2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
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Host countrySouth Africa
Dates25–30 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue1 (in 1 host city)
| 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 25–30 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 156 (9.75 per match) |
← 2007 2009 → | |
The 2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the third beach soccer championship for Africa, held in March 2008, in Durban, South Africa. Senegal won the championship, with Cameroon finishing second. The two teams moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from 17–28 July.[1]
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
| Egypt |
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
 South Africa |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
 Mozambique |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
| Egypt | 8 – 3 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Senegal | 8 – 4 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Mozambique | 3 – 2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Senegal | 10 – 0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| South Africa | 4 – 3 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
Durban
Group B
| Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
 Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
 Cape Verde |
2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
- Côte d'Ivoire progressed due to their head-to-head result against Nigeria
| Cameroon | 8 – 3 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Ivory Coast | 5 – 4 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Cameroon | 8 – 6 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Nigeria | 12 – 2 | Cape Verde |
|---|---|---|
Durban
| Cape Verde | 2 – 2 (1 - 0 pens.) | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Durban
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 29 March 2008 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 4 | |||||
| 30 March 2008 | ||||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
| Senegal | 12 | |||||
| 29 March 2008 | ||||||
| Cameroon | 6 | |||||
| Senegal (pen.) | 5 (6) | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 5 (5) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 March 2008 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||
| Egypt | 3 | |||||
