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.

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Results

YearHostFinalThird Place Match
ChampionScoreSecond PlaceThird PlaceScoreFourth Place
1976
Details
Gabon Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
3 - 2Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg
Congo
Flag of Gabon.svg
Gabon
3 - 1Flag of the Central African Republic.svg
Central African Republic
1981
Details
Angola Flag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg
Zaire
League format,
thus no final
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg
Congo
Flag of Gabon.svg
Gabon
League format,
thus no final
Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
1987
Details
Congo Flag of Cameroon.svg
Cameroon
2 - 0Flag of Angola.svg
Angola
Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg
Congo
3 - 2Flag of Gabon.svg
Gabon

Most wins

WinsNationYear(s)
2 timesFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 1976, 1987
1 timeFlag of Zaire (1971-1997).svg  Zaire 1981

Precedent games

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.

YearHostFinalThird place match
WinnerScoreRunner-upThirdScoreFourth
Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques
1962 Bangui, Central African Rep. Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo 3–0Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon No third place match
1964 Yaoundé, Cameroon Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon 2–1Flag of the Republic of the Congo-Leopoldville (1963-1964); Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1964-1966).svg  Congo-Léopoldville Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon w/o 1 Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo
Central African Cup
1972 Brazzaville, Congo Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg  Congo n/a Flag of the Central African Republic.svg  Central African Rep. Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg  Cameroon n/a Flag of Gabon.svg  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.

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References

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