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The beautiful coastal city of Hurghada, the largest Red Sea city in Egypt, will host the kick-off of the 2024 CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations this weekend.
The inaugural encounter will take place on Saturday, October 19, 2024, where the host team Egypt will face Ghana at 4:30 p.m. local time (1:30 p.m. GMT). Morocco and Tanzania will also face each other at 3:30 p.m. (1:30 p.m.) Moroccan time
You can follow the 2024 CAF African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations on beIN Sport, Canal+ and OnSport. The matches will also be broadcast on the CAF YouTube channel (CAF TV).
Senegal are the defending champions, having won the trophy last year in Vilankulos, Mozambique.
For this sixth edition of the CAF African Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, eight African nations will be divided into two groups:
Group A : Egypt, Morocco, Tanzania, Ghana
Group B : Senegal, Mozambique, Malawi, Mauritania
The top two teams in the tournament will earn their place at the first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Africa, which will be held in Seychelles in 2025. This will be the first time that three African teams will participate in this competition.
