The 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship, also known as the 2015 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations, was a beach soccer tournament which took place in Roche Caiman, Seychelles on 14âÂÂ19 April 2015. This was the first time that the CAF Beach Soccer Championship was held in Seychelles. All matches were played at the Roche Caiman Sports Complex.
As well as crowning the best beach soccer nation in Africa, the tournament served as the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifier for teams from Africa which are members of CAF, where the top two teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Portugal. In the final, Madagascar defeated Senegal to be crowned champions, and both teams qualified for the 2015 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
The 2015 CAF Beach Soccer Championship qualifying rounds decided the participating teams of the final tournament.
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides are level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still level, the tie proceeds directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time is played).
A total of 19 teams entered the qualifying rounds.
The first legs were scheduled for 13âÂÂ15 February 2015, and the second legs were scheduled for 20âÂÂ22 February 2015.
Note: Tunisia and Cameroon withdrew. Sudan and Djibouti were to play a one-off match in Cairo, Egypt, but Sudan withdrew.
The first legs were scheduled for 13âÂÂ15 March 2015, and the second legs were scheduled for 20âÂÂ22 March 2015.
The seven winners of the second round qualified for the final tournament, where they were joined by the hosts Seychelles.
Note: Libya withdrew. Djibouti and Morocco played a one-off match in Casablanca, Morocco. Madagascar and South Africa played both matches in Durban, South Africa as the beach venue at Mahajanga was rendered unplayable by several days of rain. Mali and Senegal were to play both matches in Dakar, Senegal, but Mali withdrew.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
The draw of the tournament was held on 5 April 2015, 16:00 local time (), at Cairo. The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, with the following seeding:
Each team earns three points for a win in regulation time, two points for a win in extra time, one point for a win in a penalty shoot-out, and no points for a defeat.
All times are local, Seychelles Time ().