# Football at the African Games

The men's association football tournament has been held at every edition of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003.

## History

The first tournament started in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo and was won by the hosts Congo. The first women's tournament started in 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria and was won by Nigeria.
Between 1991 and 2015, age limit for men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics but since 2019, age limit for men teams was under-20.

## Men's tournament
### Summaries

| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Ed. | Year | Host | Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place |
| Senior teams |||||||||||
| 1 | 1965 | Brazzaville, Congo | Congo | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (7–2 c) | Mali | | Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Algeria |
| – | 1969 | Bamako, Mali | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) | (Disrupted by military coup) |
| 2 | 1973 | Lagos, Nigeria | Nigeria | 2–0 | Guinea | | Egypt | 2–1 | Ghana |
| 3 | 1978 | Algiers, Algeria | Algeria | 1–0 | Nigeria | | Ghana | 1–0 | Malawi |
| 4 | 1987 | Nairobi, Kenya | Egypt | 1–0 | Kenya | | Malawi | 3–1 | Cameroon |
| U-23 teams |||||||||||
| 5 | 1991 | Cairo, Egypt | Cameroon | 1–0 | Tunisia | | Nigeria | 3–0 | Zimbabwe |
| 6 | 1995 | Harare, Zimbabwe | Egypt | 3–1 | Zimbabwe | | Nigeria | 1–1 (4–1 p) | Guinea |
| 7 | 1999 | Johannesburg, South Africa | Cameroon | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Zambia | | South Africa | 2–0 | Uganda |
| 8 | 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Cameroon | 2–0 | Nigeria | | Ghana | 2–2 (4–1 p) | Zambia |
| 9 | 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Cameroon | 1–0 | Guinea | | Tunisia | 1–0 | Zambia |
| 10 | 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Ghana | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (4–2 p) | South Africa | | Cameroon | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p) | Senegal |
| 11 | 2015 | Brazzaville, Congo | Senegal | 1–0 | Burkina Faso | | Nigeria | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (5–3 p) | Congo |
| U-20 teams |||||||||||
| 12 | 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | Burkina Faso | 2–0 | Nigeria | | Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (4–3 p) | Mali |
| 13 | 2023 | Accra, Ghana | Ghana | 1–0 | Uganda | | Senegal | 2–0 | Congo |

#### Notes

* ↑ Match won by corner kicks obtained.
       Under-23 tournament between 1991 and 2015.
       Under-20 since the 2019 edition.

### Performances by countries for men

| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Fourth place |
| Cameroon | 4 (1991, 1999, 2003, 2007) | | 1 (2011) | 1 (1987) |
| Ghana | 2 (2011, 2023) | | 2 (1978, 2003) | 1 (1973) |
| Egypt | 2 (1987, 1995) | | 1 (1973) | |
| Nigeria | 1 (1973) | 3 (1978, 2003, 2019) | 3 (1991, 1995, 2015) | |
| Burkina Faso | 1 (2019) | 1 (2015) | | |
| Senegal | 1 (2015) | | 2 (2019, 2023) | 1 (2011) |
| Congo | 1 (1965) | | | 2 (2015, 2023) |
| Algeria | 1 (1978) | | | 1 (1965) |
| Guinea | | 2 (1973, 2007) | | 1 (1995) |
| Tunisia | | 1 (1991) | 1 (2007) | |
| South Africa | | 1 (2011) | 1 (1999) | |
| Zambia | | 1 (1999) | | 2 (2003, 2007) |
| Uganda | | 1 (2023) | | 1 (1999) |
| Mali | | 1 (1965) | | 1 (2019) |
| Zimbabwe | | 1 (1995) | | 1 (1991) |
| Kenya | | 1 (1987) | | |
| Malawi | | | 1 (1987) | 1 (1978) |
| Ivory Coast | | | 1 (1965) | |

### Top scorers

| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
| 1987 | Bertin Ollé Ollé Lawrence Waya | 4 |
| 1991 | | |
| 1995 | | |
| 1999 | Adama Kone Siyabonga Nomvethe | 3 |
| 2003 | Marcus Mokaké | 6 |
| 2007 | A. K. Bangoura | 3 |
| 2011 | Mahatma Otoo | 4 |
| 2015 | Mohamed Sydney Sylla Ibrahima Keita | 3 |
| 2019 | Djibril Ouattara Tahiru Awudu | 4 |
| 2023 | Jerry Afriyie | 3 |

