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.

Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
Organising bodyCAF
Founded1996
RegionAfrica
Number of teams8
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 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]

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

#YearHostFinalThird Place MatchTeams
WinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
11996
Details

Egypt

Egypt
n/a
Ghana

Zimbabwe
n/a
Somalia
5
22000
Details

Egypt

Egypt
n/a
Morocco

Libya
n/a
South Africa
4
32004
Details
Home & away
Egypt
10 – 2
3 – 5

Mozambique

Morocco
n/a WO
Guinea-Bissau
8
42008
Details

Libya

Libya
4 – 3 a.e.t.
Egypt

Morocco
3 – 1 a.e.t.
Mozambique
10
-2011
Details

Burkina Faso
CancelledCancelled-
52016
Details

South Africa

Morocco
3 – 2
Egypt

Mozambique
5 – 5 a.e.t.
(2 – 1) pen

Zambia
8 (14)
62020
Details

Morocco[18]

Morocco
5 – 0
Egypt

Angola
2 – 0
Libya
8 (13)
72024
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

TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place
 Egypt3 (1996*, 2000*, 2004)3 (2008, 2016, 2020)1 (2024)
 Morocco3 (2016, 2020*, 2024*)1 (2000)2 (2004, 2008)
 Libya1 (2008*)2 (2000, 2024)1 (2020)
 Mozambique1 (2004)1 (2016)1 (2008)
 Angola1 (2024)1 (2020)
 Ghana1 (1996)
 Zimbabwe1 (1996)
 Somalia1 (1996)
 South Africa1 (2000)
 Guinea-Bissau1 (2004)
 Zambia1 (2016)
* = hosts

Medals

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Egypt3306
2  Morocco3126
3  Libya1023
4  Angola0112
 Mozambique0112
6  Ghana0101
7  Zimbabwe0011
Totals (7 entries)77721

Awards

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

Participating nations

Team
1996

2000
h/a
2004

2008

2016

2020

2024
Years
 Angola×××R1R13rd2nd4
 Cameroon×××R1××1
 DR Congo5th××××××1
 Egypt1st1st1st2nd2nd2nd4th7
 Equatorial Guinea×××××R1×1
 Ghana2nd×××××R12
 Guinea×××××R1×1
 Guinea-Bissau××4th××××1
 Libya×3rd×1stR14th3rd5
 Mauritania××××××R11
 Mauritius××××ק×1
 Morocco×2nd3rd3rd1st1st1st6
 Mozambique××2nd4th3rdR14
 Namibia××××××R11
 Nigeria×××R1×××1
 Somalia4th××××××1
 South Africa×4thR1R1R1••×4
 Tunisia×××R1R1××2
 Zambia×××R14thR13
 Zimbabwe3rd××××××1
Total54510888
Legend

Summary (1996-2024)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1  Egypt731215519184+10768
2  Morocco625191512451+7358
3  Libya52212377364+939
4  Mozambique6209387968+1130
5  Angola4178186965+425
6  Zambia3113274270-2811
7  Ghana273045033+179
8  Zimbabwe142112116+57
9  Tunisia272051924-56
10  South Africa412201033102-696
11  Nigeria14112912-34
12  Mauritania131021516-13
13  Equatorial Guinea13102612-63
14  Guinea13102817-93
15  Cameroon14013622-161
16  Somalia14013531-261
17  DR Congo140131445-311
18  Guinea-Bissau100000000
19  Mauritius13003210-80
20  Namibia130031226-140

Qualification

#YearGamesTeamsQualified Teams
11996 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification5
22000 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification4
32004 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification8
42008 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification10
52016 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations2016 Qualification126 + 2
62020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations2020 Qualification105 + 3
72024 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations2024 Qualification105 + 3
Total73Max:12Max:8

Results at the FIFA Futsal World Cup

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
 AlgeriaR11
 AngolaR1Q2
 EgyptR1R2R1R1R2QFR17
 LibyaR1R1Q3
 MoroccoR1R1QFQ4
 MozambiqueR11
 NigeriaR11
 ZimbabweR11

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".

References