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2023 African Games
men's football tournament

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)
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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.

Schedule

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
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
			Tunisia
Total			9 teams

Venues

2 stadiums were allocated to host the matches.

Accra		Accra
		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
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

Ghana	0–0	Congo
	Report

Gambia	0–0	Benin
	Report

Benin	0–0	Congo
	Report

Ghana	3–1	Gambia
Aziz 13' Issah 49' Afriyie 90'	Report	Ceesay 83'

Congo	2–1	Gambia
Djolvy 61' Moussavou 89'	Report	Darbo 19'

Benin	0–1	Ghana
	Report	Afriyie 34'

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
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

South Sudan	0–1	Senegal
	Report	Sadio 16'

Nigeria	1–2	Uganda
Isyaka 37'	Report	Usama 34' Irinimbabazi 81'

Senegal	0–1	Uganda
	Report	Oyirwoth 28'

Nigeria	1–0	South Sudan
Isyaka 80' (pen.)	Report

Senegal	3–2	Nigeria
Gueye 22', 28' Camara 66' (pen.)	Report	Aguda 2' Chibueze 50'

Uganda	1–0	South Sudan
Kagogwe 74'	Report

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

Ghana	1–0	Senegal
Ephson 84'	Report

Uganda	4–2	Congo
Kyeyune 61' Bunyaga 69' 73' Mutebi 80'	Report	Akouala 16' Koto 45+4'

Bronze medal match

Senegal	2–0	Congo
Gueye 74' Niang 90+2'	Report

Gold medal match

Ghana	1–0	Uganda
Afriyie 90'	Report

Statistics

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Final result
	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

• Football at the 2023 African Games – Women's tournament

References

1. "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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