The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (BSAFCON) is the beach soccer tournament of Africa,[1] organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).[2] Launched in 2006, the winners of each edition[3] qualifies for African nations to the upcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.[2]
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| Organising body | CAF |
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| Founded | 2006 |
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 8 (main tournament) Qualification numbers vary |
| Qualifier for | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup |
| Current champions |  Senegal (7th title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Senegal (7 titles) |
| Website | Official website |
 2022 Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations | |
Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.
Senegal is the most successful nation in this competition and in World Cup qualifications, having won 7 titles, including the latest one in 2022, and qualified from with nine out of eleven attempts; Nigeria follow close behind, with six qualifications.
History
editIn 2006, FIFA made it a requirement for all confederations to begin holding qualification tournaments to determine the best national team(s) in their region and hence those who would proceed to represent their continent in the upcoming World Cup (previously, nations were simply invited to play without having to earn their place).[4] FIFA currently allocate Africa two berths at the World Cup[5] and hence the top two teams (the winners and the runners-up) qualify to the World Cup finals.[6]
Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) originally organized the competition[7] under the title FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup CAF qualifier[8] (also known informally as the CAF Beach Soccer Championship).[9] Despite historically having minimal input (often only sending delegates),[10] CAF became lead organizers in 2015,[11] establishing a qualification phase to determine the eight nations to compete in the main tournament. On 6 August 2015, CAF renamed the competition as the "Beach Soccer Africa Cup Of Nations".[12][13] CAF later announced that since three of its competitions were already held in odd-numbered years, the tournament would now be held in even-numbered years henceforth to desaturate the calendar, starting with 2016.[14]
Results
editFor all editions of this tournament, the top two teams qualified for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
- ^ Originally scheduled for 2020. Delayed until 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Medals (2006-2022)
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal (SEN) | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 2 |  Nigeria (NGR) | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 |  Cameroon (CMR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Madagascar (MAD) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 |  Egypt (EGY) | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 7 |  Mozambique (MOZ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 |  Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
Successful nations
edit| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal
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7 (2008, 2011, 2013, 2016, 2018, 2021*, 2022) | 2 (2007, 2015) | 1 (2009) | – | 10 | |
| Nigeria
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2 (2007, 2009) | 4 (2006, 2011, 2016*, 2018) | 1 (2015) | 1 (2013) | 8 | |
| Cameroon
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1 (2006) | 1 (2008) | – | – | 2 | |
| Madagascar
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1 (2015) | – | – | 1 (2011) | 2 | |
| Ivory Coast
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– | 2 (2009, 2013) | 2 (2007, 2008) | 2 (2006, 2015) | 6 | |
| Egypt
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– | 1 (2022) | 4 (2006, 2011, 2016, 2018*) | 2 (2008, 2009) | 7 | |
| Mozambique
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– | 1 (2021*) | – | 1 (2022) | 2 | |
| Morocco
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– | – | 3 (2013*, 2021, 2022) | 2 (2016, 2018) | 5 | |
 Uganda
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– | – | – | 1 (2021) | 1 | |
 South Africa
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– | – | – | 1 (2007*) | 1 |
- * Hosts
Awards
editBy category
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| Year | Top goalscorer(s) | Gls | Best player | Best goalkeeper | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006
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9 | Frédéric Aka
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Pascal Mbeyo
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| 2007
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14 | Frédéric Aka
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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| 2008
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Stephane Bobou[19]
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12 | Pape Koukpaki
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Kevin Enam
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| 2009
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Isiaka Olawale[18]
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14 | Isiaka Olawale
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Kevin Enam
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| 2011
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Babacar Fall Pape Koukpaki}}[20]
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8 | Isiaka Olawale
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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| 2013
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Abu Azeez[21]
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12 | Nassim El Hadaoui
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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 2015
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 Alexander Adjei[22]
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15 | Toky Randriamampandry
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Jhorialy Rafalimanana
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| 2016
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Babacar Fall[23]
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11 | Emeka Ogbonna
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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| 2018
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Assouan Kablan[24]
