The first ever Beach Soccer Committee meeting of the All India Football Federation was chaired by Jignesh Patil over video conferencing on Tuesday, December 6, 2022. Present in the meeting along with the Chairperson were AIFF Secretary General Dr. Shaji Prabhakaran, Treasurer Kipa Ajay, Deputy Secretary General Sunando Dhar, Deputy …
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Beach soccer has reached a new level of development in Samoa, as they hosted their first-ever FIFA Beach Soccer Coaching Course earlier this month. The five-day course saw 25 participants combine at the Federation Football Samoa (FFS) headquarters in Tauanaimato, Apia. It was facilitated by American-based FIFA instructor Ramon Raya, …
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Morocco have become the latest country to secure their ticket to the finals of the Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations, Mozambique 2022. The bronze medallists of the last edition in Senegal had to battle against Côte d’Ivoire to qualify 9-7 on aggregate (6-7 loss and 3-0 win). The Beach …
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The development of beach soccer in Fiji took an important next step last month, with the association holding their first FIFA Beach Soccer Coaching Course in Vatuwaqa. The course was led by Angelo Schirinzi, a FIFA Instructor with a history of helping to grow the game in Tahiti and Solomon …
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A 5-2 victory for RFU over Japan in the final was the culmination of a fantastic tournament which saw a number of records broken, providing FIFA’s Technical Study Group (TSG) with plenty to analyse. Led by FIFA Beach Soccer technical experts Claude Barrabe and Matteo Marrucci, along with FIFA goalkeeping …
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The headquarters of the Africa Beach Soccer Union, ABSU has been officially commissioned in the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja Nigeria. NFF President and member of the FIFA Council, Amaju Pinnick who was represented by the General Secretary, Dr. Mohammed Sanusi was impressed having donated the offices earlier in 2020, pledging …
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The AFC Futsal and Beach Soccer Committee praised the recent performances of Asia’s teams at its second meeting held online in a historic year that has witnessed the Continent’s futsal and beach soccer sides achieve unparalleled heights of success on the world’s biggest stages. In his opening address, Chairperson Mehdi …
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The FIFA Council approved the amendments to the Beach Soccer Laws of the Game proposed by the FIFA Referees Committee. The majority of the proposed amendments seek a clearer alignment with the Football and the Futsal Laws of the Game. Indeed, the FIFA administration has also taken into account some …
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The Oceania Football Confederation (OFC) Beach Soccer Nations Cup 2021 has been cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. OFC’s Executive Committee made the decision this week to cancel the tournament and nominate Tahiti to attend the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup 2021 in Russia in August as Oceania’s representative. OFC’s …
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CONCACAF has announced that Costa Rica will host the 2021 CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship. The World Cup Qualifying competition will take place from May 17-23, 2021, in Alajuela, Costa Rica. “This year is the Costa Rican Football Federation’s 100 year anniversary and we offer them our sincere congratulations on reaching …
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