Mauritania incredibly came from behind four times to sink Morocco 7-4 and qualify for their first FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup™. It was an exceptional accomplishment from the Lions of Chinguetti, who are ranked 74th on the planet and appearing in their maiden CAF Beach Soccer AFCON.
They will now take on Senegal in the continental final and represent Africa at the first edition of the global finals to be staged on the continent. It will take place in the Seychelles in May 2025.
Wedou was the undoubted star for Mauritania at Albatross Stadium. He scored his first from close range following an exquisite touch, added a second with a magnificent overhead-kick, and blasted home his third from a free-kick.
Driss Ghannam had broke the deadlock for Morocco with a spectacular scissor-kick, while Reda Zahraoui’s goals – a diving header and a solo effort – were also admirable. They weren’t enough for the North Africans, however, who have now lost five straight AFCON semi-finals.
