2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	1 July – 5 July
Teams	9
Venue(s)	(in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria
Runners-up	Ivory Coast
Third place	Senegal
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	203 (15.62 per match)

The 2009 CAF Beach Soccer Championship was a qualifying tournament held during 1 July – 5 July, 2009 in Durban, South Africa that determined which two participants will represent the CAF region at the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Participating teams

•  Ivory Coast
•  Egypt
•  Libya
•  Mauritius
•  Morocco
•  Mozambique
•  Nigeria
•  Senegal
•  South Africa

Format

The nine nation tournament consisted of three groups. The teams played each other once in their group during the group stage. The top teams in each group advanced to the semifinals, the fourth team would be selected according the best of the second top team of the three groups. The semifinal winners qualified for the 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Ivory Coast	2	2	0	0	14	12	+2	6
Morocco	2	1	0	1	10	9	+1	3
South Africa	2	0	0	2	8	11	−3	0

 South Africa v  Morocco

1 July 2009

South Africa	2 – 4	Morocco

Durban

 Ivory Coast v  Morocco

2 July 2009

Ivory Coast	7 – 6	Morocco

Durban

 South Africa v  Ivory Coast

3 July 2009

South Africa	6 – 7	Ivory Coast

Durban

Group B

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Senegal	2	2	0	0	10	9	+1	5
Mozambique	2	1	0	1	8	9	-1	2
Libya	2	0	0	2	13	13	0	0

 Libya v  Senegal

1 July 2009

Libya	7 – 7	Senegal
	Penalties
	3 – 4

Durban

 Mozambique v  Libya

2 July 2009

Mozambique	6 – 6	Libya
	Penalties
	1 – 0

Durban

 Senegal v  Mozambique

3 July 2009

Senegal	3 – 2	Mozambique

Durban

Group C

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	2	2	0	0	19	5	+14	6
Egypt	2	1	0	1	15	9	+6	3
Mauritius	2	0	0	2	3	23	−20	0

 Mauritius v  Nigeria

1 July 2009

Mauritius	0 – 13	Nigeria

Durban

 Egypt v  Mauritius

2 July 2009

Egypt	10 – 3	Mauritius

Durban

 Nigeria v  Egypt

3 July 2009

Nigeria	6 – 5	Egypt

Durban

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals					Final
	A1	Ivory Coast	8(4)
	C2	Egypt	8(3)
						SF1	Ivory Coast	4
						SF2	Nigeria	7
	B1	Senegal	6
	C1	Nigeria	7			3rd/4th Place match
						SF1	Senegal	6
						SF2	Egypt	4

Winners

2009 CAF Beach Soccer Winners
Nigeria Second title

Qualified Teams

•  Ivory Coast
•  Nigeria

Final standing

Rank	Team
1	Nigeria
2	Ivory Coast
3	Senegal
4	Egypt
5	Morocco
6	Mozambique
7	Libya
8	South Africa
9	Mauritius

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 AFF Championship
Africa	CAF – Cup of Nations
North America Central America and Caribbean	CONCACAF – Championship
South America	CONMEBOL – Championship
Oceania	OFC – Championship
Europe	UEFA – League World Cup Qualifiers Cup Club: Winners Cup