International football competition
The 2021 African Minifootball Cup(CAN minifoot) [1](Arabic: 2021 كأس أمم إفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة, French: CAN mini-foot 2021) is the second edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Federation (AMF). The tournament was held in Nigeria. [2] [3] Initially set to hold in 2020, it was postponed to 2021 due to COVID-19. It was huge success even with covid situation in Nigeria.[4]
Teams and draw
Qualified Teams
Unlike in the 2018 African Minifootball Cup, 16 teams are qualified for the final
Draw
On 10 June 2021, in Ibadan, the pools were drawn for 4 groups of 16 teams[5][6]
Participating Nations
Due to Covid-19 measurements in some participants' countries, the tournament kicked off with only 9 countries: host Nigeria, Libya, Ghana, Egypt, Burkina Faso, Zambia, Benin Republic, Somalia and Senegal. One of the most notably absent teams are the Tunisia MiniFootball, who finished third in the last tournament. [7] For more information visit website of the tournament: https://amc.mygol.es/tournaments/1
Venues
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
Oyo | Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium | |
Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Libya | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 |
2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 6 |
3 | Nigeria (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0 |
Source: [8]
(H) Hosts
Notice : Djibouti did note enter even after that they confirmed their participation
Nigeria | 0-0 | Libya |
| report (Mygol) report (Press) | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Zambia | 2-3 | Senegal |
| Report | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Nigeria | 2-3 | Senegal |
| report (Mygol) report (Press) | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Zambia | 2-3 | Nigeria |
| report (Mygol) report (Press) | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
1 | Egypt | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3 | +13 | 12 |
2 | Ghana | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 8 | +6 | 7 |
3 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 7 | +2 | 6 |
4 | Burkina Faso | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 |
5 | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 0 |
Source: [citation needed]
Burkina Faso | 4-0 | Somalia |
| Report | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Knockout stage
| Quarterfinals | | Semifinals | | Final |
| | | | | | | | | | |
| 15 July | | | | | |
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| Nigeria | 1 (1) |
| 16 July |
| Ghana (p) | 1 (2) | |
| Ghana | 2 (0) |
| 15 July |
| | Libya (p) | 2 (2) | |
| Libya | 6 |
| | 17 July– |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |
| Egypt (a.e.t) | 1 |
| 15 July |
| | Libya | 0 |
| Senegal (W) | 0 |
| 16 July | |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | |
| Egypt | 3 |
| 15 July |
| | Ivory Coast | 1 | | Third place |
| Egypt | 2 |
| | 17 July |
| Zambia | 0 | |
| Ivory Coast | 2 |
| |
| Ghana | 0 |
|
Quarterfinals
Senegal (W) | 0-3 | Ivory Coast |
| report (Mygol) report (Press) | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Semifinals
3rd place
finals
World Cup Qualification
| 5th–8th place semifinals | | 5th place |
| | | | | | |
| 16 July | | |
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| Senegal (W) | 0 |
| 17 July |
| Zambia | 3 | |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| 16 July |
| | Zambia | 2 |
| Nigeria | 3 |
| |
| Burkina Faso (W) | 0 | |
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5th–8th place
Nigeria | 3-0 | Burkina Faso (W) |
| Report | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
Senegal (W) | 0-3 | Zambia |
| Report | |
Ilaji International Minifootball Stadium, Oyo, Nigeria Referee: Mohamed fares Elkaoui
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Top Scored
All statistics correct as of 17 July 2021.
POS | Player | Team | PLD | |
1 | Bernard Sarfo | | 6 | 7 |
2 | BI ZAMBLE COBO JACOB TRA | | 6 | 6 |
3 | MOHAMED KHAMIES IBRAHIM SAID | | 5 | 5 |
4 | DENNIS AMEYAW APPIAH - KUBI | | 7 | 4 |
5 | MOHAMED YAKOT ABDO ABDO YASSEN | | 6 | 4 |
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Result |
1 | Egypt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1st |
2 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2nd |
3 | Ivory Coast | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 18 | 8 | +10 | 12 | 3rd |
4 | Ghana | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 13 | +4 | 9 | 4th |
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5 | Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 8 | +4 | 11 | Eliminated in the quarter-finals |
6 | Zambia | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 3 |
7 | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 6 |
8 | Burkina Faso | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 17 | −9 | 4 |
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9 | Somalia | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 21 | −20 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
Source: [citation needed]
Qualified teams for the WMF World Cup
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2021 WMF World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
Egypt | 16 July 2021 | 0 |
Ivory Coast | 16 July 2021 | 1 (2017) |
Ghana | 16 July 2021 | 1 (2019) |
Libya | 16 July 2021 | 1 (2017) |
Nigeria | 17 July 2021 | 1 (2019) |
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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