2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship explained

Tourney Name:CAF Beach Soccer Championship
Year:2013
Other Titles:2013 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF)
Size:225 px
Country:Morocco
Dates:22–26 May
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:1
Cities:1
Count:3
Matches:16
Goals:160
Top Scorer: Azeez Abu (12 goals)
Player: Nassim El Hadaoui
Goalkeeper: El Seyni Ndiaye
Prevseason:2011
Nextseason:2015

The 2013 CAF Beach Soccer Championship took place from 22 May to 26 May 2013, in El Jadida, Morocco,[1] for the first time. It is the second time in Morocco, following Casablanca hosting the previous qualification tournament in 2011. It was originally scheduled for 10–14 April and then for 29 May - 2 June 2013. The two finalists of the championship qualified for the 2013 World Cup and went on to represent Africa in Tahiti in September.

All matches were held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.

Participating teams

Eight teams have confirmed their participation in the competition:[2]

There was to have been a team from Uganda taking part in the tournament, but they were forced to withdraw due to a lack of funding.[3]

Draw

The draw to divide the eight teams into two groups of four and the determination of the subsequent schedule was held at the Mazagan Beach Resort in El Jadida.[4]

Group stage

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

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semifinals


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Final

Awards

width=60% colspan="3"Best Player (MVP)
Nassim El Hadaoui
Top Scorer
Azeez Abu
12 goals
Best Goalkeeper
El Seyni Ndiaye

Teams Qualifying

Team
1st Place
2nd Place

Final Placement

RankTeam
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8

Notes and References

  1. Web site: News.
  2. Web site: - YouTube. YouTube.
  3. Web site: Lack of funds rules Uganda out of FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers . brazilsun.com . 2013-05-15 . 2013-05-17 . https://archive.today/20130616215142/http://www.brazilsun.com/index.php/sid/214544979/scat/15360451341a5c70 . 2013-06-16 . dead.
  4. Web site: News.