2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 25–30 March 2008 |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senegal (1st title) |
Runners-up | Cameroon |
Third place | Ivory Coast |
Fourth place | Egypt |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 156 (9.75 per match) |
The 2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the third beach soccer championship for Africa, held in March 2008, in Durban, South Africa. Senegal won the championship, with Cameroon finishing second. The two teams moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from July 17- July 28.[1]
Participating nations[]
Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Senegal | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 9 | +13 |
Egypt | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 11 | +5 |
South Africa | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 14 | -4 |
Mozambique | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 20 | -14 |
Egypt | 8 – 3 | Mozambique |
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Durban
Senegal | 8 – 4 | South Africa |
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Durban
Mozambique | 3 – 2 | South Africa |
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Durban
Senegal | 10 – 0 | Mozambique |
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Durban
South Africa | 4 – 3 | Egypt |
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Durban
Group B[]
Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Cameroon | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 | +7 |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 14 | -1 |
Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 10 | +9 |
2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 23 | -16 |
- Côte d'Ivoire progressed due to their head-to-head result against Nigeria
Cameroon | 8 – 3 | |
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Durban
Ivory Coast | 5 – 4 | Nigeria |
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Durban
Cameroon | 8 – 6 | Ivory Coast |
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Durban
Nigeria | 12 – 2 | |
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Durban
2 – 2 (1 - 0 pens.) | Ivory Coast | |
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Durban
Knockout stage[]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 March 2008 | ||||||
Cameroon | 4 | |||||
30 March 2008 | ||||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
Senegal | 12 | |||||
29 March 2008 | ||||||
Cameroon | 6 | |||||
Senegal (pen.) | 5 (6) | |||||
Ivory Coast | 5 (5) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 March 2008 | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 6 | |||||
Egypt | 3 |
Winners[]
(2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) Winners: |
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Senegal First title |
Final standings[]
Rank | Team |
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1 | Senegal |
2 | Cameroon |
3 | Ivory Coast |
4 | Egypt |
5 | Nigeria |
6 | South Africa |
7 | Mozambique |
8 |
References[]
Categories:
- 2008 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by South Africa
- FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)
- 2007–08 in South African soccer
- 2008 in beach soccer