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The 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations was the eighth edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa. The tournament was first planned to be held in Mozambique.[1] However Mozambique declined after, to host the competition.[2] Morocco announced the organization of the tournament for the second time in a row.[3]

Host countryMorocco
CityRabat
Dates11–21 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
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2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations
كأس أمم إفريقيا لكرة القدم داخل الصالات 2024
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityRabat
Dates11–21 April
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venues2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (3rd title)
Runners-up Angola
Third place Libya
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored155 (9.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Angola Chico
Angola Hélber
Morocco Soufian Charraoui
(7 goals each)
Best playerMorocco Bilal Bakkali
Best goalkeeperMorocco Abdelkrim Anbia
Fair play award Ghana
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Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup (except for 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was organized as the 2011 African Futsal Championship was cancelled). The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Uzbekistan as the CAF representatives.

Morocco are the defending champions.

Qualification

Main article: 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification

Qualified teams

The following eight teams will qualify for the final tournament. The Draw took place on 23 December 2023 in the CAF Headquarters.[4] The qualifiers will take place from 29 January to 11 February 2024. Angola, Egypt and Morocco who are all the highest ranked nations in the competition gained automatic entry.[5]

More information Team, Appearance ...
Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Angola4thThird place (2020)
 Egypt7thChampions (1996, 2000, 2004)
 Morocco (hosts)6thChampions (2016, 2020)
 Mauritania1stDebut
 Namibia1stDebut
 Ghana2ndRunners-up (1996)
 Zambia3rdFourth place (2016)
 Libya5thChampions (2008)
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Venues

The matches were played at two venues in Rabat.

Squads

Main article: 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations squads

Each squad can contained a maximum of 14 players.[6]

Group stage

The top two teams of each group will advance to the semi finals.

Group A

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 26 5 +21 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Angola 3 2 0 1 21 13 +8 6
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 10 23 −13 3
4  Ghana 3 0 0 3 8 24 −16 0
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Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
More information Ghana, 2–5 ...
Ghana 2–5 Zambia
  • Nakotey Goal 7'33"
  • Boye Goal 30'57"
 Report (CAF)
  • Banda Goal 18'54"
  • Chinyama Goal 21'26"
  • Phiri Goal 22'38"
  • Mwaliteta Goal 33'33"
  • Simwami Goal 38'14"
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Referee: (Egypt)
More information Morocco, 5–2 ...
Morocco 5–2 Angola
  • Raiss El Fenni Goal 7'13"
  • Charraoui Goal 13'34", 15'46", 15'59"
  • El Ayyane Goal 20'56"
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  • Hélber Goal 6'52"
  • Anderson Goal 38'49"
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Referee: Aymen Kammoun (Tunisia)
More information Zambia, 5–8 ...
Zambia 5–8 Angola
  • Banda Goal 18'12"
  • Phiri Goal 31'43", 36'28", 37'14"
  • Chinyama Goal 34'19"
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  • Lungu red-colored football 23'08" (o.g.)
  • Chico Goal 29'42", 35'32", 39'07"
  • Pesado Goal 30'54"
  • Hélber Goal 32'16", 34'58"
  • Anderson Goal 38'37"
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More information Morocco, 8–3 ...
Morocco 8–3 Ghana
  • Jouad Goal 0'14", 37'55"
  • El Mesrar Goal 2'39", 10'40"
  • Charraoui Goal 7'50", 16'16"
  • Bakkali Goal 31'03" (pen.)
  • Bouzid Goal 34'21"
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  • Arthur Goal 5'41"
  • Boye Goal 13'26", 16'32"
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More information Angola, 11–3 ...
Angola 11–3 Ghana
  • Braúlio Goal 0'28", 22'34", 34'56"
  • Jô Goal 0'51"
  • Arroz Doce Goal 10'43", 25'27"
  • Chico Goal 16'47" (pen.), 19'54", 23'36"
  • Hélber Goal 30'04"
  • Kaluanda Goal 32'27"
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  • Adérito red-colored football 8'13" (o.g.)
  • Nakotey Goal 14'53"
  • Arthur Goal 38'37"
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More information Zambia, 0–13 ...
Zambia 0–13 Morocco
Report (CAF)
  • El Mesrar Goal 3'28"
  • Bakkali Goal 4'03", 21'49"
  • Amazal Goal 6'05"
  • Charraoui Goal 6'30", 7'12"
  • Raiss El Fenni Goal 10'54"
  • El Ayyane Goal 16'53", 17'25"
  • Elidrissi Goal 27'07"
  • Dahani Goal 30'06"
  • Simwami red-colored football 34'27" (o.g.)
  • Jouad Goal 39'58
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Group B

