History as Morocco edge Mauritania to win first Arab Beach Soccer Cup trophy

2026 Arab Beach Soccer Cup:

• Final: Morocco 6-5 Mauritania

Morocco national beach soccer team triumphed in the 2026 Arab Beach Soccer Cup, for the first time ever.

This followed a hard-fought 6-5 finale during the competition’s 5th edition played in Port Said, Egypt on Monday, 9th November 2026.

It necessitated a comeback of a life-time as Morocco trailed 4-2 at some stage in the game to win the final.

Driss Ghannam starred with a brace in the duel well contested. El Kraichily, Zahraoui, Jabbary and El Bidouri were the other scorers for Morocco.

Morocco thus joined previous winners Egypt (2), Libya and Saudi Arabia who have won once apiece.

Morocco registered five consecutive victories, including three during the grueling group stages.

They opened up the championship with a 7-4 victory over Lebanon, humiliated Libya 7-1 and Oman 4-2 in penalties following a 5-all draw in regulation time.

Come the semi-finals, Morocco edged out Egypt 3-2 and faced Mauritania in the final.

The development is good news and a perfect boost for Morocco ahead of the upcoming AFCON 2026 Beach Soccer championship due in Dakar, Senegal.

Morocco is in group B alongside Mauritania, Malawi and Angola.

The hosts Senegal are caged in Group A with Uganda, Mozambique and Ghana.

The 2026 CAF Beach Soccer Championship will be held between 28th November and 6th December.

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