The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.
The tournament was contested by ten teams, split into two groups of five. Group A was contested of hosts Libya, along with Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia, while Group 2 consisted of Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The matches were played at two venues in Tripoli: Cortuba and African Union.
Group 1
Matches
Match No.DateTimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2VenueMatch Report22008-03-2114:000 – 5CortubaMatch Report42008-03-2120:304 – 0African UnionMatch Report5 2008-03-2218:003 – 3African UnionMatch Report72008-03-2220:004 – 2African UnionMatch Report92008-03-2318:001 – 4African UnionMatch Report112008-03-2320:004 – 1African UnionMatch Report152008-03-2418:001 – 7African Union Match Report162008-03-2420:002 – 1CortubaMatch Report172008-03-2518:005 – 3CortubaMatch Report182008-03-2520:008 – 1African UnionMatch Report
Group 2
Matches
Match No.DateTimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2VenueMatch Report12008-03-2112:004 – 8 Cortuba Match Report32008-03-2116:009 – 0CortubaMatch Report62008-03-2218:008 – 4CortubaMatch Report82008-03-2220:009 – 2CortubaMatch Report102008-03-2318:002 – 2CortubaMatch Report122008-03-2320:003 – 10CortubaMatch Report132008-03-2418:001 – 1CortubaMatch Report142008-03-2420:008 – 4African UnionMatch Report192008-03-2518:005 – 6CortubaMatch Report202008-03-2520:006 – 5African UnionMatch Report
Semi-finals Match No.DateTimeTeam 1ScoreTeam 2VenueMatch Report212008-03-2817:004 – 1 African UnionMatch Report222008-03-2819:304 – 1 African UnionMatch Report
3rd Place
Final
Honors
Final standings (Qualified to 2008 World Cup) (Qualified to 2008 World Cup)
Best players Best Player: Mohammed Shahout Best Goalkeeper: Mohammed Ali Al-Sharif
External links Official Site (in Arabic) CAF Official Site Futsal On RSSSF FIFA Official Site