Futsal Africa Cup of Nations


The Futsal Africa Cup of Nations is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years. It is a qualification to FIFA Futsal World Cup.
In 2015, the CAF Executive Committee changed the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, similar to the football's version, Africa Cup of Nations.
Only three teams have won the cup since its foundation. Egypt and Morocco are the most successful teams with three titles each. Libya has won it once. Currently, Morocco holds the title of African champion after defeateing Angola 5–1 in the 2024 final held in the Moroccan capital.

History

The first edition took place in 1996, which witnessed Egypt claiming the first continental title. Egypt went on to dominate winning three consecutive title before losing the 2008 final to Libya.
2011 African Futsal Championship has been cancelled as Burkina Faso withdrew from hosting the event which was meant to start at the beginning of April and a replacement could not be found.
In the 6th edition, Morocco won the title for the first time after defeating Egypt 3–2 in the final. In the following edition, Morocco defeated Egypt 5–0 in the 2020 final, becoming the second nation after Egypt to win back-to-back titles.
The 2024 Futsal [Africa Cup of Nations] was scheduled to be held in Mozambique, but Mozambique declined to host the competition, and Morocco was selected to host the 2024 edition. For this edition, Morocco defeated Angola 5–1 in the final, thus joining Egypt as the two teams to have won the continental championship on three occasions.

Editions

' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

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The 2011 tournament was cancelled. To determine the three African qualifiers to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, a separate 2012 [FIFA Futsal World Cup qualification (CAF)|qualification tournament] was held, with Egypt, Libya and Morocco qualifying.

Participating nations

;Legend
  • – Champions
  • – Runners-up
  • – Third place
  • – Fourth place
  • – Semifinals
  • 5th – 5th place
  • R1 – Round 1
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
  • × – Did not enter
  • Did not qualify
  • × – Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
  • •• – Qualified but withdrew before the tournament
  • § – Withdrew during the tournament
  • To be determined
  • – Hosts

Summary (1996-2024)

RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints
1731215519184+10768
2625191512451+7358
352212377364+939
46209387968+1130
54178186965+425
63113274270-2811
7273045033+179
8142112116+57
9272051924-56
10412201033102-696
1114112912-34
12131021516-13
1313102612-63
1413102817-93
1514013622-161
1614013531-261
17140131445-311
18100000000
1913003210-80
20130031226-140

Results at the FIFA Futsal World Cup

;Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  • – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team

Sponsorship

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football to support 10 of its principal competitions. Due to this sponsorship, the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations is named "Total Africa Futsal Cup of Nations".