2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	26 September - 30 September 2006
Teams	6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Egypt
Fourth place	Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	100 (9.09 per match)

The 2006 CAF Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the first beach soccer championship for Africa, held in September 2006, in Durban, South Africa. Cameroon won the championship, with Nigeria finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 12.^[1]

Competing nations

• Cameroon
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Egypt
• Morocco
• Nigeria
• South Africa (hosts)

Group Stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
Egypt	5	2	1	1	0	7	6	+1
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	1	10	9	+1
South Africa	0	2	0	0	1	9	11	-2

Egypt  v  South Africa

26 September 2006

Egypt	4 – 3	South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Egypt  v  Nigeria

27 September 2006

Egypt	3 – 3 3-2 (pens.)	Nigeria

Durban, South Africa

Nigeria  v  South Africa

28 September 2006

Nigeria	7 – 6	South Africa

Durban, South Africa

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
Ivory Coast	4	2	0	2	0	12	10	+2
Cameroon	3	2	1	0	1	8	7	+1
Morocco	0	2	0	0	1	10	13	-3

Ivory Coast  v  Morocco

26 September 2006

Ivory Coast	8 – 7 (extra-time)	Morocco

Durban, South Africa

Cameroon  v  Morocco

27 September 2006

Cameroon	5 – 3	Morocco

Durban, South Africa

Ivory Coast  v  Cameroon

28 September 2006

Ivory Coast	3 – 3 1-0 (pens.)	Cameroon

Durban, South Africa

Knockout Stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 September 2006
	Nigeria (pen.)	5 (2)
	Ivory Coast	5 (1)
					30 September 2006
					Cameroon	5
					Nigeria	3
					Third place
	29 September 2006			30 September 2006
	Cameroon	4		Egypt	8
	Egypt	3			Ivory Coast	3

	Fifth place match
	South Africa		5
	Morocco		4

Winners

(2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) Winners:
Cameroon First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Cameroon
2	Nigeria
3	Egypt
4	Ivory Coast
5	South Africa
6	Morocco

References

International beach soccer FIFA Beach Soccer Worldwide World Cup Mundialito (clubs) Pro Beach Soccer Tour Intercontinental Cup Copa Latina Rankings Asian Beach Games European Games Asia AFC – Championship Cup Africa CAF – Championship North America Central America and Caribbean CONCACAF – Championship South America CONMEBOL – Championship Oceania OFC – Championship Europe UEFA – FIFA Qualifiers Cup League Winners Cup