Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
City | Lagos |
Dates | 13–18 December |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Senegal (4th title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Egypt |
Fourth place | Morocco |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 138 (7.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Babacar Fall (10 goals) |
Best player(s) | Emeka Ogbonna |
Best goalkeeper | Al Seyni Ndiaye |
The 2016 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, also known as the 2016 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Lagos, Nigeria in December, to determine the best beach soccer nation in Africa and doubles as a qualification event for the 2017 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, with the two finalists progressing to the finals in the Bahamas.[1] This was the first time that the tournament is held in Nigeria.