2018 African Minifootball Cup

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2018 African Minifootball Cup
Tournament details
Host country Libya
Dates5–12 May 2018
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsIvory Coast (1st title)
Runners-upSenegal
Third placeTunisia
Fourth placeLibya
2019 →

The 2018 African Minifootball Cup is the first edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Federation. The tournament was contested in Libya from 5–12 May 2018.[1] This tournament served as the qualification for the 2018 WMF World Cup Arena Soccer for the best four teams.

Venues

Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Teams

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 Libya 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advance to knockout stage
2 Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 14 2 +12 6
3 Ghana 3 1 0 2 6 12 −6 3
4 Somalia 3 0 0 3 3 19 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
Libya 1–0 Ivory Coast
  • Ben Saud 11'
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Somalia 2–6 Ghana
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Match between Somalia and Ghana played on 10 May 2018.

Ivory Coast 6–0 Ghana
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Libya 5–0 Somalia
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Ivory Coast 8–1 Somalia
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Libya 4–0 Ghana
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tunisia 3 2 1 0 22 2 +20 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 1 2 0 11 4 +7 5
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 12 6 +6 4
4  South Africa 3 0 0 3 2 35 −33 0
Source: [citation needed]
Senegal 1–1 Tunisia
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
South Africa 1–9 Nigeria
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Tunisia 3–1 Nigeria
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Senegal 8–1 South Africa
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Tunisia 18–0 South Africa
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Senegal 2–2 Nigeria
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Knockout stage

 
SemifinalsFinal
 
      
 
11 May – Tripoli
 
 
 Tunisia2 (6)
 
12 May – Tripoli
 
 Ivory Coast (p)2 (7)
 
 Ivory Coast (p)3 (3)
 
11 May – Tripoli
 
 Senegal3 (1)
 
 Libya1 (2)
 
 
 Senegal (p)1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
12 May – Tripoli
 
 
 Tunisia1
 
 
 Libya0

Semi-finals

Tunisia 2–2 Ivory Coast
Penalties
6–7
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Libya 1–1 Senegal
Penalties
2–3
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

3rd place match

Tunisia 1–0 Libya
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Final

Ivory Coast 3–3 Senegal
Penalties
3–1
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli

Qualified teams for the WMF World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 WMF World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Ivory Coast 9 May 2018 1 (2017)
 Libya 9 May 2018 1 (2017)
 Senegal 10 May 2018 1 (2017)
 Tunisia 10 May 2018 1 (2017)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Broadcasting

2018 African Minifootball Cup Media Coverage
Country Television Channel
 Libya Libya Sport
 Tunisia Nessma Sport

References

  1. ^ "Libya wins bid to host 2018 African Minifootball Championship". libyaobserver.ly. Libya Observer. 16 October 2017.
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