The official draw for the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2024 will be held at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo on Thursday, 19 September where the 8 participation nations will be drawn into their respective groups.
This will be the sixth edition of the tournament and will be held between 19 – 26 October in Hurghada, Egypt.
Here are the Team Facts of the 8 participating nations ahead of the draw set to be streamed Live on CAF’s Official YouTube channel on Thursday at 17h00 Local Time (17h00 EAT).
The CAF Beach Soccer competition was first played in 2015 in Roche Caiman, Seychelles where it was won by Madagascar.
The Tournament makes a return to Egyptian shores after first being held there in 2018 where it was won by Senegal. Reigning champions, Senegal are by far the most successful nation with 4 titles.
Winners and runners up of this year’s tournament will join Seychelles as the three African representatives at next year’s FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup to be held in Africa for the very first time.
EGYPT
Tournament hosts for the second time after staging the 2018 edition where they finished third. Finished runners up at the last edition in Mozambique.
Represented Africa at the last BS World Cup alongside Senegal.
GHANA
Played in 2015 and 2016 but have since missed out of qualification since then Ghana are yet to advance from the group stages of the tournament and will be hoping to do so in Egypt.
They overcame Cote d’Ivoire 10-5 on aggregate enroute to qualification for the finals.
MALAWI
Malawi will be playing their second Beach Soccer AFCON after making their debut in Mozambique in 2022.
They overcame a resilient Burundi 15 – 14 on aggregate, with the last match being a 8-8 draw that saw them advance to the finals.
They finished third in the group stages of the 2022 edition and will be looking at advancing from the group stages on second attempt.
MOROCCO
This is Morocco’s sixth Beach Soccer AFCON appearance. They were semi-finalists in 2015 and 2016.
Morocco have two bronze medals at the CAF Beach Soccer AFCON Finals (2021 & 2022). They finished fourth at the 2016 and 2018 respective editions.
MAURITANIA
Mauritania participating in their first ever CAF Beach Soccer AFCON. Their qualification came at the expense of two-time champions, Nigeria whom they edged 6–5 on aggregate.
Mauritania is coached by former national team captain, Moussa Baghayogho who captained the Mauritania in their first CHAN appearance in Rwanda 2016
MOZAMBIQUE
Hosts of the last CAF Beach Soccer AFCON in Mozambique where they finished fourth after losing out to Morocco.
Mozambique’s best finish came in the 2021 edition where they finished second behind Senegal
Mozambique remain the only nation from the COSAFA region to achieve a podium finish since the tournament’s inception. The finished second in the Senegal 2021 edition).
SENEGAL
Senegal are the most successful nation at the Beach Soccer AFCON with 4 titles. They have been dominant in the last four editions, winning it four times in succession (2016, 2018, 2021 and 2022) and finishing second behind Madagascar in the inaugural 2015 edition.
Senegal captain, Al Seyni Ndiaye is the most successful player in the tournament and has been a member of all Senegalese squads that won the CAF Beach Soccer AFCON.
TANZANIA
This will be Tanzania’s third appearance at the CAF Beach Soccer AFCON, they secured a slot in this year’s championship with playing when Uganda withdrew from the qualification round. They will be hoping to advance to the knockout stages for the first time.
Their first appearance was in the 2018 edition here in Egypt where they finished bottom of their Group B
There was a slight improvement in their 2021 appearance where their finished third in Group A
