Football at the 1991 All-Africa Games
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Egypt |
| City | Cairo |
| Dates | 21–30 September 1991 |
| Teams | 8 (from CAF (Africa) confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Zimbabwe |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 18 |
| Goals scored | 45 (2.5 per match) |
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International football competition
The 1991 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 5th edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Cairo, Egypt between 21 and 30 September 1991 as part of the 1991 All-Africa Games.[1]
Qualification
The following countries qualified for the final tournament. For the first time, teams of Under-23 took part in the tournament.
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Hosts |  Egypt |
| Zone I | Tunisia |
| Zone II |  Mali |
| Zone III | Nigeria |
| Zone IV | Cameroon |
| Zone V |  Uganda |
| Zone VI | Zimbabwe |
| Zone VII |  Mauritius |
Squads
Final tournament
All times given as local time (UTC+2)
Group stage
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Teams that advanced to the semifinals | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 9 | 9 |
| Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 6 |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| Uganda | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Mali | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
| Tunisia | 3−0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 5−0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritius | 0−1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
Knockout stage
| Fifth place | ||
| 28 September – Ismailia | ||
| Egypt (p) | 1 (5) | |
| Mali | 1 (4) | |
| Seventh place | ||
| 28 September – Alexandria | ||
| Mauritius | 1 | |
| Uganda | 0 | |
7th Place Match
| Mauritius | 1−0 | Uganda |
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5th Place Match
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 28 September – Ismailia | ||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| 30 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 | |||||
| 28 September – Alexandria | ||||||
| Tunisia | 0 | |||||
| Tunisia | 3 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 September – Cairo | ||||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
Third-place match
Final
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 8 | ||||
| 2 | Tunisia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | ||||
| 3 | Nigeria | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 3 | +11 | 8 | ||||
| 4 | Zimbabwe | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 10 | −4 | 4 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 | Egypt (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 3 | ||||
| 6 | Mali | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | ||||
| 7 | Mauritius | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 2 | ||||
| 8 | Uganda | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | ||||
References
- ^ "Football V All Africa Games - Cairo 1991". todor66.com. Todor Krastev. September 22, 2017.
External links
- African Games 1991 - rsssf.com
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