The official draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON 2024 is scheduled to happen on Thursday, March 7, on the Mohamed VI Sports activities Advanced in Rabat, Morocco.
In accordance with CAF On-line, on its web site, the occasion is about to begin at 17:00 native time (15:00 GMT) and will probably be performed by CAF.
The upcoming draw heralds the return of the fast-paced TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON, celebrating its seventh version.
The competitors is scheduled to unfold in Morocco from April 11 to 21, 2024, hosted on the Moulay Prince Abdallah and IBN Yassine Halls.
Futsal AFCON 2024 draw
As defending champions and hosts, Morocco secures the A1 seeding, with Egypt, Angola, Mauritania, Namibia, Ghana, Zambia, and Libya finishing the lineup.
Nevertheless, the draw will decide the composition of the 2 teams, every comprising 4 groups.
Egypt presently holds the report as essentially the most profitable nation in TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON, boasting three titles.
Defending champions Morocco observe intently with two titles, whereas Libya clinched one gold medal as hosts in 2008.
Notably, the 10-day match will undertake a round-robin format, that includes two teams (A & B).
The highest two groups from every group will advance to the semi-finals.
FIFA Futsal World Cup
Moreover, the TotalEnergies CAF Futsal AFCON will function a qualifier for the FIFA Futsal World Cup, with the highest three finishers incomes spots on this 12 months’s international occasion.
The FIFA Futsal World Cup is scheduled to happen in Uzbekistan from September 14 to October 6, 2024.
PUNCH On-line experiences that Futsal is a variant of affiliation soccer (soccer) performed on a smaller, laborious court docket, and primarily indoors.
The title “futsal” is derived from the Spanish or Portuguese phrases for “indoor soccer” (fútbol sala and futebol de salão, respectively).
Futsal
In the meantime, the match gives a platform for showcasing the ability, velocity, and creativity of futsal.
It has gained reputation as a novel and thrilling type of soccer.
The Futsal World Cup, like its African version, Futsal AFCON is held each 4 years, just like the FIFA World Cup for outside soccer.
As well as, it serves as a serious occasion for futsal fanatics and gives a stage for the very best futsal gamers from around the globe to compete on the highest stage.