The Futsal Africa Cup of Nations (previously known as the African Futsal Championship) is the main national futsal competition of the Confederation of African Football nations. It was first held in 1996 and was originally played every four years until it was announced that the tournament would take place every two years starting from 2026. It also serves as qualification to FIFA Futsal World Cup in years the World Cup takes place.
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.Morocco’s third title after clinching AFCON futsal trophies in 2016 and 2020 - MWN
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 #YearHostFinalThird Place MatchTeamsWinnerScoreRunner-upThird PlaceScoreFourth Place11996DetailsEgypt522000DetailsEgypt432004DetailsHome & away10 – 2 3 – 5 WO842008DetailsLibya 4 – 3 a.e.t. 3 – 1 a.e.t.10 -2011DetailsBurkina Faso -52016DetailsSouth Africa 3 – 2 5 – 5 a.e.t. (2 – 1) pen8 (14)62020DetailsMorocco5 – 02 – 08 (13)72024DetailsMorocco5 – 12 – 2 (3 – 1) pen8 (13)82026DetailsMorocco8
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 TeamTitlesRunners-upThird placeFourth place3 (1996*, 2000*, 2004)3 (2008, 2016, 2020)1 (2024)3 (2016, 2020*, 2024*)1 (2000)2 (2004, 2008)1 (2008*)2 (2000, 2024)1 (2020)1 (2004)1 (2016)1 (2008)1 (2024)1 (2020)1 (1996)1 (1996)1 (1996)1 (2000)1 (2004)1 (2016) * = hosts
Medals
Awards YearTop goalscorer(s)GlsBest playerBest goalkeeperRef. 2020 Jose da Silva Magu 6- Rheda Khiyari 2024 Soufian Charraoui 7 Bilal Bakkali Abdelkrim Anbia
Participating nations Team 1996 2000 h/a2004 2008 2016 2020 2024 2026 Years××××ו•Q1×××R1R13rd2ndQ4×××R1•×ו15th×××××××11st1st1st2nd2nd2nd4thQ8×××××R1××12nd×××××R1•2×××××R1ו1××4th×××××1×3rd×1stR14th3rdQ6××××××R1•1××××ק××1×2nd3rd3rd1st1st1stQ7××2nd4th3rdR1•Q5××××××R1•1×××R1××××14th×××××××1×4thR1R1R1••××4×××××וQ1×××R1R1×××2×××R14th•R1Q43rd×××××××1Total545108888
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 (after one or more match(es)) – To be determined – Hosts
Summary (1996-2024)
RankTeamPartMWDLGFGAGDPoints1731215519184+107682625191512451+7358352212377364+93946209387968+113054178186965+42563113274270-28117273045033+1798142112116+579272051924-5610412201033102-6961114112912-3412131021516-131313102612-631413102817-931514013622-1611614013531-26117140131445-311181000000001913003210-8020130031226-140
Qualification #YearGamesTeamsQualified Teams11996 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification522000 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification432004 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification842008 African Futsal ChampionshipNo Qualification1052016 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations2016 Qualification 12 6 + 262020 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations2020 Qualification 10 5 + 372024 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations2024 Qualification 10 5 + 3Total73Max:12Max:8
Results at the FIFA Futsal World Cup 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
Team 1989 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2021 2024 2028 Total R1 1 R1 R1 2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R2 QF R1 7 R1 R1 R1 3 R1 R1 QF QF 4 R1 1 R1 1 R1 1
Sponsorship In July 2016, Total 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 Futsal Championship Overview - rsssf.com