The 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations qualification was a men's futsal competition which decided the participating teams of the 2016 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.
A total of eight teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including South Africa who qualified automatically as hosts, and Egypt who qualified automatically as the highest-placed African team in the 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup.
Teams A total of 12 teams entered the qualifying rounds.
RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teamsPreliminary round12Final tournament (hosts) (highest-placed African team in 2012 FIFA Futsal World Cup)2
Did not enter
Format Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).
The six winners of the preliminary round qualified for the final tournament.
Schedule The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows.
RoundLegDatePreliminary roundFirst leg6 December 2015Second leg13 December 2015
Preliminary round Winners qualified for 2016 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations.
Notes
Angola won 12–4 on aggregate.
Tunisia won on walkover.
7–7 on aggregate. Zambia won on away goals.
Morocco won 12–2 on aggregate.
Mozambique won 17–4 on aggregate.
Libya won 14–4 on aggregate.
Qualified teams The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1 (hosts) (2000, 2004, 2008) (1996, 2000, 2004, 2008) (2008) (2008) (2008) (2000, 2004, 2008) (2004, 2008) (2000, 2008) 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
Goalscorers
References
External links 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations Media Guide (contains information about qualifiers)