The 2026 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, commonly referred to as CAF Futsal AFCON 2026, will be the ninth edition of the Futsal Africa Cup of Nations, the biennial international futsal championship organised by CAF for the men's national teams of Africa.

Contents

• Qualification
• Qualified teams
• Group stage
• Group A
• Group B
• Knockout stage
• Bracket
• Notes
• References

This will be the first edition of the tournament to be staged on a biennial basis, following its previous quadrennial format. It will be hosted by Morocco for the third time in a row. ^[1]

Morocco are three-time defending champions after previously winning in 2016, 2020 and 2024.

Qualification

A record total of 18 teams registered to take part in the qualifying rounds. The eight lowest-ranked teams competed in the first round, with the four winners advancing to join the remaining ten teams in the second round. The winners of the seven ties then qualified to join the automatically qualified hosts and defending champions Morocco. ^[2]

Of the eight teams, only five had previously participated in 2024. Algeria and Tanzania qualified for the first time, on their third and second attempts respectively. ^[3] The only returning team was Mozambique, whose last appearance came in 2020, marking its fifth overall appearance.

Last edition debutants Mauritania and Namibia failed to qualify for a second appearance, while Ghana, who returned to the continental stage after a 28-year absence at the previous edition, also failed to secure back-to-back tournament qualifications. ^[4]

Qualified teams

The following 8 teams qualified for the final tournament.

Team	Qualification method	Date of qualification	Appearance(s)				Previous best performance [a]	WR [b]
			Total	First	Last	Streak
Morocco	Host nation	5 January 2026	7th	2000	2024	7	Champions (2016, 2020 , 2024 )	TBA
Tanzania	Second round winners	7 February 2026	1st	Debut				TBA
Zambia		8 February 2026	4th	2008	2024	2	Fourth place (2016)	TBA
Mozambique			5th	2004	2020	1	Runners-up (2004)	TBA
Algeria			1st	Debut				TBA
Egypt			8th	1996	2024	8	Champions ( 1996 , 2000 , 2004)	TBA
Libya			6th	2000	2024	5	Champions ( 2008 )	TBA
		9 February 2026						TBA

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up will advance to the semi-finals.

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Morocco (H)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Knockout stage
2	A2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	A3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
4	A4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

First match(es) will be played: April 2026. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out are used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where extra time is not played but a direct penalty shoot-out is used, instead.

Notes

References