Football at the African Games explained

Football at the African Games
Region:Africa
Number Of Teams:8 (from 1 confederation)
Current Champions:
Most Successful Team:
Current:Football at the 2023 African Games

The men's association football tournament has been held at every edition of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003.

History

The first tournament started in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo and was won by the hosts Congo. The first women's tournament started in 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria and was won by Nigeria.

Between 1991 and 2015, age limit for men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics but since 2019, age limit for men teams was under-20.

Men's tournament

Summaries

Ed.YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffffThird Place Match
width=15%Gold Medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver Medalwidth=15%Bronze Medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
Senior teams
1 1965Brazzaville, Congowidth=1% rowspan=5 bgcolor=ffffff0–0
(7–2 c)		width=1% rowspan=1 bgcolor=ffffff1–0
– 1969Bamako, Mali(Disrupted by military coup)
2 1973Lagos, Nigeria2–0width=1% rowspan=3 bgcolor=ffffff2–1
3 1978Algiers, Algeria1–01–0
4 1987Nairobi, Kenya1–03–1
U-23 teams
5 1991Cairo, Egyptwidth=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff1–0width=1% rowspan=7 bgcolor=ffffff3–0
6 1995Harare, Zimbabwe3–11–1
7 1999Johannesburg, South Africa0–0
2–0
8 2003Abuja, Nigeria2–02–2
9 2007Algiers, Algeria1–01–0
10 2011Maputo, Mozambique1–1
1–1
11 2015Brazzaville, Congo1–00–0
U-20 teams
12 2019Rabat, Moroccowidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff2–0width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff0–0
13 2023Accra, Ghana1–02–0
Notes

  • Performances by countries for men

    TeamGold medalsSilver medalsBronze medalsFourth place
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold4 (1991, 1999, 2003, 2007)1 (2011)1 (1987)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold2 (2011, 2023)2 (1978, 2003)1 (1973)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold2 (1987, 1995)1 (1973)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1973)3 (1978, 2003, 2019)3 (1991, 1995, 2015)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2019)1 (2015)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2015)2 (2019, 2023)1 (2011)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1965)2 (2015, 2023)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (1978)1 (1965)
    2 (1973, 2007)1 (1995)
    1 (1991)1 (2007)
    1 (2011)1 (1999)
    1 (1999)2 (2003, 2007)
    1 (2023)1 (1999)
    1 (1965)1 (2019)
    1 (1995)1 (1991)
    1 (1987)
    1 (1987)1 (1978)
    1 (1965)

    Top scorers

    Year Top scorer(s) Goals
    1987 Bertin Ollé Ollé
    Lawrence Waya    		4
    1991
    1995
    1999 Adama Kone
    Siyabonga Nomvethe    		3
    20036
    2007 A. K. Bangoura3
    2011 Mahatma Otoo4
    2015 Mohamed Sydney Sylla
    Ibrahima Keita    		3
    2019 Djibril Ouattara
    Tahiru Awudu    		4
    2023 Jerry Afriyie3

    Participating nations

    Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.

    Nation65737887919599030711151923Years
    4Ybgcolor=gold1YYYY7
    Y1
    Ybgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold13
    Y1
    Y4bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold137
    bgcolor=gold1YY4Y5
    Y1
    3YY3
    3bgcolor=Redbgcolor=gold1Ybgcolor=gold1YY7
    Y1
    433Ybgcolor=gold1YYY8
    bgcolor=silver24bgcolor=silver23
    bgcolor=silver21
    bgcolor=Red1
    YY2
    432
    bgcolor=silver2YYY45
    YYY3
    Y1
    Y1
    bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver233bgcolor=silver23bgcolor=silver2Y8
    YY4bgcolor=gold13Y6
    bgcolor=Red colspan=4bannedbgcolor=Red3YYbgcolor=silver2Y5
    Y1
    Y1
    Y1
    Y1
    Ybgcolor=silver23Y4
    YY4YY5
    Ybgcolor=silver2444
    4bgcolor=silver2Y3
    Total nations (31)8888888886789

    Women's tournament

    Summaries

    Ed.YearHostwidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffffFinalwidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffffThird Place Match
    width=15%Gold Medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Silver Medalwidth=15%Bronze Medalwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
    Senior Teams
    1 2003Abuja, Nigeriawidth=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff1–0width=1% rowspan=4 bgcolor=ffffff1–0
    2 2007Algiers, Algeria4–03–1
    3 2011Maputo, Mozambique1–03–0
    4 2015Brazzaville, Congo1–02–1
    U20 Teams
    5 2019Rabat, Moroccowidth=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff0–0
    		width=1% rowspan=2 bgcolor=ffffff2–1
    6 2023Accra, Ghana2–1 0–0

    Performances by countries for women

    TeamGold medalsSilver medalsBronze medalsFourth place
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold3 (2003, 2007, 2019)1 (2023)1 (2015)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold2 (2015, 2023)1 (2011)1 (2007)
    bgcolor=goldbgcolor=gold1 (2011)2 (2015, 2019)1 (2003)
    2 (2003, 2007)1 (2011)
    1 (2011)2 (2007, 2019)
    1 (2023)
    1 (2015)
    1 (2019)
    1 (2023)
    1 (2003)

    Top scorers

    Year Top scorer(s) Goals
    20155
    2019
    2023 Tracey Twum3

    Winning coaches

    2003 Ntiero Effiom
    2007 Joseph Ladipo
    2011 Carl Enow
    2015 Yusif Basigi
    2019 Christopher Danjuma
    2023 Yusif Basigi

    Participating nations

    Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.

    Nation030711151923Years
    Y4344
    3bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver2Y5
    Y1
    Y1
    Y1
    YYY3
    3bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=gold1Y4
    Y1
    31
    4Y2
    3Y2
    Y1
    bgcolor=gold1bgcolor=gold14bgcolor=gold1Y5
    YY2
    bgcolor=silver2bgcolor=silver24YY5
    YYY3
    Y1
    Y1
    YY2
    Total nations (19)868788

    Medal table

    Women

    External links

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