2018 African Minifootball Cup
| كأس أفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة 2018 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Libya | 
| Dates | 5–12 May | 
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) | 
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (1st title) | 
| Runners-up |  Senegal | 
| Third place |  Tunisia | 
| Fourth place |  Libya | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 | 
| Goals scored | 93 (5.81 per match) | 
| 2021 →  | |
The 2018 African Minifootball Cup was the first edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Confederation. The tournament was contested in Tripoli in Libya between 5 and 12 May 2018.[1] Ivory Coast defeated Senegal 3–1 by penalties after a 3–3 draw in the final, to win the title. This tournament served as the qualification for the 2019 WMF World Cup for the best four teams.
Venue
Libya was awarded the right to host the event on 16 October 2017.[2] All the matches are played at the Al-Madina Stadium in Tripoli.
| Tripoli | 
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| Al-Madina Stadium | 
| Capacity: 1,500 | 
Teams
Participating nations
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Libya | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | +10 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | 
Source: AMC
| Libya  | 1–0 |  Ivory Coast | 
|---|---|---|
| Youssef Ben Saud  11' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Somalia  | 2–6 |  Ghana | 
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Ivory Coast  | 6–0 |  Ghana | 
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Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Somalia  | 0–5 |  Libya | 
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| Hossam Toumi  15' Abu Bakr Boukhattala  20' Mohamed Albahli  25' Mohamed Ghaleb  33' Hamid Hamrouni  50+2' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Ivory Coast  | 8–1 |  Somalia | 
|---|---|---|
| Moussa Dembele  1', 6', 12', 13' Habib Samba Come  22', 44' Zepherin Vovo Lago  28' Issouf Traore  39' | Fazad Abdullah  31' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Libya  | 4–0 |  Ghana | 
|---|---|---|
| Aldernawi Ramadan  5' Abdul Hamid Albakbek  12' Youssef Ben Saud  23', 28' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 22 | 2 | +20 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | 
| 2 |  Senegal | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 4 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 |  South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 | 
Source: AMC
| South Africa  | 1–9 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
|  41' | Ifieymi Inola  15' Abbas Gazali  21' Felix Kenan  22', 23', 28', 32' Ajayi Samson Bolaji  32', 41' Okonkwo Joseph Chigozie  48' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Tunisia  | 3–1 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Ouday Belhaj  11' Iheb Ben Salem  25' Walid Abdelli  37' | Ajayi Samson Bolaji  7' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Senegal  | 8–1 |  South Africa | 
|---|---|---|
| Momo Cissé  3' Moustapha Nam  5' Sidath Ndiaye  6', 7' Alex  23' Mohamed Fadel  34', 38', 43' |  25' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| South Africa  | 0–18 |  Tunisia | 
|---|---|---|
|  ?'  ?'  ?'  ?'  ?' Iheb Ben Salem  18' Hamid Al Dahli  28', 35' Moez Al Bhoush  31', 23' Achraf Sati  33' Ouday Belhaj  39', 41', 45' Walid Krout  39' Walid Abdelli  42' Iskander Ben Hmida  49', 50' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Senegal  | 2–2 |  Nigeria | 
|---|---|---|
| Karifa Camara  5' Momo Cissé  ?' | Felix Kenan  ?' Cornelius Ebuka Ekezi  ?' | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 11 May – Tripoli | ||||||
|  Tunisia | 2 (6) | |||||
| 12 May – Tripoli | ||||||
|  Ivory Coast  (p) | 2 (7) | |||||
|  Ivory Coast  (p) | 3 (3) | |||||
| 11 May – Tripoli | ||||||
|  Senegal | 3 (1) | |||||
|  Libya | 1 (2) | |||||
|  Senegal  (p) | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 12 May – Tripoli | ||||||
|  Tunisia | 1 | |||||
|  Libya | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ivory Coast  | 2–2 |  Tunisia | 
|---|---|---|
| Walid Krout  9' Ouday Belhaj  14' | Zepherin Vovo Lago  16' Lionel Boyou Kadje  29' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Zepherin Vovo Lago  Lionel Boyou Kadje  Moussa Dembelé  Habib Samba Come  Jacob Trabi  Issouf Traore  | 6–7 |  Iheb Ben Salem  Ouday Belhaj  Walid Barsilo  Nader Bin Hamida  Khaled Bin Ammar  Moez Al Bhoush | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
| Libya  | 1–1 |  Senegal | 
|---|---|---|
| Hamid Hamrouni  50' (pen.) | Seck Elhadji Mbacke  31' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Mohamed Ghaleb  Hamid Hamrouni  Hassan Shaheen  | 2–3 |  Mohamed Fadel  Sidath Ndiaye  Momo Cissé | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
3rd place match
Final
| Ivory Coast  | 3–3 |  Senegal | 
|---|---|---|
| Jacob Trabi  11', 38' Papa Mbaye Ndiaye  28' (o.g.) | Moustapha Nam  26', 50+2' Seck Elhadji Mbacke  32' | |
| Penalties | ||
| Zepherin Vovo Lago  Lionel Boyou Kadje  Moussa Dembelé  | 3–1 |  Mohamed Fadel  Sidath Ndiaye | 
Al-Madina Stadium, Tripoli
Qualified teams for the WMF World Cup
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2019 WMF World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 | 
|---|---|---|
|  Ivory Coast | 9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) | 
|  Libya | 9 May 2018 | 1 (2017) | 
|  Senegal | 10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) | 
|  Tunisia | 10 May 2018 | 1 (2017) | 
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
References
- ^ MINIFOOTBALL.COM. "African Minifootball General Assembly Concludes in Tunisia". minifootball.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16. Retrieved 2024-12-23.
- ^ "Libya wins bid to host 2018 African Minifootball Championship | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2024-12-23.

