2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship explained

Tourney Name:CAF Beach Soccer Championship
Year:2011
Other Titles:2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF)
Country:Morocco
Dates:15–19 June
Num Teams:9
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Champion:Senegal
Count:2
Second:Nigeria
Third:Egypt
Fourth:Madagascar
Matches:15
Goals:131
Top Scorer: Pape Jean Koukpaki, Babacar Fall, and Isiaka Olawale (8 goals)
Player: Isiaka Olawale
Prevseason:2009
Nextseason:2013

The 2011 CAF Beach Soccer Championship were the qualifiers for African national beach soccer teams to determine the two teams that qualify for the 2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup. They took place from 15–19 June 2011 at a temporary stadium at the Ain Diab beach in Casablanca, Morocco[1] for the first time. All previous CAF qualifiers were held in Durban, South Africa.

Participating teams

Nine teams, the same number of teams that participated in the 2009 qualifiers, confirmed their participation in the competition:[2]

It was originally announced that Congo DR would field a team for this tournament, but were forced to withdraw due to what is termed as 'serious administrative problems.'[3]

Group stage

Due to Congo DR's withdrawal, it was determined that the nine teams will be divided into three groups of three, with the teams in each group participating in a round-robin format. The winners of each group, along with the best second-place finisher, will advance to the knockout round.

The draw to determine the groupings and schedule for the nine teams was held in Casablanca on 13 June 2011.[4]

All match times are correct to that of local time in Casablanca, being Western European Summer Time, (UTC +1).

Group A

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220073+46
210178−13
2002811−30
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Group B

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2200137+66
210165+13
2002411−70
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Group C

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2200126+66
2101912−33
200258−30
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Knockout stage

Final

Awards

width=60% colspan="3"Best Player (MVP)
Isiaka Olawale
Top Scorer
Pape Jean Koukpaki, Babacar Fall, and Isiaka Olawale
8 goals
Best Goalkeeper
Al Seyni Ndiaye
FIFA Fair Play Award
Mustapha El Hadaoui

Teams Qualifying

Team
1st Place
2nd Place

Final Placement

RankTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9

References

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Casablanca to host Africa Qualifier. www.beachsoccer.com. en. 2018-06-01.
  2. Web site: 10 teams confirmed for Africa Qualifier. www.beachsoccer.com. en. 2018-06-01.
  3. Web site: Three groups of three. www.beachsoccer.com. en. 2018-06-01.
  4. Web site: Africa Qualifier Casablanca officially drawn. www.beachsoccer.com. en. 2018-06-01.