Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations by the numbers
Beach soccer Afcon by numbers
JOHANNESBURG, June 8 (ANA) – The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations was held at the end of last month in Saly Portudal, Senegal, with the hosts crowned champions – and here is a statistical breakdown of the tournament:
CAFOnline.com released the key figures for the 2021 edition:
The the number of goals scored this year in 14 matches played during the tournament was 102.
The tournament had the rate of 7.3 goals per game.
Only 38 different players scored during the competition being played in Saly. This number is less than the previous editions organized in Nigeria and Egypt.
In comparison, here are the figures from previous editions:
Nigeria 2016: 138 goals scored, 18 matches played, an average of 7.7 goals per match and 49 different goal scorers.
Egypt 2018: 185 goals scored, 20 matches played, an average of 9.3 goals per match and 62 different goal scorers.
The number of goals scored by Mozambican Nelson Manuel was 10, who led the scorers’ standings.
In 2016, Senegalese Babacar Fall finished top scorer with 11 goals.
In 2018, Ivorian Assouan Bile Eric Sidoine scored 10 goals to claim the top scorer trophy.
The number of teams taking part in the final phase of the 2021 Beach Soccer Afcon was seven. The edition was meant to be held with eight teams, but the late withdrawal of DR Congo forced Group A to be composed of three teams only.
Already top scorer, Mozambique’s Nelson Manuel was also the tournament’s Most Valuable Player, after winning over the public and the technical study group vote.
The trophy for the best goalkeeper went to Al Seyni, Senegal captain. He conceded just 5 goals in four matches played.
For their first appearance in the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations finals, Mozambique claimed silver medals and place at the Fifa Beach Soccer World Cup in Russia. – African News Agency (ANA), Editing by Michael Sherman