Africa Qualifier Casablanca officially drawn

Teams already know who they need to beat in their group of three to gain access to the semifinal stage in Morocco

The official draw set the fixtures for this upcoming FIFABeach Soccer World Cup 2011 – Africa Qualifier Casablanca. The teams, split into three groups of three, got to know this evening who they are to face if they want to access the semifinal stage, where they would play, all or nothing, their future appearance in Ravenna for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2011 to happen in September.

Noureddine Naybet, former Morocco Football National Side, and Nawal El Moutawakel, first female Muslim born on Africa to become an Olympic champion when winning the Olympic gold at the 400 hurdles  event at the Los Angeles 1984 Olympic Games, were the prestigious innocent hands to draw the groups, which were finally set as follows:

– Hosts Morocco, together with Egypt and Lybia fell in group A.

– Current champions, Nigeria, together with former Qualifier hosts, South Africa, and ‘rookies’ Madagascar shape group B.

– Two another previous World Cup member sides, Senegal and Côte d’Ivoire will battle, together with debutant Algeria, to be the best in group C

The match schedule goes as follows:

Wednesday, June 15^th

M1. 15:45 – Senegal vs. Algeria

M2. 17:00 – Nigeria vs. Madagascar

M3. 18.15 – Morocco vs. Lybia

Thursday, June 16^th

M4. 15:45 – Côte d’Ivoire vs. Algeria

M5. 17:00 – South Africa vs. Madagascar

M6. 18.15 – Egypt vs. Lybia

Friday, June 17^th

M7. 15:45 – Senegal vs. Côte d’Ivoire

M8. 17:00 – Nigeria vs. South Africa

M9. 18.15 – Morocco vs. Egypt

Saturday, June 18^th

M10. 15:45 – Best 3^rd vs. 2^nd Best 3^rd (7^th/8^th place)

M11. 17:00 – Best 1^st  vs. Best 2^nd (Semifinal 1)   

M12. 18.15 – 2^nd Best 1^st vs. 3^rd Best 1^st (Semifinal 2)   

Sunday, June 19^th

M1. 15:45 – 2^nd Best 2^nd vs. 3^rd Best 2^nd (5^th/6^th place)

M1. 17:00 – Loser M11  vs. Loser M12 (3^rd/4^th place)   

M1. 18.15 – Winner M11  vs. Winner M12 (Semifinal 2)