2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations

The 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations was the 6th 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 Morocco between 28 January – 7 February 2020 (original dates were 17–26 April 2020).[1]

2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
CityLaayoune
Dates28 January – 7 February 2020
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up Egypt
Third place Angola
Fourth place Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored83 (5.93 per match)
Top scorer(s) Magu (6 goals)
Best goalkeeper Reda Khiyari
Fair play award Angola

Same as previous editions, the tournament acted 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 qualified for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Lithuania as the CAF representatives.[2]

Morocco were the defending champions and successfully managed to defend their title after beating Egypt 5–0 in the final.

Qualification
Main article: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations qualification

Qualified teams

The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. South Africa withdrew from the tournament on 15 January 2020 as they refused to play in Laayoune of Western Sahara due to the Western Sahara conflict.[3] They were replaced by Mauritius, which were eliminated by South Africa in the qualifying round.[4][5] South Africa, together with Mauritius which withdrew after playing one match in the final tournament, were banned from the next two editions of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations.[6]

Team Appearance Previous best performance
 Angola3rdGroup stage (2008, 2016)
 Egypt6thChampions (1996, 2000, 2004)
 Equatorial Guinea1stDebut
 Guinea1stDebut
 Libya4thChampions (2008)
 Mauritius1stDebut
 Morocco (hosts)5thChampions (2016)
 Mozambique4thRunners-up (2004)

Venues

The matches were played at two venues in Laayoune.

  • Hizam Hall
  • El Massira Hall

Squads
Main article: 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations squads

Each squad can contained a maximum of 14 players.[7]

Group stage

The draw for the final tournament took place on 7 December 2019, 19:00 WEST (UTC+1), at the Palais des Congrès in Laayoune.[8] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[9] For the draw, the hosts Morocco were seeded in position A1, and Egypt, which had the highest ranking among the other teams, 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 (Article 68):[7]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. 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;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WEST (UTC+1).[11]

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 3 3 0 0 14 1 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Libya 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6
3  Equatorial Guinea 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4  Mauritius 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0 Withdrew after one match[lower-alpha 1]
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.
Notes:
  1. On 30 January 2020, Mauritius announced that they had withdrawn from the tournament due to the Western Sahara conflict.[12][13] Their remaining matches were awarded as 3–0 wins for their opponents (Regulations Article 81).[7]
Equatorial Guinea 4–2 Mauritius
  • Tobe  24'
  • Owono  26', 32'
  • Wheeler  37'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco 3–0 Libya
  • Knia  6'
  • El-Ayyane  12'
  • Jouad  31'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius Cancelled
Awarded 0–3		 Libya
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco 8–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Jouad  8'
  • El-Mesrar  17'
  • Knia  19'
  • Saoud  20', 25'
  • Borite  31'
  • El-Fenni  34'
  • Maimón  38'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Libya 2–1 Equatorial Guinea
  • Aboras  14'
  • Al-Toumi  39'
 Report
El Massira Hall, Laayoune
Mauritius Cancelled
Awarded 0–3		 Morocco
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Egypt 3 3 0 0 15 2 +13 9 Knockout stage
2  Angola 3 2 0 1 12 8 +4 6
3  Guinea 3 1 0 2 8 17 −9 3
4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 9 17 −8 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Egypt 9–0 Guinea
  • Moza  4', 27'
  • El Ashwal  4'
  • Maradona  27'
  • Mizo  29'
  • Eid  33', 36'
  • Said  33'
  • Koki  34' (pen.)
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Angola 7–4 Mozambique
  • Leu  7'
  • Magu  9' (o.g.)
  • Jó  17'
  • Nonó  20', 35'
  • Manocele  23'
  • Levessene  37' (o.g.)
 Report
  • Magu  9', 18', 31'
  • Mito  37' (pen.)
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Egypt 3–0 Angola
  • Said  5'
  • Moza  13'
  • El Ashwal  32'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mozambique 3–7 Guinea
  • Magu  25', 32'
  • Dos Santos  36'
 Report
  • B. Keita  18' (pen.), 31'
  • D. Camara  27', 35' (pen.), 37' (pen.)
  • Fofana  32', 34'
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Mozambique 2–3 Egypt
  • Dos Santos  ?'
  • Magu  ?'
  • Eika  ?'
  • Koki  ?'
  • Bogy  40'
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Guinea 1–5 Angola
  • Dramé  38'
 Report
  • Jó  4', 16', 39'
  • Osnã  22'
  • Prado  30' (pen.)
El Massira Hall, Laayoune

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time (two periods of 5 minutes each) and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to decide the winner if necessary.

