The tournament, held under the auspices of CAF for the men’s national teams, runs from 15-24 April 2016.
South Africa opens the tournament with a clash against Mozambique on Friday, 15 April at the Ellis Park Arena in Johannesburg.
Kick-off is at 18h00 and will be preceded by the opening ceremony.
The second match of the day will see Zambia taking on Tunisia at 21h00 at the same venue.
Eight nations will take part in the tournament with the top three finishers representing Africa at the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia from 10 September to 1 October.
The remaining four nations that are in the competition are Angola, Egypt, Libya and Morocco.
South Africa are in Group A alongside Mozambique, Zambia and Tunisia, while Egypt, Libya, Angola and Morocco make up Group B.
Some matches will be played at the Wembley Stadium in Johannesburg.
* The Africa Futsal Cup of Nations is organised by CAF
* It was first held in 1996 and is been played every four years
* The 2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations will be the 5th edition of the Africa Futsal Cup of Nations
* The tournament acts as the CAF qualifiers for the FIFA Futsal World Cup
* The top three teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2016 FIFA Futsal World Cup in Colombia as the CAF representatives
* Futsal is a variant of association football that is played on a smaller field and mainly played indoors - It can be considered a version of five-a-side football
* It originated in Uruguay in 1930
* Futsal is a game played between two teams of five players each, one of whom is the goalkeeper. Unlimited substitutions are permitted
* Egypt has won the tournament three times in a row – 1996, 2000, 2004 – and also hosted it those years. The other year it was won by Libya (2008) who were also hosting
2016 Africa Futsal Cup of Nations schedule
GROUP A
South Africa
Mozambique
Zambia
Tunisia
GROUP B
Egypt
Libya
Angola
Morocco
DAY 1 - FRIDAY 15 APRIL
1. SOUTH AFRICA vs Mozambique 18h00
2. Zambia vs Tunisia 21h00
DAY 2 - SATURDAY 16 APRIL
3. Egypt vs Libya 14h00
4. Angola vs Morocco 17h00
DAY 3 - SUNDAY 17 APRIL
5. SOUTH AFRICA vs Zambia 14h00
6. Tunisia vs Mozambique 17h00
DAY 4 - MONDAY 18 APRIL
7. Egypt vs Angola 18h00
8. Morocco vs Libya 21h00
DAY 5 - TUESDAY 19 APRIL
9. Tunisia vs SOUTH AFRICA 18h00
10. Mozambique vs Zambia 18h00
DAY 6 - WEDNESDAY 20 APRIL
11. Morocco vs Egypt 18h00
12. Libya vs Angola 18h00
*** REST DAY ***
DAY 8 - FRIDAY 22 APRIL
SEMI-FINALS
13. 1st Group A vs 2nd Group B 18h00
14. 1st Group B vs 2nd Group A 21h00
*** REST DAY ***
DAY 10 - SUNDAY 24 APRIL
3rd/4th Place Playoffs
15. LOSER MATCH #13 vs LOSER MATCH #14 14h00
DAY 10 - SUNDAY 24 APRIL
FINAL
16. WINNER MATCH #13 vs WINNER MATCH #14 17h00