2008 African Futsal Championship

2008 African Futsal Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Libya
Dates	21 March - 31 March
Teams	10 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Libya (1st title)
Runners-up	Egypt
Third place	Morocco
Fourth place	Mozambique
Tournament statistics
Matches played	24
Goals scored	175 (7.29 per match)
Best player	Mohammed Shahout

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.

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

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Libya	4	4	0	0	19	4	+15	12	Advanced to the semi-finals
Morocco	4	3	0	1	16	6	+10	9
Nigeria	4	1	1	2	9	12	–3	4	Eliminated and missed out on the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Tunisia	4	1	0	3	9	15	–6	3
Cameroon	4	0	1	3	6	22	–16	1

Matches

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue	Match Report
2	2008-03-21	14:00	Tunisia	0 – 5	Morocco	Cortuba	Match Report
4	2008-03-21	20:30	Libya	4 – 0	Nigeria	African Union	Match Report
5	2008-03-22	18:00	Cameroon	3 – 3	Nigeria	African Union	Match Report
7	2008-03-22	20:00	Libya	4 – 2	Tunisia	African Union	Match Report
9	2008-03-23	18:00	Cameroon	1 – 4	Tunisia	African Union	Match Report
11	2008-03-23	20:00	Libya	4 – 1	Morocco	African Union	Match Report
15	2008-03-24	18:00	Cameroon	1 – 7	Libya	African Union	Match Report
16	2008-03-24	20:00	Morocco	2 – 1	Nigeria	Cortuba	Match Report
17	2008-03-25	18:00	Nigeria	5 – 3	Tunisia	Cortuba	Match Report
18	2008-03-25	20:00	Morocco	8 – 1	Cameroon	African Union	Match Report

Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Status
Egypt	4	2	2	0	20	7	+13	8	Advanced to the semi-finals
Mozambique	4	2	1	1	25	12	+13	7
Angola	4	2	1	1	20	19	+1	7	Eliminated and missed out on the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup
Zambia	4	1	0	3	15	28	–13	3
South Africa	4	1	0	3	17	31	–14	3

Matches

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue	Match Report
1	2008-03-21	12:00	South Africa	4 – 8	Angola	Cortuba	Match Report
3	2008-03-21	16:00	Egypt	9 – 0	Zambia	Cortuba	Match Report
6	2008-03-22	18:00	Egypt	8 – 4	South Africa	Cortuba	Match Report
8	2008-03-22	20:00	Mozambique	9 – 2	Zambia	Cortuba	Match Report
10	2008-03-23	18:00	Angola	2 – 2	Egypt	Cortuba	Match Report
12	2008-03-23	20:00	South Africa	3 – 10	Mozambique	Cortuba	Match Report
13	2008-03-24	18:00	Egypt	1 – 1	Mozambique	Cortuba	Match Report
14	2008-03-24	20:00	Zambia	8 – 4	Angola	African Union	Match Report
19	2008-03-25	18:00	Zambia	5 – 6	South Africa	Cortuba	Match Report
20	2008-03-25	20:00	Angola	6 – 5	Mozambique	African Union	Match Report

Semi-Finals

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue	Match Report
21	2008-03-28	17:00	Egypt	4 – 1	Morocco	African Union	Match Report
22	2008-03-28	19:30	Libya	4 – 1	Mozambique	African Union	Match Report

3rd Place

Morocco  v  Mozambique

2008-03-30 17:00

Morocco	3 – 1 (a.e.t.)	Mozambique
	Match Report

African Union

Final

Egypt  v  Libya

2008-03-31 19:30

Egypt	3 – 4 (a.e.t.)	Libya
	Match Report

African Union

Honors

2008 African Futsal Championship
Libya 1st title

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

External links

• Official Site (in Arabic)
• CAF Official Site
• Futsal On RSSSF
• FIFA Official Site