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Nigeria Withdraw From AFCON Beach Soccer Tournament

In less than two weeks, the beautiful town of Vilankulos in Mozambique will host Africa’s premium beach competition, Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations Mozambique 2022 with the kick-off match being played on 21 October 2022.

CAF has released a revised fixture for the competition following the withdrawal of Nigeria.

The withdrawal of Nigeria will see seven teams now compete for the ultimate prize at the fifth edition tournament.

Hosts Mozambique, Malawi and Morocco are the three (3) teams in Group A.

Meanwhile four teams make up Group B. These are Senegal, Uganda, Madagascar, and Egypt.

The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations will kick off on 21 October at Vilankulos Arena with a match between hosts Mozambique, 2021 AFCON runners-up, and Malawi whose participation is the first time.

The Beach Soccer AFCON final will take place on 28 October.