2018 African Minifootball Cup Explained
| Year: | 2018 |
| Country: | Libya |
| Dates: | 5–12 May 2018 |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Venues: | 1 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Champion Other: |  Ivory Coast |
| Count: | 1 |
| Second Other: |  Senegal |
| Third Other: |  Tunisia |
| Fourth Other: |  Libya |
| Matches: | 16 |
| Goals: | 93 |
| Nextseason: | 2021 |
The 2018 African Minifootball Cup (Arabic: 2018 كأس أمم إفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة, French: CAN mini-foot 2018)was the first edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Federation (AMF). The tournament was contested in Libya[1] from 5–12 May 2018.[2] [3] [4] [5] This tournament served as the qualification for the 2019 WMF World Cup for the best four teams.[6] [7] Ivory Coast wins the tournament beating Senegal in the final on penalties kick 3–1 after a draw 3–3.[8]
The next edition will held in Nigeria in 2020.[9]
Teams
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
Final
Qualified teams for the WMF World Cup
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2019 WMF World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
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| 9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| 9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| 10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) |
| 10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) | |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Broadcasting
| 2018 African Minifootball Cup Media Coverage |
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| Country | Television Channel |
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| align=Center | Libya Sport |
| align=Center | Nessma Sport | |
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: African Minifootball Cup . Alade . TVS News . 4 May 2018 .
- Web site: Libya wins bid to host 2018 African Minifootball Championship. 16 October 2017. libyaobserver.ly. Libya Observer.
- Web site: African Minifootball General Assembly Concludes in Tunisia . minifootball.com . https://web.archive.org/web/20180616183120/http://minifootball.com/african-minifootball-general-assembly-concludes-in-tunisia--2444.html . 2018-06-16 . dead .
- Web site: World Minifootball Federation Invites MAN President For 2019 World Cup Draws . Niyi Busari . BestChoiceSports . 8 May 2019 .
- Web site: Nigeria joins World Minifootball Federation . APA News . Journal du Cameroun . 2 May 2018 .
- Web site: Team Nigeria hopeful as maiden African Minifootball Cup begins . Fidelis Ebu . The Guardian . 7 May 2018 .
- Web site: African Minifootball Cup Archives - TVC News Nigeria . Folusho Alade . Sports Galore . 2 May 2019 .
- Web site: Can Mini foot, la Côte d'Ivoire championne d'Afrique . . 13 February 2019 .
- Web site: Oyo set for 2020 Mini-African Nations Cup . Yinka Adeniran . The Nation . 6 December 2019 .
- Web site: NIGERIA TO PARTICIPATE IN AFRICA MINIFOOTBALL CUP. 2017. Minifootball Association of Nigeria.
