Football at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament
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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) |
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]
Schedule
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
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 |
2023 U-20 Afcon quarter-finalists | Egypt | 25 February 2023 | Nigeria |
Senegal | |||
26 February 2023 | Congo | ||
South Sudan | |||
Uganda | |||
27 February 2023 | Benin | ||
Gambia | |||
Total | 9 teams |
Venues
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 | ||
Squads
Match officials
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Group stage
Group A
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ghana (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Semifinals |
2 | Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
4 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uganda | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Semifinals |
2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | |
3 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | South Sudan | 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
Bracket
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
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Statistics
Goalscorers
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
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Ghana (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 | Gold Medal | |
Uganda | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Silver Medal | |
Senegal | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 9 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Congo | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 5 | Fourth place |
5 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | −1 | 2 | |
7 | Gambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
8 | South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
See also
References
- ^ "CAF Announces African Games Teams". Daily Guide Network. Redaction. 26 January 2024.
External links
- Men’s Football of 13th African Games, Accra 2023 - cafonline.com
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