2018 Africa Beach Soccer Cup of Nations edition of the event. The tournament was played in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt; the North African country was awarded the hosting rights as they were the only nation to express interest by the deadline. The finals were held from 8–14 December. Qualification took place between 7–23 September. The event also acted as the qualification route for African teams to the 2019 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup in Paraguay; the winners and runners-up qualify. Senegal were the defending champions and successfully defended their title, after defeating Nigeria 6–1 in the final to secure their 5th title. The 2018 Africa Beach Soccer
2008 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Soccer World Cup title and their twelfth title overall. The qualifiers to determine the two African nations who would play in the World Cup took place in Durban, South Africa for the third year running between March 25 and March 30. Eight nations took part in the competition, all of whom participated in the 2007 Championship, which eventually saw Senegal claim their first title, qualifying for the second successive World Cup and which saw Cameroon finish in second place, also qualifying for the second time. The Asian qualifiers took place in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, for the third time, between