2018 African Minifootball Cup
# 2018 African Minifootball Cup

The 2018 African Minifootball Cup (Arabic: 2018 كأس أمم إفريقيا لكرة القدم المصغرة, French: CAN mini-foot 2018)was the first edition of the African Minifootball Cup held by the African Minifootball Federation (AMF). The tournament was contested in Libya from 5–12 May 2018. This tournament served as the qualification for the 2019 WMF World Cup for the best four teams. Ivory Coast wins the tournament beating Senegal in the final on penalties kick 3–1 after a draw 3–3.

The next edition will held in Nigeria in 2020.

## Venues

| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
| - | - | - |
| Tripoli | Al-Madina Stadium | 1,500 |

## 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 12 | −6 | 3 | |
| 4 | Somalia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 19 | −16 | 0 | |

Match between Somalia and Ghana played on 10 May 2018.

### 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 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 4 | |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 35 | −33 | 0 | |

## Knockout stage

| Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 11 May – Tripoli | 11 May – Tripoli |
| Tunisia | 2 (6) |
| Tunisia | 2 (6) | 12 May – Tripoli | 12 May – Tripoli |
| Ivory Coast (p) | 2 (7) | 12 May – Tripoli | 12 May – Tripoli |
| Ivory Coast (p) | 2 (7) | Ivory Coast (p) | 3 (3) |
| 11 May – Tripoli | 11 May – Tripoli | | Ivory Coast (p) | 3 (3) |
| 11 May – Tripoli | 11 May – Tripoli | Senegal | 3 (1) |
| Libya | 1 (2) | Senegal | 3 (1) |
| Senegal (p) | 1 (3) | | |
| Senegal (p) | 1 (3) | Third place | Third place |
| | | 12 May – Tripoli | 12 May – Tripoli |
| | | Tunisia | 1 |
| | | Libya | 0 |

## 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 tournament |
| - | - | - |
| 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.

## Broadcasting

2018 African Minifootball Cup Media Coverage :

| Country | Television Channel |
| - | - |
| Libya | Libya Sport |
| Tunisia | Nessma Sport |