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10 | Abu Azeez
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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| 2021
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Nelson Manuel[25][26]
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10 | Nelson Manuel
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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| 2022
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Mandione Diagne[27]
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10 | Mandione Diagne
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Al Seyni Ndiaye
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By nationality
edit| Rank | Team | Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
13 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
9 |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
6 |
| 4 | Madagascar |
2 |
| 5 | Mozambique |
2 |
| 6 | Morocco |
1 |
| 7 | Ghana |
1 |
| 8 | Cameroon |
1 |
| 9 | South Africa |
1 |
Summary (2006-2022)
edit| Rank | Team | Part | M | W | WE | WP | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Senegal |
10 | 47 | 36 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 275 | 148 | +127 | 113 |
| 2 | Nigeria |
9 | 40 | 24 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 237 | 169 | +68 | 77 |
| 3 | Egypt |
11 | 48 | 22 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 226 | 183 | +41 | 71 |
| 4 | Morocco |
9 | 38 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 163 | 143 | +20 | 60 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast |
9 | 40 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 180 | 185 | –5 | 54 |
| 6 | Madagascar |
6 | 25 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 120 | 111 | +9 | 33 |
| 7 | Cameroon |
3 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 55 | 0 | 19 |
| 8 | Mozambique |
5 | 18 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 59 | 89 | –30 | 19 |
| 9 | South Africa |
5 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 60 | 65 | –5 | 12 |
| 10 | Uganda |
2 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 26 | 44 | –18 | 7 |
| 11 | Ghana |
3 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 48 | 76 | –28 | 6 |
| 12 |  Cape Verde |
2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 46 | –24 | 4 |
| 13 |  Algeria |
1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 19 | –5 | 3 |
| 14 |  Libya |
5 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 63 | 109 | –46 | 3 |
| 15 |  Tanzania |
2 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 42 | –22 | 2 |
| 16 |  Malawi |
1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 17 | –6 | 0 |
| 17 |  Mauritius |
1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 |
| 18 | Seychelles |
2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 12 | 58 | –46 | 0 |
Points: W = 3 points / WE = 2 points / WP = 1 points / L = 0 points
Appearances & performance timeline
editThe following is a performance timeline of the teams who have appeared in this tournament and how many appearances they each have made.
Additionally, eight teams have entered the qualification round at least once since its introduction in 2015 without having yet qualified for the finals, nor having participated in the tournament before 2015 when entry was automatic which are: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Sudan and Tunisia. A further team, DR Congo, qualified for the 2021 tournament but withdrew before the finals began.
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- a. ^ In some years, teams knocked-out at round 1 played no further matches (these results are marked as R1).
In other years, classification matches were then played to determine all final placements.
Entry requirements:
- 2006–2013: Automatic entry for all teams.
- Since 2015: Eight teams qualify through the qualification round.
Year Team
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2006 (6) |
2007 (8) |
2008 (8) |
2009 (9) |
2011 (9) |
2013 (8) |
2015 (8) |
2016 (8) |
2018 (8) |
2021 (7) |
2022 (8) |
2024 (8) |
Apps ⁄11 | |
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| Algeria
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× | × | × | × | 6th | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | ||
| Cameroon
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1st | R1 | 2nd | × | × | × | ×× | × | × | × | • | 3 | ||
| Cape Verde
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× | 6th | R1 | × | × | × | × | • | × | × | × | 2 | ||
| Egypt
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3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | R1 | 6th | 3rd | 3rd | 5th | 2nd | Q | 11 | |
| Ghana
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× | × | × | × | × | R1 | 7th | 7th | × | ×× | • | 3 | ||
| Ivory Coast
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4th | 3rd | 3rd | 2nd | 7th | 2nd | 4th | 6th | 6th | ×× | • | 9 | ||
| Libya
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× | × | × | R1 | 8th | R1 | ×× | 8th | 8th | ×× | ×× | 5 | ||
| Madagascar
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× | × | × | × | 4th | R1 | 1st | 5th | 5th | ×× | R1 | 6 | ||
| Malawi
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× | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6th | 1 | ||
| Mauritius
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× | × | × | R1 | × | × | • | × | × | × | × | 1 | ||
| Morocco
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6th | × | × | 5th | 5th | 3rd | 5th | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 3rd | 9 | ||
| Mozambique
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× | R1 | R1 | 6th | × | × | • | • | • | 2nd | 4th | 5 | ||
| Nigeria
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2nd | 1st | R1 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | 3rd | 2nd | 2nd | × | xx | 10 | ||
| Senegal
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× | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 1st | 1st | 10 | ||
| Seychelles
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× | × | × | × | × | × | 8th | × | × | 7th | • | 2 | ||
| South Africa
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5th | 4th | R1 | R1 | 9th | × | • | × | ×× | × | × | 5 | ||
| Tanzania
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× | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | 7th | 6th | • | 2 | ||
| Uganda
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× | × | × | × | × | × | • | ×× | • | 4th | 5th | 2 |
Performance of qualifiers at the World Cup
editThe following is a performance timeline of the CAF teams who appeared in the Beach Soccer World Cup since being sanctioned by FIFA in 2005.
