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2008 African Futsal Championship

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Host country
  
Libya

Venue(s)
  
2 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Egypt

Dates
  
21 March - 31 March

Champions
  
Libya (1st title)

Teams
  
10 (from 1 confederation)

The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

Contents

The tournament was contested by ten teams, split into two groups of five. Group A was contested of hosts Libya, along with Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia, while Group 2 consisted of Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The matches were played at two venues in Tripoli: Cortuba and African Union.

Group 1

Matches

Group 2

Matches

Final Standings

  1.  Libya (Qualified to 2008 World Cup)
  2.  Egypt (Qualified to 2008 World Cup)
  3.  Morocco
  4.  Mozambique

Best Players

  • Best Player: Mohammed Shahout
  • Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Ali Al-Sharif
  • References

    2008 African Futsal Championship Wikipedia