2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
International football competition
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The 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 22 May to 26 May 2013, in El Jadida, Morocco,[1] for the first time. It is the second time in Morocco, following Casablanca hosting the previous qualification tournament in 2011. It was originally scheduled for 10–14 April and then for 29 May - 2 June 2013. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the 2013 World Cup and went on to represent Africa in Tahiti in September.
| 2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) | |
|---|---|
| |
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | 22–26 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Senegal (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Côte d'Ivoire |
| Third place |  Morocco |
| Fourth place |  Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 160 (10 per match) |
| Top scorer | Azeez Abu (12 goals) |
| Best player | Nassim El Hadaoui |
| Best goalkeeper | El Seyni Ndiaye |
← 2011 2015 → | |
All matches were held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.
Participating teams
Draw
The draw to divide the eight teams into two groups of four and the determination of the subsequent schedule was held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.[4]
Group stage
All match times are correct to that of local time in El Jadida, being Western European Summer Time, (UTC +1).
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 8 | +13 | 9 |
| Morocco |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 6 |
 Madagascar |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 0 | 3 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 30 | -22 | 0 |
| Senegal | 7 - 3 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
B. Fall  4' N. Sylla 14', 23' P. Koukpaki 28', 31' M. Sylla 31' C. Ba 33' |
Report | 11' G. Oscar 35' T. Rabehasimbola 35' D. Fabrice |
| Morocco | 6 - 3 | Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
| N. Boulakouabaa 4' Brigel 6' N. El Hadaoui 16', 32', 34' A. El Hamidy 19' |
Report | 21', 25' T. Rabehasimbola 32' Bernardin |
| Madagascar | 10 - 3 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| G. Oscar 5' Bernardin 11' Flavien 16' Anderson 24', 30' T. Rabehasimbola 31', 31', 33', 34', 36' |
Report | 14', 31' Kofi 18' D. Sapper |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Côte d'Ivoire |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 9 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 13 | +7 | 6 |
 Egypt |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 15 | -2 | 3 |
 Libya |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 21 | -10 | 0 |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 4 - 1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Sakanoto 4' David 12', 14' Aka 22' |
Report | 19' Aly |
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5 - 4 | Libya |
|---|---|---|
| David 10' Dago 19' Sakanoko 27', 28' Ludovic 35' |
Report | 1' Hani 2', 4' Howssein 12' Mohammed |
| Nigeria | 4 - 5 | Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| B. Badmus 17' E. Ogbonnaya 18' A. Abu 19', 27' |
Report | 15', 18', 30' Sakanoto 28', 36' David |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Senegal
| 9 | |||||||
| B2 | Nigeria
| 8 | |||||||
| SF1 | Senegal
| 4 | |||||||
| SF2 | Côte d'Ivoire
| 1 | |||||||
| B1 | Côte d'Ivoire
| 5 | |||||||
| A2 | Morocco
| 4 | 3rd/4th Place match | ||||||
| SF1 | Nigeria
| 2 | |||||||
| SF2 | Morocco
| 7 | |||||||
Semifinals
| Côte d'Ivoire | 5 - 4 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third Place
Final
| Senegal | 4 - 1 | Côte d'Ivoire |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Winners
| (2013) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) Winners: |
|---|
 Senegal third title |
Awards
| Best Player (MVP) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nassim El Hadaoui | ||
| Top Scorer | ||
| Azeez Abu | ||
| 12 goals | ||
| Best Goalkeeper | ||
| El Seyni Ndiaye | ||
Teams Qualifying
| Team | |
|---|---|
| 1st Place | Senegal |
| 2nd Place | Côte d'Ivoire |
Final Placement
| Rank | Team |
|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
| 2 | Côte d'Ivoire |
| 3 | Morocco |
| 4 | Nigeria |
| 5 | Madagascar |
| 6 | Egypt |
| 7 | Libya |
| 8 | Ghana |