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2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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Host country
  
Morocco

Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Nigeria

Dates
  
15 - 19 June 2011

Champions
  
Senegal (2nd title)

2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

Teams
  
9 (from 1 confederation)

The 2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship was the qualifiers for Africa to determine the two teams that qualify for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. They took place from 15 - 19 June 2011 at a temporary stadium at the Ain Diab beach in Casablanca, Morocco for the first time. All previous CAF qualifiers were held in Durban, South Africa.

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Participating teams

Nine teams, the same number of teams that participated in the 2009 qualifiers, confirmed their participation in the competition:

  •  Algeria
  •  Ivory Coast
  •  Egypt
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Morocco
  •  Nigeria
  •  South Africa
  •  Senegal
  • It was originally announced that Congo DR would field a team for this tournament, but were forced to withdraw due to what is termed as 'serious administrative problems.'

    Group stage

    Due to Congo DR's withdrawal, it was determined that the nine teams will be divided into three groups of three, with the teams in each group participating in a round-robin format. The winners of each group, along with the best second-place finisher, will advance to the knockout round.

    The draw to determine the groupings and schedule for the nine teams was held in Casablanca on 13 June 2011.

    All match times are correct to that of local time in Casablanca, being Western European Summer Time, (UTC +1).

    References

    2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship Wikipedia