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2008 African Futsal Championship

Field	Value
year	2008
country	Libya
dates	21–31 March
num_teams	10
confederations	1
venues	2
cities	1
champion_other	LBY Libya
count	1
second_other	EGY Egypt
third_other	MAR Morocco
fourth_other	MOZ Mozambique
matches	24
goals	175
player	LBY Mohammed Shahout
prevseason	[2004](2004-african-futsal-championship)
nextseason	[2011](2011-african-futsal-championship)
updated	25 December 2008

The 2008 African Futsal Championship took place in Tripoli, Libya from 21 March to 30 March 2008. The tournament served as a qualifying tournament for the 2008 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Brazil.

The tournament was contested by ten teams, split into two groups of five. Group A was contested of hosts Libya, along with Cameroon, Morocco, Nigeria and Tunisia, while Group 2 consisted of Angola, Egypt, Mozambique, South Africa and Zambia. The matches were played at two venues in Tripoli: Cortuba and African Union.

Group 1

Matches

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2008-03-21	14:00		0 – 5	****	Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96658&ma=36881&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-21	20:30	****	4 – 0		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96677&ma=36900&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-22	18:00		3 – 3		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96659&ma=36882&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-22	20:00	****	4 – 2		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96660&ma=36883&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-23	18:00		1 – 4	****	African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96661&ma=36884&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-23	20:00	****	4 – 1		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96662&ma=36885&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-24	18:00		1 – 7	****	African Union	[ Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96663&ma=36886&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-24	20:00	****	2 – 1		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96664&ma=36887&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-25	18:00	****	5 – 3		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96665&ma=36888&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-25	20:00	****	8 – 1		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96666&ma=36889&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)

Group 2

Matches

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue
2008-03-21	12:00		4 – 8	****	Cortuba	[ Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96667&ma=36890&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-21	16:00	****	9 – 0		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96668&ma=36891&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-22	18:00	****	8 – 4		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96669&ma=36892&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-22	20:00	****	9 – 2		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96670&ma=36893&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-23	18:00		2 – 2		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96671&ma=36894&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-23	20:00		3 – 10	****	Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96672&ma=36895&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-24	18:00		1 – 1		Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96673&ma=36896&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-24	20:00	****	8 – 4		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96674&ma=36897&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-25	18:00		5 – 6	****	Cortuba	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/index.php?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96675&ma=36898&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-25	20:00	****	6 – 5		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=96676&ma=36899&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)

Semi-finals

Match No.	Date	Time	Team 1	Score	Team 2	Venue	Match Report	21	22
2008-03-28	17:00	****	4 – 1		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=0&ma=36901&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)
2008-03-28	19:30	****	4 – 1		African Union	[Match Report](http://www.cafonline.com/index.php?lng=1&module=resultats_national&rub=1&div=1&res=0&ma=36902&CmpetPere=52&cmpt=52)

3rd Place

Final

Honors

Final standings

(Qualified to 2008 World Cup)
(Qualified to 2008 World Cup)

Best players

Best Player: Libya Mohammed Shahout
Best Goalkeeper: Libya Mohammed Ali Al-Sharif

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