Match schedule set for Durban

The the Power Horse Beach Soccer African Trophy Durban 2015 will be headlined with cracking games as of day 1

Four weeks before the ball begins flying at the Power Horse Beach Soccer African Trophy Durban 2015, the teams got to know their opponents in the first day of competition, after the match up was revealed by Beach Soccer Worldwide. Along with the hosts, Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, Morocco, Mozambique, Nigeria, Senegal, and Seychelles will be vying for a Trophy that does not allow a single mistake. All of the matches will carry much weight because, beginning with the first match on day one, the competition follows elimination format. Only staying perfect grants the trophy. 

BSWW Competitions Committee has released the match calendar based on the BSWW Overall World Rankings. The hosts, South Africa, received the first seed of eight and then the highest ranked team in the rankings is seeded two, which happens to be Senegal. After Senegal, Nigeria is the next highest ranked squad, thus putting them as the third seed. Following Nigeria is Morocco, then Cote d’Ivoire next is Ghana, Mozambique is seeded seventh, and then beach soccer newcomers, Seychelles will be the final seed.

The opening match will be on Friday, March 6^th and will be the four vs. five matchup of Morocco vs. Côte d’Ivoire. The headlining match will be the one vs. eight, South Africa vs. Seychelles at 16:45 (local time). Day two will first have the consolation playoff for places 5-8, followed by the semifinal matches, or all the winners from the opening day. The final day, Sunday, March 8^th, with have the final matches to decide 7^th and 8^th, 5^th and 6^th, 3^rd and 4^th, and of course the final. 

Below is the official schedule:

Friday, March 6th, 2015

13:00 – Morocco vs Côte d’Ivoire (match 1)

14:15 – Senegal vs Mozambique (match 2)

15:30 – Nigeria vs Ghana (match 3)

16:45 – South Africa vs Seychelles (match 4)

Saturday, March 7th, 2015

13:00 – Loser match 4 vs Loser match 1 (match 5)

14:15 – Loser match 2 vs Loser match 3 (match 6)

15:30 – Winner match 2 vs Winner match 3 (match 7)

16:45 – Winner match 4 vs Winner match 1 (match 8)

Sunday, March 8th, 2015

13:00 – Loser match 5 vs Loser match 6 (match for the 7th place)

14:15 – Winner match 5 vs Winner match 6 (match for the 5th place)

15:30 – Loser match 7 vs Loser match 8 (match for the 3rd place)

16:45 – Winner match 7 vs Winner match 8 (FINAL)