The 2011
CAF Beach Soccer Championship were the qualifiers for African national beach soccer teams to determine the two teams that qualify for the
2011 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
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. They took place from 15–19 June 2011 at a temporary stadium at the
Ain Diab beach in
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
,
Morocco
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for the first time. All previous CAF qualifiers were held in
Durban
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Situated on the east coast of South ...
,
South Africa
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.
Participating teams
Nine teams, the same number of teams that participated in the
2009
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qualifiers, confirmed their participation in the competition:
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It was originally announced that Congo DR would field a team for this tournament, but were forced to withdraw due to what is termed as 'serious administrative problems.'
Group stage
Due to Congo DR's withdrawal, it was determined that the nine teams will be divided into three groups of three, with the teams in each group participating in a round-robin format. The winners of each group, along with the best second-place finisher, will advance to the knockout round.
The draw to determine the groupings and schedule for the nine teams was held in Casablanca on 13 June 2011.
All match times are correct to that of local time in
Casablanca
Casablanca (, ) is the largest city in Morocco and the country's economic and business centre. Located on the Atlantic Ocean, Atlantic coast of the Chaouia (Morocco), Chaouia plain in the central-western part of Morocco, the city has a populatio ...
, being
Western European Summer Time
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, (UTC +1).
Group A
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Group B
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Group C
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Knockout stage
Seventh Place
Semifinals
Fifth Place
Third Place
Final
Winners
Awards
Teams Qualifying
Final Placement
References
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2013
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2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
Qualification Caf
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