Football at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie

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2023 Football Tournament at the Jeux de la Francophonie.
Tournament details
Host country Democratic Republic of the Congo
City Kinshasa
Dates28 July 2023 - 6 August 2023
Teams9
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Third placeFlag of Niger.svg  Niger
Fourth placeFlag of Benin.svg  Benin

The football tournament at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie took place from 28 July to 6 August 2023 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.

Contents

Participants

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Greatest number of points obtained in head-to-head matches
  3. Goal difference in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

Group A

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin 220050+56Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo (H)210132+13
3Flag of Mali.svg  Mali 20020660
Source: Tournament Results
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0-2 Benin  Flag of Benin.svg
Chetchao Karo Soccerball shade.svg58'
Vigninou Soccerball shade.svg73'


DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgw/o Mali  Flag of Mali.svg


Benin  Flag of Benin.svgw/o Mali  Flag of Mali.svg


DR Congo and Benin were awarded 3-0 wins when Mali withdrew from their matches.

Group B

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso 220020+26Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 20112311
3Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 20112311
Source: Tournament Results
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg2-2 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Niang Soccerball shade.svg15'
Diong Soccerball shade.svg71'
Soussou Soccerball shade.svg13'
Soussou Soccerball shade.svg27'


Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg0-1 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Ouattara Soccerball shade.svg14'


Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1-0 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Seone Soccerball shade.svg69'

Group C

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 211021+14Advance to knockout stage
2Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 210151+43
3Flag of Lebanon.svg  Lebanon 20111651
Source: Tournament Results
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1-1 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg
Nebamkia Soccerball shade.svg45+3'Kassas Soccerball shade.svg66'


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1-0 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
Motapon Soccerball shade.svg54'


Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg0-5 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
Ayouba Soccerball shade.svg45+3' pen
Latif Soccerball shade.svg49' pen
Abdoulaye Soccerball shade.svg73'
Latif Soccerball shade.svg90'
Rachid Soccerball shade.svg90+3'

Knockout stage

Seventh place playoff

Senegal  Flag of Senegal.svg3-0 Lebanon  Flag of Lebanon.svg
Diong Soccerball shade.svg9'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg28'
Diop Soccerball shade.svg38'


Fifth place playoff

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg1-0 Congo  Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg
Mbede Soccerball shade.svg2'


Semi-finals

Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1-1 Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg
Attiddjikou Soccerball shade.svg35'Seone Soccerball shade.svg21' pen
Penalties
Roufai Soccerball shade.svg
Abdoulaye Soccerball shade.svg
Ibrahim Soccerball shade.svg
Sankamao Soccerball shade.svg
Malik Soccerball shade.svg
5-6Chardey Soccerball shade.svg
Dao Soccerball shade.svg
Ouattara Soccerball shade.svg
Seone Soccerball shade.svg
Barro Soccerball shade.svg
Toumagnou Soccerball shade.svg


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1-0 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
Avom Ebong Soccerball shade.svg67'


Third place playoff

Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1-1 Niger  Flag of Niger.svg
Issifou Soccerball shade.svg7'Ayouba Soccerball shade.svg83'
Penalties
Roufai Soccerball shade.svg
Abdolaye Soccerball shade.svg
Sankamao Soccerball shade.svg
3-4Ibrahim Litinine Soccerball shade.svg
Abdoulaye Mahaman Soccerball shade.svg
Latif Soccerball shade.svg
Pape Moctar M'Baye Soccerball shade.svg


Final

Burkina Faso  Flag of Burkina Faso.svg1-2 Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg
Dicko Soccerball shade.svg63'Nebamkia Soccerball shade.svg25'
Avom Ebong Soccerball shade.svg81'

Medallists

EventGoldSilverBronze
Men's FootballFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Samuel Dilan Yede
Teufack Casimis Fokou
Junior Maxente Ella
Franck Atsama
Ibrahim Halilou Mouhaman
Brice Romuald Eboudje
Jordy Ndoumbe Youmba
John Eric Moursou
Nsohasaah Salomon
Arthur Avom Ebong
Camille Dimitri Manyim
Sauveur Mbaibe Komhidi
Bill Dornol Nsongo Tonfack
Wilfried Parfait Teukeu Tekoudjou
Hamed Fadil Motapon
Gaspard Franck Messobo Ambassa
Franklin Lincoln Banmassa Kamleu
Joel Paten
Noh Nafeng Yvan
Peter Paul Nebamkia
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso
Philippe La Paix Mare
Nagoro Brahima Dao
Libo Ismael Seone
Eric Chardey
Cyrille Dao
Tertius Bagre
Harouna Braima Dicko
San Ulrich Cedric Barro
Salif Tietietta
Aziz Siribie
Abdoul Kader Ouattara
Yacouba Cheick Toumagnou
Rodrigue Kere
Zakaria Tinta
Tidiane Bagaya
Ladje Brahima Sanou
Hasmadou Ouedraogo
Memel Dao Raouf
Yacouba Konate
Alane Moussa Ky
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Souleymane Boubacar Yacouba
Abdoul Latif Djibril Goumey Diori
Mohamed Pape Moctar M'Baye
Ousmane Djibo Garba
Abdoul Rachid Sama Moussa
Mahamadou Ayouba Tidjani
Abdoulaye Ibrahim Litinine
Ousmane Abdoulaye Mahaman
Souleymane Daouda Shina
Massoudi Salifou
Hainiroye Younoussa
Ridouane Boubacar
Moutari Harouna Cheffou
Abdoul Razak Mounkaila Harouna
Abiboulaye Younoussa
Alhabib Hassane Abdou
Mohamed Harouna Moussa



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