The 2007 All-Africa Games football – Men's tournament was the 9th edition of the African Games men's football tournament for men. The football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 10–23 July 2007 as part of the 2007 All-Africa Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Algeria |
| City | Algiers |
| Dates | 10–23 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 5 (in 5 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Guinea |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 35 (2.19 per match) |
← 2003 2011 → | |
Qualification
editThe following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Zone | Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hosts |  Algeria |
7th | Gold medal (1978) |
| Zone I | Tunisia |
3rd | Silver medal (1991) |
| Zone II | Guinea |
3rd | Silver medal (1973) |
| Zone III |  Ghana |
4th | Bronze medal (1978, 2003) |
| Zone IV | Cameroon |
6th | Gold medal (1991, 1999, 2003) |
| Zone V |  Egypt |
7th | Gold medal (1987, 1995) |
| Zone VI |  South Africa |
3rd | Bronze medal (1999) |
| Zambia |
4th | Silver medal (1999) | |
| Zone VII | no team | ||
Squads
editFinal tournament
editAll times given as local time (UTC+1)
Group stage
edit| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Tunisia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | South Africa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Source: [citation needed]
| South Africa | 1–2 | Tunisia |
|---|---|---|
Maluleke  3' |
Mouihbi 14' Younes 81' |
| Ghana | 0–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Motha 25' Maluleka 44' |
| Cameroon | 2–0 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| Toindouba 2', 26' |
Djilali Bounaama Stadium, Boumerdès
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Zambia
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 | Algeria (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
| Algeria | 2–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Bouguèche 66' Younès 82' |
El Halwani 69' |
Knockout stage
editBracket
edit| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 19 July – Boumerdes | ||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| 22 July – Alger | ||||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| 19 July – Blida | ||||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 22 July – Boumerdes | ||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
editThird-place match
editFinal
editFinal ranking
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Cameroon
|
5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 13 | Gold Medal |
|
Guinea
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 10 | Silver Medal |
|
Tunisia
|
5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 8 | Bronze Medal |
| 4 | Zambia
|
5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 5 | Fourth place |
| 5 | Algeria (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated in group stage |
| 6 | South Africa
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 7 | Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 | |
| 8 | Egypt
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 0 |
See also
editReferences
editExternal links
edit- 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament - rsssf.com