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Football at the 2023 African Games – Men's tournament
International football competition
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]
Quick Facts Tournament details, Host country ...
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
← 2019 2027 → | |
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Main article: Football at the 2023 African Games
| P | Group stage | ½ | Semifinals | B | Bronze medal match | F | Gold medal match |
More information 7 Thu, 8 Fri ...
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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.
2 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.
More information Accra ...
| Accra | |||
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| Accra Sports Stadium | UG Sports Stadium | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 11,000 | ||
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Main article: Football at the 2023 African Games – Men's team squads
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Group A
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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More information Ghana, 3–1 ...
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Attendance: Basheer Salisu (Nigeria)
Group B
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Source: https://results.accra2023ag.com
Referee: Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)
More information Nigeria, 1–2 ...
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UG Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Manet Abdoulaye (Guinea-Bissau)
More information Senegal, 3–2 ...
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Referee: Antonio Dungula (Angola)
UG Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Nguema Owono (Equatorial Guinea)
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
Referee: Ahmed Arajiga (Tanzania)
More information Uganda, 4–2 ...
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Referee: Abdourazak Ahmed (Libya)
Bronze medal match
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
There were 30 goals scored in 16 matches, for an average of 1.88 goals per match.
3 goals
Jerry Afriyie
2 goals
Sadiq Isyaka
Idrissa Gueye
Bruno Bunyaga
1 goal
Servyl Akouala- Moukouba Djolvy
- Mignon Koto
- Dechan Moussavou
Ousman Ceesay- Dawda Darbo
- Michael Ephson
- Abdul Aziz Issah
- Aziz Musibau
- Charles Aguda
- Favour Izuogu Chibueze
- Famara Camara
- Alassane Niang
- Lamine Sadio
- Ivan Irinimbabazi
- Apollo Kagogwe
- Abasi Kyeyune
- Hakim Mutebi
- Allan Oyirwoth
- Arafat Usama
Final ranking
More information Pos, Team ...
| 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 |
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Uganda |
5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 12 | Silver Medal |
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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 |
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- "CAF Announces African Games Teams". Daily Guide Network. Redaction. 26 January 2024.
- Men’s Football of 13th African Games, Accra 2023 - cafonline.com