahri
  •   Ângelo
  •   Mamour Diagne
  •   Abdulrahim Bausi
  •   Ismail Gambo
  •   Yakoub Nassor

1 own goal

  •   Kini Ticor (against Morocco)

Final standings

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Qualified for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
    Senegal
    Mauritania
    Morocco
4th   Egypt
5th   Ghana
6th   Mozambique
7th   Malawi
8th   Tanzania

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

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The following two teams from CAF qualify for the 2025 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup alongside Seychelles who automatically qualified as host.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
  Seychelles 16 December 2022 0 (Debut)
  Senegal 24 October 2024 9 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021, 2024)
  Mauritania 24 October 2024 0 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

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  1. ^ "CAF confirms date for 2024 Beach Soccer AFCON". ghanafa.org. Ghana Football Association. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ "Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2024 Dates confirmed". CAF. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  3. ^ "The Egyptian city of Hurghada is hosting the Africa Beach Soccer Cup". annahar.com (in Arabic). 18 October 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Beach Soccer: les affiches de la prochaine CAN connues". fsfoot.sn (in French). Senegalese Football Federation. 19 September 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  5. ^ "Beach Soccer AFCON Egypt 2024 Qualifiers Draw to be conducted on Thursday". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 10 June 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  6. ^ "CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Egypt 2024 Qualifiers get underway on Friday". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 19 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  7. ^ "After Angola's withdrawal... The Beach Lions secure the ticket to the Africa Cup of Nations in Egypt". aloussoud.ma (in Arabic). 3 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  8. ^ "Uganda withdraws from CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers". english.news.cn. 4 July 2024. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  9. ^ "Hosts Egypt to face Ghana at CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations opener in October". CAF. 19 September 2024.
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