Mozambique in or out of 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations? CAF communication confusion!

On December 6th, Futsal Focus received crucial updates from our reliable sources in Africa regarding the 2024 Futsal Africa Cup of Nations. Initially, we, too, were under the impression that Mozambique was excluded from the competition, as their name was conspicuously absent from the roster. Consequently, we published this information, speculating that Mozambique had withdrawn from the tournament, especially in light of their earlier decision to relinquish their role as hosts.

(Main picture source: clubofmozambique.com)

After publishing, our contacts reached out, questioning the omission of Mozambique as a participant. In response, we clarified that their exclusion was based on their absence from the official list. Subsequently, our contacts clarified that Mozambique, having been the previous host, didn’t need to register separately for the competition hence why they were absent. Our contacts informed us that they have been in contact with the Mozambique Head Coach, and he confirmed their continued participation in the tournament. Due to this, we republished our article. Yesterday, Afrique Futsal posted on their Facebook page that Mozambique wasn’t part of the competition. This led followers to question our inclusion of Mozambique, prompting the need for clarification.

As of now, Mozambique has not received any official communication from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) indicating their exclusion or punitive measures for relinquishing their hosting duties. According to their understanding, they anticipate being part of the draw scheduled for the last week of this month. Therefore at this time, there are 12 participating nations until CAF or Mozambique says otherwise:

1. Algeria
2. Angola
3. Cameroon
4. Cote D’Ivoire (Ivory Coast)
5. Egypt
6. Ghana
7. Libya
8. Morocco
9. Namibia
10. Tanzania
11. Zambia
12. Mozambique

You can read our article via this link which breaks down more information about each participating nation, if you would like to increase your knowledge of African Futsal: https://www.futsalfocus.net/caf-draw-for-futsal-africa-cup-of-nations-2024-qualifiers-to-take-place-in-december/

The author of the article 

Stephen McGettigan was born in the Republic of Ireland but grew up in Belfast. He is the founder of Futsal Focus and a Football Industries MBA graduate from the University of Liverpool Management School. Stephen has worked in the Football and Futsal industries for 15 years.

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