Football at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament explained

Tourney Name:African Games
men's football tournament
Year:2023
Size:110
Country:Ghana
Dates:7–22 March 2024
Num Teams:8
Confederations:1
Venues:2
Cities:1
Count:2
Matches:16
Goals:30
Top Scorer: Jerry Afriyie (3 goals)
Nextseason:2027

See main article: Football at the 2023 African Games.

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

PGroup stage½SemifinalsBBronze medal matchFGold 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
G G G G G ½ B F

Qualification

See main article: 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. 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 qualificationVenue(s)DatesQualified
Host nation
2023 U-20 Afcon quarter-finalists Egypt25 February 2023
26 February 2023
27 February 2023
Total9 teams

Venues

2 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

Accra
Accra Sports Stadium
Capacity: 40,000Capacity: 11,000

Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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Gold medal match

Statistics

Final ranking

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: CAF Announces African Games Teams. en. Daily Guide Network. Redaction. 26 January 2024.