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2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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Host country
  
Venue(s)
  
1 (in 1 host city)

Runners-up
  
Côte d'Ivoire

Dates
  
22 - 26 May 2013

Champions
  
Senegal (3rd title)

2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

Teams
  
8 (from 1 confederation)

The 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 22 May to 26 May 2013, in El Jadida, Morocco, 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 will be the nations who will qualify for the World Cup and go on to represent Africa in Tahiti in September.

Contents

All matches are to be held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.

Participating teams

Eight teams have confirmed their participation in the competition:

  •  Côte d'Ivoire
  •  Egypt
  •  Ghana
  •  Libya
  •  Madagascar
  •  Morocco
  •  Nigeria
  •  Senegal
  • There was to have been a team from Uganda taking part in the tournament, but they were forced to withdraw due to a lack of funding.

    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.

    Group stage

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

    References

    2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship Wikipedia


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