2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations
2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier
Tournament details
Host countryMozambique
CityVilankulo
Dates21–28 October
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (7th title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Morocco
Fourth place Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored118 (8.43 per match)
Top scorer(s)Senegal Mandione Diagne (10 goals)
Best player(s)Senegal Mandione Diagne
Best goalkeeperSenegal Al Seyni Ndiaye

The 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations was the fifth edition of the Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations (BSAFCON),[1] the premier beach soccer championship in Africa contested by men's national teams who are members of the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The championship was originally organised by Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) under the title of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier[2] (also informally known as the CAF Beach Soccer Championship). In 2015, CAF became its organisers and began using the BSAFCON title to which the competition was officially renamed the next year.[3] Therefore, this was the 11th edition of the event overall.

The tournament takes place in Mozambique, which was confirmed as the host nation on 16 May 2021;[4] the city of Vilankulo stages all matches between 21 and 28 October 2022.[5][6] It is happening in only the next calendar year after the previous edition because said edition was postponed due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa.

The tournament also acted as the qualification route for African teams to the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in the United Arab Emirates; with the winners and runners-up qualifying.

Senegal were the defending champions and successfully defended the title after defeating Egypt in the final to secure their 7th title.

Qualification

2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates22 July – 7 August
Teams14 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored101 (9.18 per match)

The 2022 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations qualifying round determined the eight teams that will compete in the final tournament in October.

The fixtures were announced by CAF on 24 June 2022.[6] The matches were played on the weekends of 22–24 July and 5–7 August.

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away, two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time played).[7]

Entrants

Fourteen teams entered qualifying. The seven winners of the ties qualified for the final tournament, joining one automatic qualifier – the hosts, Mozambique.[6]

Round Teams entering round No. of teams
Qualification
14
Final tournament 1

Note: The numbers in parentheses show the African ranking of the teams at the time of the qualification round (out of 19 nations).[8]

Matches

Libya withdrew before the first legs were played.[9]

Ivory Coast refused to continue their second leg match in protest of a penalty awarded to Morocco in the final moments of the game, and thus the match was abandoned with the score at 3–3.[10] The outcome was referred to CAF.[11] On 19 August, CAF announced their decision in applying Articles 54 and 56 of Chapter 30 (Withdrawals, Refusal to Play, Replacement) of the tournament regulations, thereby awarding Morocco with a 3–0 walkover victory in the second leg.[12][13]

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Seychelles  4–11  Madagascar 2–5 2–6
Comoros  5–9  Uganda 2–5 3–4
Malawi  8–8 (a)  Tanzania 3–2 5–6
Libya  w/o  Nigeria — —
Ivory Coast  7–9  Morocco 7–6 aba., 0–3 w/o
Cameroon  4–16  Senegal 1–9 3–7
Ghana  11–12  Egypt 6–5 5–7

Qualified teams

The following eight teams have qualified for the final tournament:

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Egypt11th3rd place (2006, 2011, 2016, 2018)
 Madagascar6thChampions (2015)
 Malawi1stDebut
 Mozambique (hosts)5thRunners-up (2021)
 Senegal (title holders)10thChampions (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021)
 Uganda2nd4th place (2021)
 Morocco9th3rd place (2013, 2021)

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 2 2 0 0 0 10 4 +6 6 Knockout stage
2  Mozambique (H) 2 1 0 0 1 5 5 0 3
3  Malawi 2 0 0 0 2 5 11 −6 0 Fifth place play-off
4  Nigeria 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: CAF
(H) Host
Mozambique 4–2 Malawi
  • Manuel 11', 31'
  • Arroz 21'
  • Big Ro 26'
 Report
  • Dala 9'
  • Ussi 15'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Morocco 3–1 Mozambique
  • Yassine 15'
  • Frindi 24'
  • Jabbary 28'
 Report
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Hany Farouk (Egypt)
Malawi 3–7 Morocco
  • Ussi 17', 30'
  • Dala 21'
 Report
  • Frindi 1', 20'
  • El Ouariry 5'
  • Ghailani 9'
  • Abagli 17', 36'
  • Khabaz 32'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo

