Football at the 2003 All-Africa Games

2003 All-Africa Games Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host country  Nigeria
City Abuja
Dates 3 - 16 October 2003
Teams 8 (from CAF (Africa) confederations)
Venue(s) 3 (in 3 host cities)
Main article: 2003 All-Africa Games

Football (Soccer) play at the 2003 All Africa Games was from October 3-16, 2003 and featured both a men's and women's tournament.[1][2] Both tournaments featured eight (8) teams.

In Men's play, Cameroon became the first nation to win this tournament three times. The Women's tournament was the first-ever for the Games.

Contents

Medalist

Tournament Gold Silver Bronze
Men's Cameroon Nigeria Ghana
Women's Nigeria South Africa Cameroon

Men's tournament

Qualifying

The following 8 nations qualified for men's play at the 2003 All Africa Games:

  • Algeria (Zone 1 - North Africa)
  • Cameroon (Zone 4 - Central Africa)
  • Egypt (Zone 5 - East Africa)
  • Ghana (Zone 3 - West Africa 2)
  • Nigeria (Hosts)
  • Senegal (Zone 2 - West Africa 1)
  • South Africa (Zone 6 - Southern Africa)
  • Zambia (Zone 6 - Southern Africa)

Group stage

Group A

04 October 2003
  Nigeria 2 - 0  Zambia Bauchi
Alfred Omo-Efe  7'
Henry Okdoy  26'
04 October 2003
  Senegal 1 - 1  South Africa Bauchi
Nicolas Ndione  48' (p) Kaiser Mosaung
07 October 2003
  South Africa 0 - 3  Nigeria Bauchi
Alfred Omo-Efe  43'  65'
Emmanuel Okuduwa  44'
07 October 2003
  Zambia 2 - 1  Senegal Bauchi
Newa Mwewa  5'
Chris Katongo  38'		 Lamine Diarra  90'
10 October 2003
  Nigeria 2 - 0  Senegal Bauchi
Emmanuel Izuagha  7' (p)
Emmanuel Okuduwa  50'
10 October 2003
  Zambia 2 - 1  South Africa Bauchi
Noel Mwandila
Songwe Chalwe		 Grant Igesund

Group A final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 7 0 7 9
 Zambia 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6
 Senegal 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 '1
 South Africa 3 0 1 2 2 6 −4 1'

Top 2 teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Group B

05 October 2003
  Cameroon 3 - 1  Egypt Calabar
Paul Essola  55' (p)
Geremi Ndjock  72'
Eyoum Ekwala  78'		 Gamal Hamza  19'
05 October 2003
  Algeria 0 - 0  Ghana Calabar
08 October 2003
  Ghana 1 - 1  Cameroon Calabar
Owusu Ansah Daniel Wansi  34'
08 October 2003
  Egypt 1 - 2  Algeria Calabar
Mohamed el Yamani  56' (p) Adlene Bensaid  22' (p)
Nabil Maouda  42'
11 October 2003
  Cameroon 3 - 1  Algeria Calabar
11 October 2003
  Egypt 0 - 1  Ghana Calabar
Owusu Ansah

Group B final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 2 1 0 7 3 4 7
 Ghana 3 1 2 0 2 1 1 5
 Algeria 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
 Egypt 3 0 0 3 2 6 −4 0

Top 2 teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

13 October 2003
  Nigeria 3 - 0  Ghana Bauchi
Alfred Omo-Efe  35'
CPascal Naftali  50'
Emmanuel Ejike
13 October 2003
  Cameroon 2 - 1  Zambia Calabar
Marcus Mwambo  21'  88' Noel Mwandila  13'

Finals

Third Place Match

15 October 2003
  Ghana 2 - 2 [4-1(p)]  Zambia Calabar
Abubakar Yahuza  16'
Yakubu Shaibu  90'		 Sipho Mumbi  28'
Collins Mbesuma  72'

Final

16 October 2003
  Nigeria 0 - 2  Cameroon Abuja
Marcus Mokake Mwambo  44'  84'

Women's tournament

Qualifying

The following 8 teams qualified for Women's Football at the 2003 All Africa Games:

  • Algeria
  • Cameroon
  • DR Congo
  • Ethiopia
  • Mali
  • Nigeria
  • South Africa
  • Zimbabwe

Group play

Group A

Group A final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 13 0 9
 Cameroon 3 1 1 1 5 2 4
 Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 5 6 4
 Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 0 15 0

Top 2 teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Group B

Group B final standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 South Africa 3 3 0 0 9 1 9
 Mali 3 1 1 1 3 2 4
 Congo DR 3 1 1 1 5 6 4
 Algeria 3 0 0 3 3 11 0

Top 2 teams advanced to the Semifinals.

Semifinals

October 12, 2003
  South Africa 3 - 1  Cameroon
October 12, 2003
  Nigeria 3 - 1  Mali

Finals

Third Place Match

October 15, 2003
  Cameroon 1 - 0  Mali

Final

October 16, 2003
  Nigeria 1 - 0  South Africa Abuja

References

  1. ^ 2003 All Africa Games - Men's Football Tables, published by BBC News, dated 2003-10-08 (although including results through 2003-10-16). Retrieved 2011-09-01.
  2. ^ 2003 All Africa Games - Women's Football Tables, published by BBC News, dated 2003-10-08 (although including results through 2003-10-16). Retrieved 2011-09-01.
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