The Total Africa Futsal Cup of Nations (previously known as the African Futsal Championship) is the main national

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competition of the

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nations. It was first held in 1996 and has been played every four years. It is a qualification to FIFA Futsal World Cup. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, similar to the football's version,

Africa Cup of Nations The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internati ...

. Only 3 teams managed to win the cup since its foundation, with

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being the most successful team with 3 titles, followed by

Morocco Morocco (),, ) officially the Kingdom of Morocco, is the westernmost country in the Maghreb region of North Africa. It overlooks the Mediterranean Sea to the north and the Atlantic Ocean to the west, and has land borders with Algeria to ...

with two.

Libya Libya (; ar, ليبيا, Lībiyā), officially the State of Libya ( ar, دولة ليبيا, Dawlat Lībiyā), is a country in the Maghreb region in North Africa. It is bordered by the Mediterranean Sea to the north, Egypt to Egypt–Libya bo ...

has won it once. Morocco are the current African champions, having beaten Egypt 5–0 in the 2020 final.

History

The first edition took place in 1996, which witnessed

claiming the first continental title.

went on to dominate winning three consecutive title before losing the

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final to

. The CAF announced that the

2011 African Futsal Championship The 2011 African Futsal Championship was the 4th edition of this tournament which took place on 3–17 April 2011 in Burkina Faso, but the tournament was ultimately cancelled. Qualified nations Burkina Faso was an automatic qualifier as the ho ...

has been cancelled. Burkina Faso withdrew from hosting the event which was meant to start at the beginning of April and a replacement could not be found therefore the championship wasn't held. In the 6th edition,

won the title for the first time after defeating Egypt 3–2 in the final. On 7 February 2020, Morocco defeated Egypt 5–0 in the 2020 final, becoming the second nation after Egypt to win back-to-back titles.

Results

' A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.
' The 2011 tournament was cancelled. To determine the three African qualifiers to the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup, a separate qualification tournament was held, with Egypt, Libya and Morocco qualifying.

Performance by nations

''* = hosts''

Medals

Awards

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 before qualification * •• – Withdrew before or during tournament * – To be determined * — Hosts

Summary (1996-2020)

FIFA Futsal World Cup Qualifiers

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 (1989–2008, second group stage, top 8; 2012–present: knockout round of 16) *R1 – Round 1 * – Hosts * *Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Sponsorship

In July 2016,

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has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) 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".

References

External links

CAF futsal - ''cafonline.com''
{{African Championships Confederation of African Football competitions for national teams International futsal competitions Futsal competitions in Africa African championships Recurring sporting events established in 1996