Group B

Pos Team Pld W W+ WP L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 3 0 0 0 24 9 +15 9 Knockout stage
2  Egypt 3 1 0 1 1 14 12 +2 4
3  Uganda 3 1 0 0 2 9 19 −10 3 Fifth place play-off
4  Madagascar 3 0 0 0 3 11 18 −7 0
Source: CAF
Senegal 10–1 Uganda
  • Sylla 3'
  • Md. Diagne 7', 24', 25', 26', 35'
  • Mendy 8', 8'
  • Samb 30'
  • Sene 31'
 Report
  • Lukooya 25'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Reetesh Loll (Mauritius)
Madagascar 4–4 (a.e.t.) Egypt
  • Richard 11'
  • Randriama 28', 34'
  • Rakotomalala 36' (pen.)
 Report
  • Hussein 1'
  • Paulo 9'
  • El-Shahat 26'
  • El-Shafei 31'
Penalties
  • Razafimamdimby soccer ball with red X
  • Enidiel soccer ball with check mark
  • Jinidy soccer ball with check mark
  • Richard soccer ball with red X
  • Randriamampandry soccer ball with check mark
 3–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Samir
  • soccer ball with check mark Paulo
  • soccer ball with check mark Costa
  • soccer ball with red X Hussein
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Ahmed
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Steven Msilombo (Tanzania)
Uganda 6–3 Madagascar
  • Nkuubi 20', 25', 25', 32'
  • Lubwama 24'
  • Kawawulo 26'
 Report
  • Raharison 7'
  • Razafimandimby 20'
  • Alexandre 23'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Dominique Toppe (Ivory Coast)
Egypt 4–6 Senegal
  • Loha 10'
  • Paulo 15'
  • Costa 17', 21' (pen.)
 Report
  • Ndiaye 4'
  • Md. Diagne 16', 18'
  • Diatta 22'
  • Mm. Diagne 27'
  • Sene 33'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Hamdi Bchir (Tunisia)
Uganda 2–6 Egypt
  • Lukooya 9' (pen.)
  • Nkuubi 35'
 Report
  • M. Ahmed 8', 30'
  • Paulo 15', 25'
  • Hussein 18'
  • Bahgat 35'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Louis Siave (Mauritius)
Senegal 8–4 Madagascar
  • Md. Diagne 7', 14'
  • Mm. Diagne 19' (pen.), 20', 21'
  • Coly 9'
  • S. Ndoye 13'
  • Sene 30'
 Report
  • Razafimandimby 14'
  • Richard 14'
  • Rakotomalala 27'
  • Jindy 29'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Ramadhani Ndayisaba (Burundi)

5th place play-off

The teams finishing in third place in the groups are knocked out of title-winning contention, receding to play in a consolation match to determine 5th and 6th place in the final standings.

 
Fifth place play-off
 
  
 
26 October 2022
 
 
 Malawi6 (1)
 
 
 Uganda (p)6 (4)
 
Malawi 6–6 (a.e.t.) Uganda
  • Dala 8'
  • Frazer 11'
  • Mphande 15'
  • Ussi 17', 38'
  • Nkhulumba 20'
 Report
  • Nkuubi 17', 36', 39'
  • Lukooya 22' (pen.)
  • Opuuli 23'
  • Lubwama 25'
Penalties
  • Kajamu soccer ball with check mark
  • Biliati soccer ball with red X
  • Nkhulumba soccer ball with red X
 1–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Lule
  • soccer ball with check mark Lubwama
  • soccer ball with check mark Opuuli
  • soccer ball with check mark Kigozi
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Aly Deme (Senegal)

Knockout stage

The group winners and runners-up progress to the knockout stage to continue to compete for the title.

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
26 October
 
 
 Morocco4
 
28 October
 
 Egypt5
 
 Egypt2 (5)
 
26 October
 
 Senegal2 (6)
 
 Senegal3
 
 
 Mozambique2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 October
 
 
 Morocco6
 
 
 Mozambique4

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Morocco 4–5 Egypt
  • Frindi 4', 4', 26', 27' (pen.)
 Report
  • Paulo 13', 24'
  • Bahgat 22', 32'
  • El-Shahat 34'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Reetesh Loll (Mauritius)
Senegal 3–2 Mozambique
  • Sene 21'
  • Fall 24'
  • Sylla 29'
 Report
  • Manuel 10', 21'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo

Third place play-off

Morocco 6–4 Mozambique
  • Jabbary 11'
  • El Khdym 14'
  • El Hamidy 19'
  • Big Ro 20' (o.g.)
  • Frindi 21'
  • Aboutalbi 35'
 Report
  • Monstro 6'
  • Arroz 6'
  • Abagli 15' (o.g.)
  • Manuel 25'
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo
Referee: Ivan Kintu (Uganda)

Final

Egypt 2–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
  • Hussein 27'
  • Diatta 27' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Md. Diagne 7'
  • Mendy 32'
Penalties
  • Samir soccer ball with check mark
  • Paulo soccer ball with check mark
  • Costa soccer ball with check mark
  • Sasa soccer ball with check mark
  • E. Ahmed soccer ball with check mark
  • Loha soccer ball with red X
 5–6
  • soccer ball with check mark Sylla
  • soccer ball with check mark Fall
  • soccer ball with check mark Md. Diagne
  • soccer ball with check mark Mm. Diagne
  • soccer ball with check mark Mendy
  • soccer ball with check mark Diatta
Vilankulo Arena, Vilankulo

Awards

Best player[14]
Senegal Mandione Diagne
Top scorer
Senegal Mandione Diagne
10 goals
Best goalkeeper
Senegal Al Seyni Ndiaye

Goalscorers

There were 118 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 8.43 goals per match.

