2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 South Africa |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Dates | 15–24 April 2016 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Egypt |
| Third place |
 Mozambique |
| Fourth place |
 Zambia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 99 (6.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ricardo Lenio Mendes Muendane (10 goals) |
The 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations was the 5th edition of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in South Africa between 15–24 April 2016. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.[1]
Same as previous editions, the tournament acts as the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup (except for 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was organized as the 2011 African Futsal Championship was cancelled). The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.[2]
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, similar to the football version, Africa Cup of Nations.[3]
Qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6–14 December 2015 |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 10 |
| Goals scored | 83 (8.3 per match) |
South Africa qualified automatically as hosts, and Egypt also qualified automatically as the highest-placed African team in the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, while the remaining six spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took take place on 6–7 and 13–14 December 2015.
Entrants
A total of 12 teams entered the qualifying rounds.[4]
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 12 | |
| Final tournament |
|
2 |
| Did not enter |
|---|
|
Preliminary round
Winners qualified for 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Cameroon  |
4–12 |  Angola |
3–5 | 1–7 |
Tunisia  |
w/o[A] |  Nigeria |
— | — |
| Zambia |
7–7 (a)[B] |  Equatorial Guinea |
3–2 | 4–5 |
Ivory Coast  |
2–12 | Morocco |
2–7 | 0–5 |
Madagascar  |
4–17 | Mozambique |
1–7 | 3–10 |
Sudan  |
4–14 |  Libya |
4–9 | 0–5 |
- Notes
- ^ Nigeria withdrew from this tournament, therefore Tunisia qualified automatically.[6]
- ^ The referees incorrectly played extra time when the score at full time of the second leg was 5–4 to Equatorial Guinea (7–7 on aggregate), which Equatorial Guinea went on to win 7–5 (8–7 on aggregate). CAF's rules state that the team with the most away goals wins in the event of a tie,[7] and so CAF later declared the extra time played null and void, and Zambia the winners by virtue of the away goals rule.[8]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Angola | 2nd | Group stage (2008) |
| Egypt | 5th | Champions (1996, 2000, 2004) |
| Libya | 3rd | Champions (2008) |
| Morocco | 4th | Second place (2000) |
| Mozambique | 3rd | Second place (2004) |
| South Africa (hosts) | 4th | Fourth place (2000) |
| Tunisia | 2nd | Group stage (2008) |
| Zambia | 2nd | Group stage (2008) |
Venues
The matches are played at the Ellis Park Arena and the Wembley Arena in Johannesburg.
Squads
Each squad can contain a maximum of 14 players.[7]
Group stage
The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 17 February 2016, 11:00 UTC+2, at the Southern Sun Hotel OR Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[9] For the draw, the hosts South Africa were seeded in position A1 and Egypt were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups.[10]
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[7]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, SAST (UTC+2).[11]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mozambique |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Zambia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 9 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tunisia |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 9 | +1 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Africa (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 14 | −6 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 7 | +3 | 6 | |
| 3 | Libya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 13 | −7 | 0 |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time is played (two periods of 5 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time is played.[7]
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 22 April – Johannesburg | ||||||
| Mozambique | 1 | |||||
| 24 April – Johannesburg | ||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||
| 22 April – Johannesburg | ||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 5 | |||||
| Zambia | 4 | |||||
| Third Place | ||||||
| 24 April – Johannesburg | ||||||
| Mozambique (p) | 5 (2) | |||||
| Zambia | 5 (1) | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualify for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Third place play-off
Winner qualifies for 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Final
Honors
| 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations |
|---|
Morocco 1st title |
References
- ↑ "Fixtures for Women AFCON 2016 & Africa Futsal Cup of Nations 2016". CAF. 3 November 2015.
- ↑ "La FIFA ratificó la distribución de plazas que corresponden a cada confederación" (in Spanish). CONMEBOL.com. 4 April 2014.
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
- ↑ "Fixtures Africa Futsal Cup of Nations South Africa 2016" (PDF). CAFonline.com.
- ↑ "News in Brief". CAF. 16 December 2015.
- ↑ "2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations". Futsal Planet.
- 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
- ↑ "CAF declares Zambia winner over Equatorial Guinea". AllAfrica. 21 December 2015.
- ↑ "Futsal African Cup of Nations South Africa: Results of Draw for Final Tournament". CAF. 17 February 2016.
- ↑ "Procedure for the draw of the Futsal AFCON South Africa 2016". CAF. 16 February 2016.
- ↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, SOUTH AFRICA 2016" (PDF). CAF.
External links
- Futsal Africa Cup Of Nations, South Africa 2016, CAFonline.com