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African finalists Senegal reach FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
- Updated: December 18, 2016
Senegal became the first African team to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup next year as they beat Egypt 5-2 in their CAF Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations semi-final on Saturday.
Both African finalists will head to the global showpiece next year and, having battled back twice from a goal down, Senegal cut loose in the latter stages to earn the win.
The sides were level with just 12 minutes to play but Sylla, Fall and Diassy struck inside three final-period minutes to wrap up a deserved success.
In the cagey early stages, chances proved few and far between, but Egypt got the breakthrough as M. Samir found the back of the net from out wide.
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