10 goals

  • Senegal Mandione Diagne

8 goals

  • Morocco Anouar Frindi
  • Uganda Brian Nkuubi

6 goals

  • Egypt Paulo

5 goals

  • Mozambique Nelson Manuel
  • Malawi Sandram Ussi

4 goals

  • Senegal Mamour Diagne
  • Senegal Seydina Sene

3 goals

  • Egypt Ismael Bahgat
  • Egypt Hassan Hussein
  • Malawi Simba Dala
  • Senegal Raoul Mendy

2 goals

  • Egypt Moustafa Ahmed
  • Egypt Costa
  • Egypt Ahmed El-Shahat
  • Madagascar Orlando Rakotomalala
  • Madagascar Tokindrainy Randriama
  • Madagascar Ymelda Razafimandimby
  • Madagascar Marcel Richard
  • Morocco Ibrahim Abagli
  • Morocco Zouhair Jabbary
  • Mozambique Arroz
  • Senegal Mamadou Sylla
  • Uganda Joshua Lubwama
  • Uganda Baker Lukooya

1 goal

  • Egypt Loha
  • Egypt Abdelrahiman El-Shafei
  • Madagascar Fofo Alexandre
  • Madagascar Joel Jindy
  • Madagascar Jacques Raharison
  • Morocco Rabi Aboutalbi
  • Morocco Mohamed Ghailani
  • Morocco Azzedine El Hamidy
  • Morocco Mohamed Khabaz
  • Morocco Ali El Khdym
  • Morocco Ismail El Ouariry
  • Morocco Kamal Yassine
  • Mozambique Big Ro
  • Mozambique Dez
  • Mozambique Monstro
  • Malawi Watson Frazer
  • Malawi Ganizani Mphande
  • Malawi O'Brien Nkhulumba
  • Senegal Souley Coly
  • Senegal Ninou Diatta
  • Senegal Babacar Fall
  • Senegal Al Seyni Ndiaye
  • Senegal Saliou Ndoye
  • Senegal Amar Samb
  • Uganda Isma Kawawulo
  • Uganda Sharifu Opuuli

1 own goal

  • Morocco Ibrahim Abagli (against Mozambique)
  • Mozambique Big Ro (against Morocco)
  • Senegal Ninou Diatta (against Egypt)

Final standings

Qualified for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Rank Team
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Senegal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Egypt
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  Morocco
4th  Mozambique
5th  Uganda
6th  Malawi
7th  Madagascar

Qualified teams for FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup

The following two teams from CAF qualify for the 2023 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup1
only FIFA era (since 2005)
 Senegal26 October 20228 (2007, 2008, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2021)
 Egypt26 October 20220 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References

  1. ↑ "Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee holds meeting in Kampala". CAF. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  2. ↑ Gaich, Rémi (11 January 2016). BSWW competitions / National teams. Barcelona: Beach Soccer Worldwide. pp. 14, 15, 19.
  3. ↑ "CAF renames six competitions". Daily Post (Nigeria). 11 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
  4. ↑ "Mozambique chosen by CAF to host 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations". COSAFA. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  5. ↑ "CAN-2022 de futebol de praia é uma oportunidade para o País expor as suas potencialidades turísticas". Yassin Amuji (in Portuguese). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
  6. 1 2 3 "Beach Soccer AFCON qualifiers road to Mozambique revealed". Confederation of African Football. 24 June 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  7. ↑ "Regulations of the African Beach Soccer Championship" (PDF). Confédération Africaine de Football. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-08-17. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Rankings – Men's National Teams". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 11 July 2022. Archived from the original on 2 August 2022. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
  9. ↑ "First leg of the African Cup of Nations qualifier played". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 27 July 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2022.
  10. ↑ "The Ivorian selection withdraws". Morocco Latest News. 6 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2022.
  11. ↑ "2022 Beach Soccer AFCON : Title holders Senegal and other giants qualify". CAFonline.com. 10 August 2022. Retrieved 10 August 2022.
  12. ↑ "Beach-soccer: Morocco qualified for CAN-2022". Morocco News. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  13. ↑ "The eight teams qualified for the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations 2022 revealed". CAFOnline.com. 19 August 2022. Retrieved 19 August 2022.
  14. ↑ "Unstoppable Senegal clinch a fourth consecutive Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations". cafonline.com. 3 November 2022. Retrieved 3 November 2022.
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