Football at the 2003 All-Africa Games
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Nigeria |
City | Abuja |
Dates | 3–16 October 2003 |
Teams | 16 (8 m + 8 w) (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Cameroon (men) Nigeria (women) |
Runners-up | Nigeria (men) South Africa (women) |
Third place | Ghana (men) Cameroon (women) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 32 |
Goals scored | 94 (2.94 per match) |
← 1999 2007 → |
The 2003 All-Africa Games football tournament was held in Abuja, Nigeria between 3–16 October 2003 as part of the 2003 All-Africa Games and featured both a men's and women's African Games football 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.
Medal summary
[edit]Results
[edit]Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Men |
Cameroon | Nigeria | Ghana |
Women |
Nigeria | South Africa | Cameroon |
Medal table
[edit]Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Nigeria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Cameroon | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.