Africa-Press – Senegal. The Beach Soccer Lions achieved their third success at the African Beach Games in Hammamet, Tunisia, after winning 11-5 against Libya in the match counting for the third day of this competition.
The Senegal team, crowned champion at the end of the first edition organized in 2019 (Cape Verde), will try to win the gold medal against Morocco, Friday at 4:30 p.m. GMT.
Mamadou Diallo’s players won by a wide margin, 12-1, ahead of Kenya on the first day. They had again dominated Tanzania, 7-1.
Following the withdrawal of several teams – Egypt, Comoros, Madagascar – the calendar has been rearranged.
Only five teams participate in the beach soccer tournament of the African Beach Games. These are Libya, Kenya, Morocco, Senegal and Tanzania.
The African Beach Games beach soccer tournament will serve as preparation for the seven-time African champions for the discipline’s World Cup scheduled for December in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
FIFA announced last Friday that it has decided to postpone until next February (15-25), the Beach Soccer World Cup originally scheduled for November 16-26, 2023.
The Beach Lions finished at the foot of the podium in the last edition organized in 2021, in Russia, and won by Portugal.
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