Football at the 2018 African Youth Games
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Algeria |
City | Algiers |
Dates | 19–27 July 2018 |
Teams | (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
Runners-up | Nigeria |
Third place | Cameroon |
Fourth place | Algeria |
The 2018 African Youth Games football tournament was the third edition of the African Youth Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held in Algiers, Algeria between 19 and 27 July 2018 as part of the 2018 African Youth Games. The tournament was age restricted and open to men's under-15 national teams only.
Participating teams
Six teams participated to the final tournament. Libya and Democratic Republic of the Congo withdrew from the tournament.
Final tournament
Group stage
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 6 |
Morocco | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 3 |
Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Libya (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 4 |
Algeria | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
DR Congo (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Algeria | 2–1 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Sidi Moussa, Algiers
Guinea-Bissau | 0–2 | Cameroon |
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Sidi Moussa, Algiers
Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Gold medal match | |||||
25 July – Algiers | ||||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
27 July – Algiers | ||||||
Algeria | 0 | |||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
25 July – Algiers | ||||||
Morocco | 3 | |||||
Cameroon | 1 | |||||
Morocco | 2 | |||||
Bronze medal match | ||||||
27 July – Algiers | ||||||
Algeria | 0 | |||||
Cameroon | 1 |
Semi-finals
Bronze medal match
Gold medal match
Final ranking
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Morocco | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 5 | +8 | 9 | Gold Medal | |
Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 9 | Silver Medal | |
Cameroon | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 | Bronze Medal | |
4 | Algeria (H) | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | Fourth place |
5 | Guinea-Bissau | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 | Eliminated in group stage |
6 | Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 | |
7 | DR Congo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
8 | Libya | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
External links
- 2018 AYG football tournament - 2018 AYG official website
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