The 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations qualification is the qualification process organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine the participating teams for the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the 7th edition of the international men's futsal championship of Africa.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2–11 February 2024 |
| Teams | 10 (from 1 confederation) |
← 2020 2028 → | |
Teams
editA total of 10 teams entered the qualifying rounds.
| Round | Teams entering round | No. of teams |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | 10 | |
| Final tournament |
|
3 |
Draw
editThe 2024 Qualifiers official draw was held on 23 December 2024 at 6th of October City, Giza in Egypt, the CAF Headquarters.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Pots |
Format
editQualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The five winners of the preliminary round qualified for the final tournament.
Schedule
editThe schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 2–4 February 2024 |
| Second leg | 9–11 February 2024 |
Preliminary round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozambique 
|
3–4 |  Zambia
|
3–2 | 0–2 |
Namibia 
|
8–8 (a) |  Tanzania
|
2–5 | 6–3 |
Libya 
|
6–5 |  Algeria
|
4–4 | 2–1 |
Ghana 
|
6–6 (a) |  Ivory Coast
|
0–4 | 6–2 |
Cameroon 
|
dq |  Mauritania
|
— | — |
| Mozambique | 3–2 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 2–0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
Zambia won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Tanzania | 3–6 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
8–8 on aggregate. Namibia won on away goals.
| Libya | 4–4 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
|
Report (FAF) |
|
Libya won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Ghana | 0–4 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 2–6 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
6–6 on aggregate. Ghana won on away goals.
| Cameroon | Cancelled | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | Cancelled | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Mauritania advanced to the final tournament after Cameroon was disqualified from the competition due to sanctions imposed by CAF, for their withdrawal from last edition qualifiers.[2]
Qualified teams
editThe following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Angola, Egypt and Morocco qualified automatically.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
 Angola |
23 December 2023 | 3 (2008, 2016, 2020) |
 Egypt |
23 December 2023 | 6 (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020) |
 Morocco |
23 December 2023 | 5 (2000, 2004, 2008, 2016, 2020) |
| Mauritania |
28 January 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| Namibia |
9 February 2024 | 0 (debut) |
| Ghana |
9 February 2024 | 1 (1996) |
| Zambia |
10 February 2024 | 2 (2008, 2016) |
| Libya |
10 February 2024 | 4 (2000, 2008, 2016, 2020) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
edit- ^ "TotalEnergies CAF Futsal Africa Cup of Nations 2024 Qualifiers Draw conducted". My Afrika Magazine. MyAfrikaMagazine Editorial. 24 December 2023.
- ^ "Officiel : L'équipe nationale de futsal se qualifie pour la CAN 2024 de la discipline" [National futsal team qualify for the AFCON 2024] (in French). Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania. 31 January 2024. Retrieved 3 February 2024 – via Facebook.
External links
edit- 2024 Futsal Afcon qualification - cafonline.com