CAF awards 2026 Beach soccer AFCON to Senegal

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Senegal will host the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2026 following the approval by the CAF Executive Committee. The decision re-affirms CAF’s confidence in Senegal’s capacity to organize world class events and recognises the country’s contribution to the growth and development of Beach […]

The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has announced that Senegal will host the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2026 following the approval by the CAF Executive Committee.
The decision re-affirms CAF’s confidence in Senegal’s capacity to organize world class events and recognises the country’s contribution to the growth and development of Beach Soccer on the African continent.
Senegal are record five-time winners of the CAF Beach Soccer AFCON, having won the last five consecutive editions, including the 2024 edition in Egypt.
The tournament will once again bring together eight (8) of Africa’s leading Beach Soccer Nations, with qualification to the next FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in 2027 among the major incentives for participating teams.
Senegal hosted the 2021 edition of the CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations.
The Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations (BSAFCON) is the beach soccer tournament of Africa, organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).
Launched in 2006, the winners of each edition qualify for African nations to the upcoming FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup.
Coinciding with the annual staging of the World Cup, the competition took place yearly until 2009; the World Cup then became biennial, and as its supplementary qualification event, the championship followed suit.