2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF)
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  Côte d'Ivoire
Fourth place  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 156 (9.75 per match)
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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]

Contents

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 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
25 March 2008
 Egypt  8 – 3  Mozambique Durban
25 March 2008
 Senegal  8 – 4  South Africa Durban
26 March 2008
 Egypt  5 – 4
(extra-time)		  Senegal Durban
26 March 2008
 Mozambique  3 – 2  South Africa Durban
27 March 2008
 Senegal  10 – 0  Mozambique Durban
27 March 2008
 South Africa  4 – 3  Egypt Durban

Group B

Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Cameroon 8 3 2 1 0 19 12 +7
 Côte d'Ivoire 3 3 1 0 2 13 14 -1
 Nigeria 3 3 1 0 2 19 10 +9
 Cape Verde 2 3 0 1 2 8 23 -15
25 March 2008
 Cameroon  8 – 3  Cape Verde Durban
25 March 2008
 Côte d'Ivoire  5 – 4  Nigeria Durban
26 March 2008
 Cameroon  8 – 6  Côte d'Ivoire Durban
26 March 2008
 Nigeria  12 – 2  Cape Verde Durban
27 March 2008
 Cape Verde  2 – 2
(1 - 0 pens.)		  Côte d'Ivoire Durban
27 March 2008
 Cameroon  3 – 3
(3 - 2 pens.)		  Nigeria Durban

Knockout Stage

  Semi-finals Final
29 March 2008
  Cameroon  4  
  Egypt  3  
 
30 March 2008
      Senegal  12
    Cameroon  6
Third place
29 March 2008 30 March 2008
  Senegal (pen.)  5 (6)   Côte d'Ivoire  6
  Côte d'Ivoire  5 (5)     Egypt  3

Winners

 (2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CAF) Winners: 

Senegal
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Senegal
2  Cameroon
3  Côte d'Ivoire
4  Egypt
5  Nigeria
6  South Africa
7  Mozambique
8  Cape Verde

References

  1. ^ http://www.rsssf.com/tablesf/fifabeach08.html
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1Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. 2CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship. 3No qualifiers took place as the Solomon Islands were automatically selected.