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 February – Hizam Hall
 
 
 Morocco4
 
7 February – Hizam Hall
 
 Angola0
 
 Morocco5
 
5 February – Hizam Hall
 
 Egypt0
 
 Egypt5
 
 
 Libya2
 
Third place match
 
 
7 February – Hizam Hall
 
 
 Angola2
 
 
 Libya0

Semi-finals

Winners qualify for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Egypt 5–2 Libya
  • El Ashwal  2', 40'
  • Eid  23'
  • Mizo  32'
  • Moza  39'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune
Morocco 4–0 Angola
  • Saoud  7', 17'
  • Jouad  8'
  • Maimón  33'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Third place match

Winner qualifies for 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Angola 2–0 Libya
  • Prado  17'
  • Manocele  40'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Final
Morocco 5–0 Egypt
  • El-Mesrar  3', 17'
  • Fati  13'
  • El-Ayyane  23'
  • Knia  27'
 Report
Hizam Hall, Laayoune

Goalscorers

There were 83 goals scored in 14 matches, for an average of 5.93 goals per match.

6 goals

  • Magu

4 goals

  • Jó
  • Abdel Rahman El Ashwal
  • Ahmed Moza
  • Achraf Saoud

3 goals

  • Mostafa Eid
  • Daouda Camara
  • Soufiane El-Mesrar
  • Mohamed Jouad
  • Saad Knia

2 goals

  • Manocele
  • Nonó
  • Prado
  • Koki
  • Mizo
  • Mohamed Said
  • Vicente Owono
  • Mbemba Fofana
  • Batoura Keita
  • Anás El-Ayyane
  • Hamza Maimón
  • Oséias dos Santos

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Abilio Levessene (against Angola)
  • Magu (against Angola)

Qualified teams for FIFA Futsal World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualify for the 2020 FIFA Futsal World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA Futsal World Cup1
 Egypt5 February 2020[14]6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016)
 Morocco5 February 2020[14]2 (2012, 2016)
 Angola7 February 2020[14]0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

References
  1. "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
  2. "FIFA Futsal World Cup 2020 – slot allocation" (PDF). FIFA.com. 14 June 2018.
  3. "SAFA withdraws from 2020 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations". Sport24. 15 January 2020.
  4. Gangaram, Loïc (16 January 2020). "Futsal – CAN 2020 : Maurice remplace l'Afrique du Sud" (in French). Le Défi Plus.
  5. "Mauritius replaces South Africa for Total Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2020". CAF. 21 January 2020.
  6. "Decisions of CAF Disciplinary Board – 30 January 2020" (PDF). CAF. 31 January 2020.
  7. "Regulations of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
  8. "Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2020: Results of Draw for Final Tournament". CAF. 7 December 2019.
  9. "Watch live: Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2020 draw". CAF. 7 December 2019.
  10. "Procedure for the draw of the Futsal AFCON Morocco 2020". CAF. 7 December 2019.
  11. "FIXTURES FROM THE 28TH OF JANUARY TO THE 7 TH OF FEBRUARY 2020" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 21 January 2020.
  12. "Withdrawal of Mauritius from the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2020". CAF. 30 January 2020.
  13. "Mauritius follow SA's lead and withdraw from controversial Futsal Africa Cup of Nations". Daily Dispatch. 30 January 2020.
  14. "Egypt and Morocco punch Africa's first tickets to Lithuania 2020". FIFA.com. 5 February 2020.
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