The 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as CAF Futsal AFCON 2026, will be the ninth edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international futsal championship organised by CAF for the men's national teams of Africa.

This will be the first edition of the tournament to be staged on a biennial basis, following its previous quadrennial format. It will be hosted by Morocco for the third time in a row.

Morocco are three-time defending champions after previously winning in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

Qualification

A record total of 18 teams registered to take part in the qualifying rounds. The eight lowest-ranked teams competed in the first round, with the four winners advancing to join the remaining ten teams in the second round. The winners of the seven ties then qualified to join the automatically qualified hosts and defending champions Morocco.

Of the eight teams, only five had previously participated in 2024. Algeria and Tanzania qualified for the first time, on their third and second attempts respectively. The only returning team was Mozambique, whose last appearance came in 2020, marking its fifth overall appearance.

Last edition debutants Mauritania and Namibia failed to qualify for a second appearance, while Ghana, who returned to the continental stage after a 28-year absence at the previous edition, also failed to secure back-to-back tournament qualifications. Qualified teams The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.

TeamQualificationmethodDate of qualificationAppearance(s)Previous best performanceWR Host nation5 January 2026200020247 Second round winners7 February 20261stDebut 8 February 2026200820242 200420201 1stDebut 199620248 200020245 9 February 2026200820245

Draw The official draw ceremony took place in Rabat, Morocco, on August 10, 2026.

Draw Pot This draw has been conducted based on the latest FIFA Men's Futsal World Ranking.

Pot 1 Pot 2 Pot 3 Pot 4 (6) (40) (53) (54) (78) (86) (89) (134)

Draw Result +Group A Team A1 A2 A3 A4 +Group B Team B1 B2 B3 B4

Group stage The group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Matches

Group B

Matches

Knockout stage In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where extra time is not played but a direct penalty shoot-out is used, instead. Bracket

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Goalscorers

Notes

References