Football at the 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament
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) |
Qualification
The 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
Final tournament
All times given as local time (UTC+1)
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A
| 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:
| 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' |
Group B
| 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 |
Source:
(H) Host
(H) Host
Bracket
| 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
Final ranking
| 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 |
References
External links
- 2007 All-Africa Games – Men's tournament - rsssf.com
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