The 2023 African Games men's football tournament is the 13th edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held as part of the 2023 African Games between 7 and 22 March 2024. Under-20 national teams took part in the tournament.[1]
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| Tournament details | |
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| Host country | Ghana |
| City | Accra |
| Dates | 7–22 March 2024 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Uganda |
| Third place |  Senegal |
| Fourth place |  Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 30 (1.88 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Jerry Afriyie (3 goals) |
Schedule edit
| P | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
| 7 Thu | 8 Fri | 9 Sat | 10 Sun | 11 Mon | 12 Tue | 13 Wed | 14 Thu | 15 Fri | 16 Sat | 17 Sun | 18 Mon | 19 Tue | 20 Wed | 21 Thu | 22 Fri | ||
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| G | G | G | G | G | ½ | B | F | ||||||||||
Qualification edit
As per the decision of CAF Executive Committee decided that the host nation, and the eight quarter-finalists of the 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations are qualified to the final tournament.
| Means of qualification | Venue(s) | Dates | Qualified |
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| Host nation | — | — | Ghana
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| 2023 U-20 Afcon quarter-finalists |  Egypt
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25 February 2023 |  Nigeria
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| Senegal
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| 26 February 2023 | Congo
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 South Sudan
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| Uganda
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| 27 February 2023 |  Benin
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 Gambia
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 Tunisia | |||
| Total | 9 teams | ||
Venues edit
2 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.
| Accra | |||
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| Accra Sports Stadium | UG Sports Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | ||
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Squads edit
Match officials edit
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Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Ghana (H)
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Congo
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Benin
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 4 | Gambia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semifinals |
| 2 | Senegal
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 | Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | South Sudan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Source: https://results.accra2023ag.com
| South Sudan | 0–1 | Senegal |
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| Report |
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Referee: Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)
| Nigeria | 1–0 | South Sudan |
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| Report |
UG Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Manet Abdoulaye (Guinea-Bissau)
| Uganda | 1–0 | South Sudan |
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Report |
UG Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Nguema Owono (Equatorial Guinea)
Knockout stage edit
Bracket edit
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 19 March – Accra | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 22 March – Accra | ||||||
| Senegal | 0 | |||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 19 March – Accra | ||||||
| Uganda | 0 | |||||
| Uganda | 4 | |||||
| Congo | 2 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 22 March – Accra | ||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||
| Congo | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals edit
Bronze medal match edit
Gold medal match edit
Statistics edit
Goalscorers edit
There were 30 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Final ranking edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Ghana (H)
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5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 | Gold Medal |
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Uganda
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5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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Senegal
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5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Congo
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5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | Benin
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
| 7 | Gambia
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
| 8 | South Sudan
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "CAF Announces African Games Teams". Daily Guide Network. Redaction. 26 January 2024.
External links edit
- Men’s Football of 13th African Games, Accra 2023 - cafonline.com