Football at the Central African Games

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Football at the Central African Games was an event held 3 times for national football (soccer) teams in Central Africa. Possibly served twice as qualifying section for the African Games.

Results[edit]

Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1976
Details
Gabon
Cameroon
3 - 2
Congo

Gabon
3 - 1
Central African Republic
1981
Details
Angola
Zaire
League format,
thus no final

Congo

Gabon
League format,
thus no final

Angola
1987
Details
Congo
Cameroon
2 - 0
Angola

Congo
3 - 2
Gabon

Most wins[edit]

Wins Nation Year(s)
2 times  Cameroon 1976, 1987
1 time  Zaire 1981

Precedent games[edit]

Precedent games before the Central African Games were helds in central Africa. The Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques from 1962 to 1964[1] and the Central African Cup in 1972.

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth
Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques
1962 Bangui, Central African Rep.  Congo 3–0  Cameroon No third place match
1964 Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon 2–1  Congo-Léopoldville  Gabon w/o1  Congo
Central African Cup
1972 Brazzaville, Congo  Congo n/a  Central African Rep.  Cameroon n/a  Gabon
1974 N'Djamena, Chad Cancelled
^1 Gabon won the third place match, Congo-Brazzaville refused to play.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques 1962-1964". rsssf.org. Neil Morrison and Erik Garin. 14 January 2016.

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