2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF)
Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
Dates	25–30 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions	Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up	Cameroon
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	156 (9.75 per match)
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The 2008 CAF Beach Soccer Championship also known as the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the third beach soccer championship for Africa, held in March 2008, in Durban, South Africa. Senegal won the championship, with Cameroon finishing second. The two teams moved on to play in the 2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Marseille, France, from 17–28 July.^[1]

Participating nations

•  Cameroon
•  Cape Verde
•  Egypt
•  Ivory Coast
•  Mozambique
•  Nigeria
•  Senegal
•  South Africa

Group stage

Group A

Team	Pts	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
Senegal	6	3	2	0	1	22	9	+13
Egypt	5	3	1	1	1	16	11	+5
South Africa	3	3	1	0	2	10	14	-4
Mozambique	3	3	1	0	2	6	20	-14

25 March 2008

Egypt	8 – 3	Mozambique

Durban

25 March 2008

Senegal	8 – 4	South Africa

Durban

26 March 2008

Egypt	5 – 4 (extra-time)	Senegal

Durban

26 March 2008

Mozambique	3 – 2	South Africa

Durban

27 March 2008

Senegal	10 – 0	Mozambique

Durban

27 March 2008

South Africa	4 – 3	Egypt

Durban

Group B

Team	Pts	Pld	W	W+	L	GF	GA	GD
Cameroon	8	3	2	1	0	19	12	+7
Ivory Coast	3	3	1	0	2	13	14	-1
Nigeria	3	3	1	0	2	19	10	+9
Cape Verde	2	3	0	1	2	7	23	-16

• Côte d'Ivoire progressed due to their head-to-head result against Nigeria

25 March 2008

Cameroon	8 – 3	Cape Verde

Durban

25 March 2008

Ivory Coast	5 – 4	Nigeria

Durban

26 March 2008

Cameroon	8 – 6	Ivory Coast

Durban

26 March 2008

Nigeria	12 – 2	Cape Verde

Durban

27 March 2008

Cape Verde	2 – 2 (1 - 0 pens.)	Ivory Coast

Durban

27 March 2008

Cameroon	3 – 3 (3 - 2 pens.)	Nigeria

Durban

Knockout stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	29 March 2008
	Cameroon	4
					30 March 2008
	Egypt	3
					Senegal	12
	29 March 2008
					Cameroon	6
	Senegal (pen.)	5 (6)
	Ivory Coast	5 (5)
					Third place
					30 March 2008
					Ivory Coast	6
					Egypt	3

Winners

(2008) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) Winners:
Senegal First title

Final standings

Rank	Team
1	Senegal
2	Cameroon
3	Ivory Coast
4	Egypt
5	Nigeria
6	South Africa
7	Mozambique
8	Cape Verde

References