More information Pos, Pld ...
Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 21 9 +12 9 Advance to knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 16 13 +3 6
3  Mauritania 3 1 0 2 15 16 −1 3
4  Namibia 3 0 0 3 12 26 −14 0
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Source: CAF
More information Egypt, 4–0 ...
Egypt 4–0 Libya
  • Koki Goal 9'11", 19'30"
  • Said Goal 28'53"
  • Eissa Goal 39'11"
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Referee: Khalid Hnich (Morocco)
More information Namibia, 4–5 ...
Namibia 4–5 Mauritania
  • Salote Goal 26'50", 38'43"
  • Mathys Goal 29'30"
  • Haikali Goal 33'23"
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  • Bouhoumadi Goal 4'13"
  • Sylla Goal 12'28", 12'54"
  • Drame Goal 17'54"
  • M'Hamed Goal 25'23"
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Referee: José Katchingavisa (Angola)
More information Egypt, 10–3 ...
Egypt 10–3 Namibia
  • Eissa Goal 5'06"
  • Abdelhalim Goal 12'23", 39'23"
  • Koki Goal 17'41", 27'40"
  • Ramadan Goal 20'50"
  • Moawad Goal 30'55"
  • Aly Goal 37'55", 39'04", 39'58"
 Report (CAF)
  • Willemse Goal 11'35"
  • Jager Goal 12'56"
  • Usurua Goal 18'08"
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Referee: Pedro-Luis Ndong Ondo (Equatorial Guinea)
More information Mauritania, 4–5 ...
Mauritania 4–5 Libya
  • N'Diel Goal 8'33", 36'33"
  • Sow Goal 22'15"
  • Bouhoumadi Goal 33'51"
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  • Shoshan Goal 9'29", 16'53", 17'36"
  • Said Goal 10'47"
  • Zreeg Goal 32'41"
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More information Mauritania, 6–7 ...
Mauritania 6–7 Egypt
  • N'Diel Goal 3'24"
  • M'Hamed Goal 9'20"
  • Sow Goal 16'02"
  • Chendhoura Goal 26'50", 32'03", 37'52"
 Report (CAF)
  • Koki Goal 12'50", 27'26"
  • Abdelhalim Goal 21'21", 29'57"
  • Moawad Goal 22'26"
  • Eissa Goal 28'03"
  • Said Goal 35'04"
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More information Libya, 11–5 ...
Libya 11–5 Namibia
  • Said Goal 0'47", 23'00"
  • Alajnaf Goal 6'40", 39'39"
  • Zreeg Goal 9'46", 27'22"
  • Shoshan Goal 21'21", 22'23"
  • Elderwish Goal 21'46"
  • Alghoul Goal 35'34", 36'05"
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  • Kamatuka Goal 2'19"
  • Mathys Goal 18'10", 30'05"
  • Salote Goal 19'42"
  • Solunga Goal 24'18"
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Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary.

All times are local, MST (UTC-1).

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
19 April
 
 
 Morocco6
 
21 April
 
 Libya0
 
 Morocco5
 
19 April
 
 Angola1
 
 Egypt3
 
 
 Angola7
 
Third place match
 
 
21 April
 
 
 Libya (p)2 (3)
 
 
 Egypt2 (1)

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

More information Egypt, 3–7 ...
Egypt 3–7 Angola
  • Eissa Goal 1'42", 18'28" (pen.)
  • Said Goal 36'06"
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  • Chico Goal 1'11"
  • Pesado Goal 13'28"
  • Anderson Goal 13'17
  • Gomito Goal 34'27"
  • Hélber Goal 37'29", 38'07", 38'58"
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Referee: Abel Junior Kouamé (Ivory Coast)
More information Morocco, 6–0 ...
Morocco 6–0 Libya
  • El Mesrar Goal 2'43", 21'51"
  • Jouad Goal 5'04"
  • Bakkali Goal 11'53", 28'12"
  • El Ayyane Goal 16'49"
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Referee: Eric Elingui Mindjih (Cameroon)

