Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's tournament
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Republic of the Congo |
| City | Brazzaville |
| Dates | 6–18 September 2015 |
| Teams | 7 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Senegal (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Burkina Faso |
| Third place |
 Nigeria |
| Fourth place |
Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 22 (1.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Ibrahima Keita Mohamed Sydney Sylla (3 goals each) |
The 2015 African Games men's football tournament was the 11th edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6–18 September 2015 as part of the 2015 African Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.
Qualification
Congo qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which were organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and took place from February to April 2015.[1]
Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament.
| Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 2nd | Group stage (1973) |
| Congo (hosts) | 4th | Gold medal (1965) |
 Egypt | 8th | Gold medal (1987, 1995) |
 Ghana | 6th | Gold medal (2011) |
| Nigeria | 6th | Gold medal (1973) |
| Senegal | 4th | Fourth place (2011) |
 Sudan | 1st | Debut |
 Zimbabwe | 3rd | Silver medal (1995) |
On 26 August 2015, the CAF announced that Egypt had withdrawn from the competition. Burundi, the team eliminated by Egypt in the final round, declined to replace them due to short notice. Therefore, only seven teams competed in the tournament, and Group B, where Egypt were drawn in, was composed of three teams only.[2]
Venues
A new 60,000 capacity stadium, Stade Municipal de Kintélé, was built for the 2015 African Games. The Stade Alphonse Massemba-Débat was also used.
Squads
Group stage
The draw was held on 9 July 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[3] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four.[4][5] For the draw, the hosts Congo were seeded in position A1 and the holders Ghana were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups.[6]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
All times were local, WAT (UTC+1).[7]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Congo (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 3 | Sudan |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4[lower-alpha 1] | |
| 4 | Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 3 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Senegal |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | Ghana |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Knockout stage
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
| 15 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Congo | 1 | |||||
| 17 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Senegal | 3 | |||||
| Senegal | 1 | |||||
| 15 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 3 | |||||
| Bronze medal match | ||||||
| 18 September – Brazzaville | ||||||
| Congo | 0 (3) | |||||
| Nigeria (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
17 September 2015 15:00 |
| Congo |
0–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Bidimbou  Babélé  Ganvoula Boukama |
3–5 | Daniel Atanda Sokari Obanor Pyagbara |
Gold medal match
Goalscorers
- 3 goals
- Mohamed Sydney Sylla
- Ibrahima Keita
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Omar Kaboré
- Ziem Somda
- Junior Makiesse
- Merveil Ndockyt
- Mustapha Abdullahi
- Junior Ajayi
- Etor Daniel
- Kingsley Sokari
- Cheikhou Dieng
- Moussa Seydi
- Hamza Farag
- Walaa Mohamed
- Tafadzwa Kutinyu
- Own goal
- Ziem Somda (playing against Congo)
See also
References
- ↑ "CAF Full Calendar". CAFonline.com. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
- ↑ "Egypt withdraws from African Games Brazzaville 2015". CAF. 26 August 2015.
- ↑ "Accreditation for African Games Congo 2015 draw". CAF. 29 June 2015.
- ↑ "RESULTS OF AFRICAN GAMES BRAZZAVILLE 2015 DRAW". CAFonline.com. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Holders Ghana handed tough draw". CAF. 9 July 2015.
- ↑ "Procedure for the African Games Brazzaville 2015 draw". CAF. 8 July 2015.
- ↑ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 11th African Games- Congo 2015". CAF.
- ↑ "Draw to decide the fate of Burkina Faso and Sudan". CAF. 13 September 2015.
- ↑ "Ghana – Cote d’Ivoire, Burkina Faso – Nigeria for semis". CAF. 14 September 2015.
External links
- Official Website of the African Games, Brazzaville 2015
- African Games Men Brazzville 2015, CAFonline.com
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