2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
The 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations was the sixth edition of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international futsal championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's national teams of Africa. The tournament was held in South Africa between 15–24 April 2016. A total of eight teams played in the tournament.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Dates | 15–24 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Egypt |
| Third place | Mozambique |
| Fourth place | Zambia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 99 (6.19 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ricardo Lenio Mendes Muendane (10 goals) |
| Fair play award | Mozambique |
Same as previous editions, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup (except for 2012 when a separate qualifying tournament was organized as the 2011 African Futsal Championship was cancelled). The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives.
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Futsal Championship to the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations, similar to the football version, Africa Cup of Nations.
Champions Morocco, runners-up Egypt and third-placed Mozambique qualified for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup as the CAF representatives.