The men's Association football tournament has been held at every session of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003.
| Organising body | ANOCA CAF |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1965 |
| Region | Africa |
| Number of teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
| Current champions | M:  Ghana (2nd title)W: Ghana (2nd title) |
| Most successful team(s) | M:  Cameroon (4 titles)W:  Nigeria (3 titles) |
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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. | Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
| Senior Teams | ||||||||||
| 1 | 1965 | Brazzaville, Congo | Congo | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–2 c) | Mali | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Algeria | ||
| – | 1969 | Bamako, Mali | (Disrupted by military coup) | |||||||
| 2 | 1973 | Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | 2–0 | Guinea | Egypt | 2–1 | Ghana | ||
| 3 | 1978 | Algiers, Algeria | Algeria | 1–0 | Nigeria | Ghana | 1–0 | Malawi | ||
| 4 | 1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | Egypt | 1–0 | Kenya | Malawi | 3–1 | Cameroon | ||
| U23 Teams | ||||||||||
| 5 | 1991 | Cairo, Egypt | Cameroon | 1–0 | Tunisia | Nigeria | 3–0 | Zimbabwe | ||
| 6 | 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | Nigeria | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Guinea | ||
| 7 | 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Zambia | South Africa | 2–0 | Uganda | ||
| 8 | 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Cameroon | 2–0 | Nigeria | Ghana | 2–2 (4–1 p) | Zambia | ||
| 9 | 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Cameroon | 1–0 | Guinea | Tunisia | 1–0 | Zambia | ||
| 10 | 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | South Africa | Cameroon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Senegal | ||
| 11 | 2015 | Brazzaville, Congo | Senegal | 1–0 | Burkina Faso | Nigeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Congo | ||
| U20 Teams | ||||||||||
| 12 | 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Nigeria | Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Mali | ||
| 13 | 2023 | Accra, Ghana | Ghana | 1–0 | Uganda | Senegal | 2–0 | Congo | ||
- Notes
- Under-23 tournament between 1991 and 2015.
- Under-20 since the 2019 edition.
Performances by countries for men
| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 4 (1991, 1999, 2003, 2007) | 1 (2011) | 1 (1987) | |
| Ghana | 2 (2011, 2023) | 2 (1978, 2003) | 1 (1973) | |
| Egypt | 2 (1987, 1995) | 1 (1973) | ||
| Nigeria | 1 (1973) | 3 (1978, 2003, 2019) | 3 (1991, 1995, 2015) | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 (2019) | 1 (2015) | ||
| Senegal | 1 (2015) | 2 (2019, 2023) | 1 (2011) | |
| Congo | 1 (1965) | 2 (2015, 2023) | ||
| Algeria | 1 (1978) | 1 (1965) | ||
| Guinea | 2 (1973, 2007) | 1 (1995) | ||
| Tunisia | 1 (1991) | 1 (2007) | ||
| South Africa | 1 (2011) | 1 (1999) | ||
| Zambia | 1 (1999) | 2 (2003, 2007) | ||
| Uganda | 1 (2023) | 1 (1999) | ||
| Mali | 1 (1965) | 1 (2019) | ||
| Zimbabwe | 1 (1995) | 1 (1991) | ||
| Kenya | 1 (1987) | |||
| Malawi | 1 (1987) | 1 (1978) | ||
| Ivory Coast | 1 (1965) |
Participating nations
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| Nation | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 4 | Y | 1 | Y | Y | Y | Y | 7 | ||||||||
| Benin | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Burkina Faso | Y | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Burundi | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Cameroon | Y | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | ||||||||
| Congo | 1 | Y | Y | 4 | Y | 5 | ||||||||||
| DR Congo | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | Y | Y | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt | 3 | w/o | 1 | Y | 1 | Y | Y | 7 | ||||||||
| Gambia | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Ghana | 4 | 3 | 3 | Y | 1 | Y | Y | Y | 8 | |||||||
| Guinea | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Kenya | 2 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Libya | dq | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Madagascar | Y | Y | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Malawi | 4 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| Mali | 2 | Y | Y | Y | 4 | 5 | ||||||||||
| Mauritius | Y | Y | Y | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Morocco | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Mozambique | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | Y | 8 | |||||||
| Senegal | Y | Y | 4 | 1 | 3 | Y | 6 | |||||||||
| South Africa | 3 | Y | Y | 2 | Y | 5 | ||||||||||
| South Sudan | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Sudan | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tanzania | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Togo | Y | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| Tunisia | Y | 2 | 3 | Y | 4 | |||||||||||
| Uganda | Y | Y | 4 | Y | Y | 5 | ||||||||||
| Zambia | Y | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |||||||||||
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 2 | Y | 3 | ||||||||||||
| Total nations (31) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 |
Women's tournament
Summaries
| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
| Senior Teams | ||||||||||
| 1 | 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | South Africa | Cameroon | 1–0 | Mali | ||
| 2 | 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Nigeria | 4–0 | South Africa | Ghana | 3–1 | Algeria | ||
| 3 | 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Cameroon | 1–0 | Ghana | Algeria | 3–0 | South Africa | ||
| 4 | 2015 | Brazzaville, Congo | Ghana | 1–0 | Cameroon | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Nigeria | ||
| U20 Teams | ||||||||||
| 5 | 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | Nigeria | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Cameroon | Morocco | 2–1 | Algeria | ||
| 6 | 2023 | Accra, Ghana | Ghana | 2–1 | Nigeria | Uganda | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Senegal | ||
- Teams for Under-20 since the 2019 edition.
Performances by countries for women
| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Fourth place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 (2003, 2007, 2019) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2015) | |
| Ghana | 2 (2015, 2023) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2007) | |
| Cameroon | 1 (2011) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 1 (2003) | |
| South Africa | 2 (2003, 2007) | 1 (2011) | ||
| Algeria | 1 (2011) | 2 (2007, 2019) | ||
| Uganda | 1 (2023) | |||
| Ivory Coast | 1 (2015) | |||
| Morocco | 1 (2019) | |||
| Senegal | 1 (2023) | |||
| Mali | 1 (2003) |
Participating nations
Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| Nation | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | Y | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | |||
| Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | Y | 5 | ||
| Congo | Y | 1 | ||||||
| DR Congo | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Equatorial Guinea | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Ethiopia | Y | Y | Y | 3 | ||||
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | Y | 4 | |||
| Guinea | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 1 | ||||||
| Mali | 4 | Y | 2 | |||||
| Morocco | 3 | Y | 2 | |||||
| Mozambique | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | Y | 5 | ||
| Senegal | Y | Y | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 4 | Y | Y | 5 | ||
| Tanzania | Y | Y | Y | 3 | ||||
| Uganda | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Zambia | Y | 1 | ||||||
| Zimbabwe | Y | Y | 2 | |||||
| Total nations (19) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 |
Medal table
Overall
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon (CMR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (18 entries) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 | |
Men
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 9 | Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 12 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Malawi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (17 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 | |
Women
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 | |
See also
External links
- 1965–2007 editions (men's) at CAF (archived)
- 2003–2007 editions (women's) at CAF (archived)
- African Games at the RSSSF
- Football All Africa Games index at todor66.com