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

More information Libya, 2–2 ...
Libya 2–2 Egypt
  • Said Goal 22'26"
  • Alghoul Goal 37'03"
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  • Ramadan Goal 14'47", 18'14"
Penalties
  • Said football with check mark
  • Rashid football with check mark
  • Zreeg football with check mark
 3–1
  • football with check mark Farag
  • football with red X Eissa
  • football with red X Aly
  • football with red X Said
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Referee: Khalid Hnich (Morocco)

Final

More information Morocco, 5–1 ...
Morocco 5–1 Angola
  • Borite Goal 5'39"
  • Raiss El Fenni Goal 15'07"
  • El Mesrar Goal 16'35"
  • El Ayyane Goal 30'23"
  • Bakkali Goal 34'26" (pen.)
 Report (CAF)
  • Adérito Goal 6'14"
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Referee: Mohamed Youssef (Egypt)

Goalscorers

There were 155 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 9.69 goals per match.

7 goals

  • Angola Chico
  • Angola Hélber
  • Morocco Soufian Charraoui

6 goals

  • Egypt Koki
  • Morocco Soufiane El Mesrar
  • Morocco Bilal Bakkali

5 goals

  • Egypt Alaa Eissa
  • Libya Ali Shoshan
  • Morocco Anas El Ayyane

4 goals

  • Egypt Khaled Abdelhalim
  • Libya Mohamed Said
  • Morocco Youssef Jouad
  • Zambia Wiseman Phiri

3 goals

  • Angola Braúlio
  • Angola Anderson
  • Egypt Ahmed Aly
  • Egypt Mohamed Said
  • Egypt Essam Ramadan
  • Ghana Philip Nii Boye
  • Libya Mohamed Zreeg
  • Libya Suhayb Alghoul
  • Mauritania Yacoub N'Diel
  • Mauritania Ely Chendhoura Ahmed Aidda
  • Morocco Idriss Raiss El Fenni
  • Namibia Remario Mathys
  • Namibia Ken Salote

2 goals

  • Angola Arroz Doce
  • Angola Pesado
  • Egypt Abdelrahman Moawad
  • Ghana Emmanuel Nakotey
  • Ghana Prince Arthur
  • Libya Ahmed Alajnaf
  • Mauritania Yakhouba Sylla
  • Mauritania Abderhemane Bouhoumadi
  • Mauritania M'Hamed M'Hamed
  • Mauritania Dioncounda Sow
  • Zambia Patrick Banda
  • Zambia Francis Chinyam

1 goal

  • Angola Jô
  • Angola Kaluanda
  • Angola Gomito
  • Angola Adérito
  • Libya Suliman Elderwish
  • Morocco Khalid Bouzid
  • Morocco Ismail Amazal
  • Morocco Othmane Elidrissi
  • Morocco Anas Dahani
  • Morocco Soufiane Borite
  • Mauritania Moudery Drame
  • Namibia George Haikalia
  • Namibia Reginald Willemse
  • Namibia Rowen Jager
  • Namibia Usurua Ryiena Riya
  • Namibia Nanguei Kamatuka
  • Namibia Luis Solunga
  • Zambia Mbalika Mwaliteta
  • Zambia Jackson Simwami

1 own goal

  • Angola Adérito (against Ghana)
  • Zambia Prince Lungu (against Angola)
  • Zambia Jackson Simwami (against Morocco)

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

More information Team, Qualified on ...
Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup
 Angola19 April 20241 (2021)
 Morocco19 April 20243 (2012, 2016, 2021)
 Libya21 April 20242 (2008, 2012)
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Ranking

More information Rank, Team ...
RankTeamMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1 Morocco5500376+3115
2 Angola53022921+89
3 Libya52121821-37
4 Egypt53112618+810
5 Mauritania31021516−13
6 Zambia31021023−133
7 Namibia30031226−140
8 Ghana3003824−160
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