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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = CAF Beach Soccer Championship
| year = 2006
| other_titles = 2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualification (CAF)
| image = 
| size = 
| caption = 
| country = South Africa
| dates = 26–30 September 
| num_teams = 6
| confederations = 1
| venues = 1
| cities = 1 
| champion_other = {{beachsoccer|Cameroon}}
| count = 1 
| second_other = {{beachsoccer|Nigeria}}
| third_other = {{beachsoccer|Egypt}}
| fourth_other = {{beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}
| matches = 11
| goals = 100
| attendance = 
| top_scorer = 
| player = 
| nextseason = [[2007 CAF Beach Soccer Championship|2007]]
}}
The '''2006 [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] [[Beach Soccer]] championship''' also known as the '''2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup qualifiers for (CAF)''' was the first beach soccer championship for [[Africa]], held in September 2006, in [[Durban]], [[South Africa]].
[[Cameroon national beach soccer team|Cameroon]] won the championship, with [[Nigeria national beach soccer team|Nigeria]] finishing second. The two moved on to play in the [[2006 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup]] in [[Rio de Janeiro, Brazil]] from 2 to 12 November.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesf/fifabeach06.html|title=FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2006}}</ref>

==Competing nations==
*{{beachsoccer|Cameroon}}
*{{beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}
*{{beachsoccer|Egypt}}
*{{beachsoccer|Morocco}}
*{{beachsoccer|Nigeria}}
*{{beachsoccer|South Africa}} ''(hosts)''

==Group stage==
===Group A===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W+
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Egypt}}
|'''5'''||2||1||1||0||7||6||+1
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Nigeria}}
|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||10||9||+1
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|RSA}}
|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||9||11||-2
|}
{{football box
|date = 26 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Egypt}}
|score = 4 &ndash; 3
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|RSA}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----
{{football box
|date = 27 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Egypt}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 3 <br><small>3-2 (pens.)</small>
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|Nigeria}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----
{{football box
|date = 28 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Nigeria}}
|score = 7 &ndash; 6
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|South Africa}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----

===Group B===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!width=175 |Team
!width=20 abbr="Points" |Pts
!width=20 abbr="Played" |Pld
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W
!width=20 abbr="Won" |W+
!width=20 abbr="Lost" |L
!width=20 abbr="Goals for" |GF
!width=20 abbr="Goals against" |GA
!width=20 abbr="Goal difference" |GD
|- style="background:#ccffcc;"
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}
|'''4'''||2||0||2||0||11||10||+1
|- style="background:#ccffcc;" 
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Cameroon}}
|'''3'''||2||1||0||1||8||6||+2
|-
|style="text-align:left;"|{{beachsoccer|Morocco}}
|'''0'''||2||0||0||2||10||13||-3
|}
{{football box
|date = 26 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Ivory Coast}}
|score = 8 &ndash; 7<br><small>(extra-time)</small>
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|Morocco}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----
{{football box
|date = 27 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Cameroon}}
|score = 5 &ndash; 3
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|Morocco}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----
{{football box
|date = 28 September 2006
|time = 
|team1 = {{Beachsoccer-rt|Ivory Coast}}
|score = 3 &ndash; 3<br><small>1-0 (pens.)</small>
|report =
|team2 = {{Beachsoccer|Cameroon}}
|goals1 = 
|goals2 = 
|stadium = Durban, South Africa
|attendance = 
|referee = 
}}
<br/>
----

==Knockout stage==
{{Round4-with third
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!--semi finals  -->
|29 September 2006|'''{{Beachsoccer|Nigeria}}''' ([[Penalty shootout (association football)|pen.]])|5 '''(2)'''|{{Beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}|5 (1)
|29 September 2006|'''{{Beachsoccer|Cameroon}}'''|'''4'''|{{Beachsoccer|Egypt}}|3
<!--final  -->
|30 September 2006|'''{{Beachsoccer|Cameroon}}'''|'''5'''|{{Beachsoccer|Nigeria}}|3
<!--third place  -->
|30 September 2006|'''{{Beachsoccer|Egypt}}'''|'''8'''|{{Beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}|3
|widescore=yes}}
{{2TeamBracket
| RD1=Fifth place match
| RD1-seed1=
| RD1-team1='''{{beachsoccer|RSA}}'''
| RD1-score1='''5'''
| RD1-seed2=
| RD1-team2={{beachsoccer|Morocco}}
| RD1-score2=4
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|beachsoccer|(2006) FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup<br /> Qualification (CAF) Winners:|Cameroon|First}}

==Final standings==
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
!Rank
!Team
|- bgcolor="gold"
|| '''1''' ||align="left"| '''{{Beachsoccer|Cameroon}}'''
|- bgcolor="silver"
|| '''2''' ||align="left"| '''{{Beachsoccer|Nigeria}}'''
|-bgcolor="#CC9966"
|| '''3''' ||align="left"| '''{{Beachsoccer|Egypt}}'''
|-
|| 4 ||align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|Ivory Coast}}
|-
|| 5 ||align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|South Africa}}
|-
|| 6 ||align="left"| {{Beachsoccer|Morocco}}
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup Qualification}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:2006 Caf Beach Soccer Championship}}
[[Category:2006 in African football|Beach]]
[[Category:International association football competitions hosted by South Africa]]
[[Category:Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations]]
[[Category:2006–07 in South African soccer]]
[[Category:2006 in beach soccer]]