2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF) | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | South Africa |
Dates | 26–30 September |
Teams | 6 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Egypt |
Fourth place | Ivory Coast |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 11 |
Goals scored | 100 (9.09 per match) |
2007 → |
International football competition
The 2006 CAF Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the first beach soccer championship for Africa, held in September 2006, in Durban, South Africa. Cameroon won the championship, with Nigeria finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 to 12 November.[1]
Competing nations
- Cameroon
- Ivory Coast
- Egypt
- Morocco
- Nigeria
- South Africa (hosts)
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Egypt | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 6 | +1 |
Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 9 | +1 |
South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 11 | -2 |
Egypt | 4 – 3 | South Africa |
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Durban, South Africa
Nigeria | 7 – 6 | South Africa |
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Durban, South Africa
Group B
Team | Pts | Pld | W | W+ | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 10 | +1 |
Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 |
Morocco | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 13 | -3 |
Ivory Coast | 8 – 7 (extra-time) | Morocco |
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Durban, South Africa
Ivory Coast | 3 – 3 1-0 (pens.) | Cameroon |
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Durban, South Africa
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
29 September 2006 | ||||||
Nigeria (pen.) | 5 (2) | |||||
30 September 2006 | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 5 (1) | |||||
Cameroon | 5 | |||||
29 September 2006 | ||||||
Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Cameroon | 4 | |||||
Egypt | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
30 September 2006 | ||||||
Egypt | 8 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 3 |
Fifth place match | ||||
South Africa | 5 | |||
Morocco | 4 |
Winners
(2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification (CAF) Winners: |
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Cameroon First title |
Final standings
Rank | Team |
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1 | Cameroon |
2 | Nigeria |
3 | Egypt |
4 | Ivory Coast |
5 | South Africa |
6 | Morocco |
References
- ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006".
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FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification
1 No qualifiers took place as the representatives were selected by the confederation. 2 CONCACAF and CONMEBOL held a joint championship for qualification.
3 Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. (p) This indicates an additional play-off round, supplement to the main qualification event.
3 Qualification was achieved through the Euro Beach Soccer League. (p) This indicates an additional play-off round, supplement to the main qualification event.