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African Minifootball Cup

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African Minifootball Cup
Founded2018
RegionAfrica (AMF)
Number of teams16
Current champions South Africa
(1st title)
Most successful team(s) Egypt
 Ivory Coast
 South Africa
(1 title each)
Television broadcastersSABC PLUS
Websitewww.africanminifootball.org
2025 AMC

The African Minifootball Cup (AMC) is a continental outdoor minifootball competition contested by the senior men's national teams of African Minifootball Federation (AMF). The fondator is Achraf Ben Salha from Tunisia The first edition was held in Libya in May 2018.[1][2]

History

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Between 2–3 March 2018, the African Minifootball general assembly was held in Tunisia by the president founder, the tunisian Achraf Ben Salha as the momentum for minifootball continued to build throughout the continent. The 2018 calendar was set and it was decided that the African Cup would start in May, serving as qualifying tournament for the 2019 WMF World Cup.[3]

Results

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Year Host Final Third place match N° of teams
Winner Score Runner-up Third place Score Fourth place
2018
Details
 Libya
Ivory Coast
3–3
(3–1 p)

Senegal

Tunisia
1–0
Libya
8
2021
Details
 Nigeria
Egypt
1–0
Libya

Ivory Coast
2–0
Ghana
9
2024
Details
 South Africa
South Africa
5–4
Mauritania

Egypt
1–1
(5–3 p)

Chad
8
2025
Details
 Libya 16

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Egypt1012
 Ivory Coast1012
3 South Africa1001
4 Libya0101
 Mauritania0101
 Senegal0101
7 Tunisia0011
Totals (7 entries)3339

Participating nations

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Team Libya
2018
Nigeria
2021
South Africa
2024
Libya
2025
Years
 Algeria x x x Q 1
 Burkina Faso x QF x Q 2
 Cameroon x x GS Q 2
 Chad x x 4th Q 2
 DR Congo x x x Q 1
 Egypt x 1st 3rd x 2
 Ghana GS 4th GS Q 4
 Ivory Coast 1st 3rd x Q 3
 Libya 4th 2nd x Q 3
 Mauritania x x 2nd Q 2
 Mauritius x x GS x 1
 Morocco x x x Q 1
 Nigeria GS QF x Q 3
 Senegal 2nd QF x x 2
 Somalia GS GS x Q 3
 South Africa GS x 1st Q 3
 Tunisia 3rd x x Q 2
 Uganda x x x Q 1
 Zambia x QF GS Q 3
Total 8 9 8 16
Legends
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter Finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • Q – Qualified
  • x – Did not enter
  •     – Hosts

References

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  1. ^ "African Minifootball General Assembly Concludes in Tunisia". minifootball.com. Archived from the original on 2018-06-16.
  2. ^ "World Minifootball Federation Invites MAN President For 2019 World Cup Draws". BestChoiceSports. Niyi Busari. 8 May 2019.
  3. ^ "Team Nigeria hopeful as maiden African Minifootball Cup begins". The Guardian. Fidelis Ebu. 7 May 2018.
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