2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Host country South Africa
Dates 3 July - 8 July 2007
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up  Senegal
Third place  Ivory Coast
Fourth place  South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played 17
Goals scored 174 (10.24 per match)
2006
2008

The 2007 CAF Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the second beach soccer championship for Africa, held in July 2007, in Durban, South Africa. Nigeria won the championship, with Senegal finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2007 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from November 2 - November 11.[1]

Participating nations

Group stage

Group A

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Ivory Coast 9 3 3 0 21 8 +13
 South Africa 6 3 2 1 18 15 +3
 Cape Verde 3 3 1 2 13 16 -3
 Mozambique 0 3 0 3 8 21 -13

3 July 2007
Cape Verde  6 – 5  Mozambique
Durban



3 July 2007
Ivory Coast  9 – 4  South Africa
Durban



4 July 2007
Ivory Coast  4 – 2  Cape Verde
Durban



4 July 2007
South Africa  7 – 1  Mozambique
Durban



5 July 2007
Ivory Coast  8 – 2  Mozambique
Durban



5 July 2007
South Africa  7 – 5  Cape Verde
Durban



Group B

Team Pts Pld W L GF GA GD
 Nigeria 9 3 3 0 24 13 +11
 Senegal 6 3 2 1 15 17 -2
 Egypt 3 3 1 2 18 20 -2
 Cameroon 0 3 0 3 9 16 -7

3 July 2007
Nigeria  5 – 0  Cameroon
Durban



3 July 2007
Senegal  5 – 4  Egypt
Durban



4 July 2007
Nigeria  9 – 7  Egypt
Durban



4 July 2007
Senegal  4 – 3  Cameroon
Durban



5 July 2007
Nigeria  10 – 6  Senegal
Durban



5 July 2007
Egypt  7 – 6  Cameroon
Durban



Knockout stage

Semi-finals Final
7 July 2007
  Senegal  9  
  Ivory Coast  3  
 
8 July 2007
      Nigeria  6
    Senegal  5
Third place
7 July 2007 8 July 2007
  Nigeria  7   Ivory Coast  2
  South Africa  6     South Africa  0
5th/6th Place match
     
3A  Cape Verde 2
3B  Egypt 8

Winners

 (2007) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CAF) Winners: 

Nigeria
First title

Final standings

Rank Team
1  Nigeria
2  Senegal
3  Ivory Coast
4  South Africa
5  Egypt
6  Cape Verde
7  Cameroon
8  Mozambique

References