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2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship

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2006 CAF Beach Soccer Championship
2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
Dates26–30 September
Teams6 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)1 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Egypt
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored100 (9.09 per match)
2007

The 2006 CAF Beach Soccer championship also known as the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF) was the first beach soccer championship for Africa, held in September 2006, in Durban, South Africa. Cameroon won the championship, with Nigeria finishing second. The two moved on to play in the 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil from 2 to 12 November.[1]

Competing nations

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Egypt 5 2 1 1 0 7 6 +1
 Nigeria 3 2 1 0 1 10 9 +1
 South Africa 0 2 0 0 2 9 11 -2
Egypt 4 – 3 South Africa
Durban, South Africa



Egypt 3 – 3
3-2 (pens.)
 Nigeria
Durban, South Africa



Nigeria 7 – 6 South Africa
Durban, South Africa



Group B

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Team Pts Pld W W+ L GF GA GD
 Ivory Coast 4 2 0 2 0 11 10 +1
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 1 8 6 +2
 Morocco 0 2 0 0 2 10 13 -3
Ivory Coast 8 – 7
(extra-time)
 Morocco
Durban, South Africa



Cameroon 5 – 3 Morocco
Durban, South Africa



Ivory Coast 3 – 3
1-0 (pens.)
 Cameroon
Durban, South Africa



Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
29 September 2006
 
 
 Nigeria (pen.)5 (2)
 
30 September 2006
 
 Ivory Coast5 (1)
 
 Cameroon5
 
29 September 2006
 
 Nigeria3
 
 Cameroon4
 
 
 Egypt3
 
Third place
 
 
30 September 2006
 
 
 Egypt8
 
 
 Ivory Coast3
Fifth place match
   
 South Africa 5
 Morocco 4

Winners

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 (2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
Qualification (CAF) Winners: 

Cameroon
First title

Final standings

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Rank Team
1  Cameroon
2  Nigeria
3  Egypt
4  Ivory Coast
5  South Africa
6  Morocco

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006".