The host country of the competition, Senegal will defend its title of African champion of beach soccer until the end. The Lions have, in fact, validated their qualification for the final by dominating in a very close match against Morocco (3-2).
The Senegalese are in search of a third consecutive crown, the 6th in 10 editions of the competition. Their opponent in the final will be between Mozambique and Uganda. These two nations are currently playing each other.