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| Team \ Years |  2005[†] |
2006 |
2007 |
 2008 |
 2009 |
 2011 |
 2013 |
 2015 |
 2017 |
 2019 |
 2021 |
2023 |
2025 |
Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
R1 | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Côte d'Ivoire |
R1 | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||
| Egypt |
Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Madagascar |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Mozambique |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Nigeria |
R1 | QF | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | 6 | |||||||
| Senegal |
QF | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | 4th | Q | 9 | ||||
| Seychelles |
Q | 1 | ||||||||||||
| South Africa |
R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Total number of unique qualifiers | 9 | |||||||||||||
- Notes
- ^ In 2005, no qualification was held and South Africa were selected to represent CAF at the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
References
edit- ^ "Four countries lead formation of West Africa Beach Soccer Union". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 17 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ a b "Regulations of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 April 2015. Retrieved 31 March 2015.
- ^ "Senegal crowned AFCON champions". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 18 December 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006 qualifiers to start in Brazil on 5 March". FIFA. 3 March 2006. Archived from the original on 13 May 2006. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "World Cup gets bigger". FIFA. 25 August 2005. Archived from the original on February 15, 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- ^ "Glossary / Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations". Lechic Foot Afrique. Archived from the original on 19 August 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Regulations FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Rio de Janeiro 2006" (PDF). FIFA. Archived from the original (PDF) on 7 January 2007. Retrieved 20 April 2016.
- ^ Gaich, Rémi (11 January 2016). BSWW competitions / National teams. Barcelona: Beach Soccer Worldwide. pp. 14, 15, 19.
- ^ "Senegal claim African crown". FIFA. 1 April 2008. Archived from the original on August 19, 2018. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "CAF Beach Soccer World Cup Qualifiers begin in Morocco". CAFOnline.com. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "CAF COMPETITIONS / 13. African Beach Soccer Championship". CAFOnline.com. Archived from the original on 15 February 2015. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAFOnline.com. 6 August 2015. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
- ^ "CAF renames six competitions". Daily Post Nigeria. 11 August 2015. Retrieved 16 August 2018.
- ^ "Nigeria to host 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations". Goal.com. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 18 August 2018.
- ^ "CAN-2022 de futebol de praia é uma oportunidade para o País expor as suas potencialidades turísticas". Yassin Amuji (in European Portuguese). 20 May 2021. Retrieved 22 February 2022.
- ^ Gamal, Ahmad Ali (4 July 2022). "OFFICIAL: Egypt host 2024 CAF Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations". KingFut. Retrieved 2 August 2022.
- ^ "Lions tame African rivals". FIFA. 3 October 2006. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
- ^ a b "FIFA BSWC qual, Африка (3-8.07.2007) | Турниры | Пляжный футбол в мире, России и Санкт-Петербурге" [FIFA BSWC qual, Africa (3-8.07.2007) | Tournaments | Beach soccer in the world, Russia and St. Petersburg]. Russian Beach Soccer Union. Retrieved 1 June 2019.
- ^ "AFRICAN BEACH SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP SEYCHELLES Media Guide - PDF Free Download". Doc Player. Archived from the original on 30 April 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2015.
- ^ "Senegal emerges as new African Champions!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 19 June 2011. Archived from the original on 19 April 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
- ^ "Senegal reedit African crown!". Beach Soccer Worldwide. 30 May 2021. Retrieved 1 June 2021.
- ^ "2015 Caf Beach Soccer Championship - Madagascar kings of Africa -Archive -Seychelles Nation". The Seychelles Nation. 20 April 2015. Retrieved 1 May 2015.
- ^ "Senegal back to winning ways". FIFA. 19 December 2016. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 1 February 2017.
- ^ "Beach Soccer AFCON, Senegal 2021 in numbers". CAFOnline.com. 5 June 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "Beach Soccer AFCON - Senegal Champions for 3rd consecutive time". CAFOnline.com. 29 May 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2021.
- ^ "النيجيري عزيز يتوج بجائزة أفضل لاعب بكأس أمم إفريقيا للكرة الشاطئية" [Nigerian Aziz wins best player award at African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations]. Dostor. 14 December 2018. Retrieved 1 February 2019.
- ^ "Unstoppable Senegal clinch a fourth consecutive Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations". CAFOnline.com. 28 October 2022. Retrieved 5 December 2022.
External links
edit- Official website
- Beach Soccer Worldwide, official website.