2025 African Minifootball Cup
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Libya |
| Dates | 14–25 July |
| Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Libya |
| Runners-up |  Morocco |
| Third place |  Mauritania |
| Fourth place |  Guinea |
← 2024 TBD → | |
The 2025 African Minifootball Cup will be the fourth edition of the African Minifootball Cup organised by the African Minifootball Confederation (AMC).[1] The tournament will be held in the city of Derna in Libya from 14 to 25 July 2025, With the expansion of the tournament to sixteen teams, this is the second time Libya will host the event. South Africa are the defending champions.[2]
Venues
Libya was awarded the right to host the event on 27 October 2024. All the matches will be played at the Derna International Stadium in Derna.[3] This is the second time that Libya hosts the event after the 2018 edition.
| Derna |
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| Derna International Stadium |
| Capacity: 2,100 |
Teams
Participating nations
Participating teams are revealed on 29 October 2024.
| Team | Finals appearance |
First appearance |
Last appearance |
Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Burkina Faso
|
2nd | 2021 | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2021) |
 Cameroon
|
2nd | 2024 | 2024 | Group stage (2024) |
 Chad
|
2nd | 2024 | 2024 | Fourth place (2024) |
 DR Congo
|
1st | None | None | Debut |
 Ghana
|
4th | 2018 | 2024 | Fourth place (2021) |
| Guinea
|
1st | None | None | Debut |
 Ivory Coast
|
3rd | 2018 | 2021 | Champions (2018) |
| Libya (Host)
|
3rd | 2018 | 2021 | Runners-up (2021) |
| Mauritania
|
2nd | 2024 | 2024 | Runners-up (2024) |
| Morocco
|
1st | None | None | Debut |
 Nigeria
|
3rd | 2018 | 2021 | Quarter-finals (2021) |
 Somalia
|
3rd | 2018 | 2021 | Group stage (2018, 2021) |
 South Africa (Holders)
|
3rd | 2018 | 2024 | Champions (2024) |
 Tunisia
|
2nd | 2018 | 2018 | Third place (2018) |
 Uganda
|
1st | None | None | Debut |
 Zambia
|
3rd | 2021 | 2024 | Quarter-finals (2021) |
Draw
The teams participating in the 2025 African Minifootball Cup were divided into 4 levels according to the WMF ranking and the teams’ results in the previous three participations in the tournament. The draw took place in the city of Derna, Libya on 15 December 2024, in the presence of all the presidents of the participating federations. Algeria withraw the tournament, it was replaced by Guinea.
| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya (H)
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | +17 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Chad
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Senegal
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 | |
| 4 | DR Congo
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 3 |
First match(es) will be played: 14 July 2025. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
| Senegal | 1–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Libya | 3–0 | Chad |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| DR Congo | 2–1 | Chad |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Libya | 7–0 | Senegal |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Senegal | 1–2 | Chad |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Libya | 7–0 | DR Congo |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 2 | +14 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Benin
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Cameroon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 15 | −14 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 15 July 2025. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Ghana | 3–0 | Cameroon |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Benin | 1–4 | Morocco |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Cameroon | 1–10 | Morocco |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Ghana | 1–0 | Benin |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Cameroon | 0–2 | Benin |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Morocco | 2–0 | Ghana |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 22 | 1 | +21 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Tanzania
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 6 | |
| 3 | South Africa
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 21 | −12 | 3 | |
| 4 | Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 23 | −16 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 14 July 2025. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| South Africa | 1–10 | Ivory Coast |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Tanzania | 6–2 | Uganda |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| South Africa | 7–5 | Uganda |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Tanzania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| South Africa | 1–6 | Tanzania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Ivory Coast | 10–0 | Uganda |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Group D
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mauritania
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | +6 | 6 | |
| 3 | Burkina Faso
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 16 | −13 | 0 |
First match(es) will be played: 15 July 2025. Source: AMC
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mauritania | 9–0 | Nigeria |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Burkina Faso | 1–5 | Guinea |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Nigeria | 1–4 | Guinea |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Mauritania | 3–2 | Burkina Faso |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Nigeria | 2–3 | Burkina Faso |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Guinea | 1–2 | Mauritania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Libya | 2 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||||||
| Libya | 2 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||||||
| Libya | ||||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Morocco | ||||||||||
| Morocco | 3 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Chad | 0 | |||||||||
| Morocco | 4 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Mauritania | 3 | Third place | ||||||||
| Mauritania | 4 | |||||||||
| 2025 – Derna | ||||||||||
| Tanzania | 0 | |||||||||
| Guinea | 2 | |||||||||
| Mauritania | 3 | |||||||||
Quarter-finals
| Libya | 2–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Morocco | 3–0 | Chad |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Ivory Coast | 0–1 | Guinea |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Mauritania | 4–0 | Tanzania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Semi-finals
| Libya | 2-0 | Guinea |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
| Morocco | 4–3 | Mauritania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Third place match
| Guinea | 2–3 | Mauritania |
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Derna International Stadium, Derna
Final
World Cup qualification stage
| 5th–8th place | Fifth place | |||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 5 | |||||
| ? July | ||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | ||||||
| 24 July | ||||||
| Chad | ||||||
| Chad | 1 | |||||
| Benin | 0 | |||||
- ^2 Match between Chad and Mauritius not counted, after AMF declared Chad winners of the match against Cameroon in the group stage. Chad qualified to a knockout stage and Mauritius qualified to the fifth match place.
5th–8th place matches
| Ivory Coast | 5–2 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Chad | 1–0 | Benin |
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Fifth place match
| Ivory Coast | v | Chad |
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Qualified teams for the 2027 WMF World Cup
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2027 WMF World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances at the WMF World Cup |
|---|---|---|
| Libya |
21 July 2025 | 2 (2017, 2023) |
| Morocco |
21 July 2025 | 0 (debut) |
| Guinea |
22 July 2025 | 0 (debut) |
| Mauritania |
22 July 2025 | 1 (2025) |
| Ivory Coast |
25 July 2025 | 1 (2017) |
References
- ^ "Libya's Derna to host Africa Minifootball Cup | The Libya Observer". libyaobserver.ly. Retrieved 2024-11-01.
- ^ "South Africa emerges victorious in the Africa Minifootball Nations Cup 2024!". www.instagram.com. Retrieved 2024-12-25.
- ^ El-Assasy, Ahmad (2024-10-27). "Libya's Derna to Host 16 Teams in Africa Minifootball Cup of Nations 2025". LibyaReview. Retrieved 2024-12-23.