### Participating nations

Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| Nation | 65 | 73 | 78 | 87 | 91 | 95 | 99 | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Algeria | 4 | Y | 1 | | | Y | Y | Y | Y | | | | | 7 |
| Benin | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | 1 |
| Burkina Faso | | Y | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | | 3 |
| Burundi | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | 1 |
| Cameroon | | | Y | 4 | 1 | | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | | | | 7 |
| Congo | 1 | Y | | | | Y | | | | | 4 | | Y | 5 |
| DR Congo | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | | | Y | | | Y | | | | | | | 3 |
| Egypt | | 3 | w/o | 1 | Y | 1 | | Y | Y | | | | | 7 |
| Gambia | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | 1 |
| Ghana | | 4 | 3 | | | | | 3 | Y | 1 | Y | Y | Y | 8 |
| Guinea | | 2 | | | | 4 | | | 2 | | | | | 3 |
| Kenya | | | | 2 | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Libya | | | dq | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Madagascar | Y | | | Y | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Malawi | | | 4 | 3 | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| Mali | 2 | | Y | | Y | | Y | | | | | 4 | | 5 |
| Mauritius | | | | | Y | Y | Y | | | | | | | 3 |
| Morocco | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | 1 |
| Mozambique | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | | 1 | 2 | | 3 | 3 | | 2 | | | 3 | 2 | Y | 8 |
| Senegal | | | | Y | | | | Y | | 4 | 1 | 3 | Y | 6 |
| South Africa | banned | banned | banned | banned | b | | 3 | Y | Y | 2 | | Y | | 5 |
| South Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | | | Y | 1 |
| Sudan | | | | | | | | | | | Y | | | 1 |
| Tanzania | | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Togo | Y | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Tunisia | | | | Y | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | Y | 4 |
| Uganda | Y | | | | Y | | 4 | | | Y | | | Y | 5 |
| Zambia | | | | | | Y | 2 | 4 | 4 | | | | | 4 |
| Zimbabwe | | | | | 4 | 2 | | | | | Y | | | 3 |
| Total nations (31) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | |

## Women's tournament
### Summaries

| Ed. | Year | Host | Final | Final | Final | Third Place Match | Third Place Match | Third Place Match |
| Ed. | Year | Host | Gold Medal | Score | Silver Medal | Bronze Medal | Score | Fourth Place |
| Senior Teams |||||||||||
| 1 | 2003 | Abuja, Nigeria | Nigeria | 1–0 | South Africa | Cameroon | 1–0 | Mali |
| 2 | 2007 | Algiers, Algeria | Nigeria | 4–0 | South Africa | Ghana | 3–1 | Algeria |
| 3 | 2011 | Maputo, Mozambique | Cameroon | 1–0 | Ghana | Algeria | 3–0 | South Africa |
| 4 | 2015 | Brazzaville, Congo | Ghana | 1–0 | Cameroon | Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Nigeria |
| U20 Teams |||||||||||
| 5 | 2019 | Rabat, Morocco | Nigeria | 0–0 (3–2 p) | Cameroon | Morocco | 2–1 | Algeria |
| 6 | 2023 | Accra, Ghana | Ghana | 2–1 | Nigeria | Uganda | 0–0 (6–5 p) | Senegal |
* Teams for Under-20 since the 2019 edition.

### Performances by countries for women

| Team | Gold medals | Silver medals | Bronze medals | Fourth place |
| Nigeria | 3 (2003, 2007, 2019) | 1 (2023) | | 1 (2015) |
| Ghana | 2 (2015, 2023) | 1 (2011) | 1 (2007) | |
| Cameroon | 1 (2011) | 2 (2015, 2019) | 1 (2003) | |
| South Africa | | 2 (2003, 2007) | | 1 (2011) |
| Algeria | | | 1 (2011) | 2 (2007, 2019) |
| Uganda | | | 1 (2023) | |
| Ivory Coast | | | 1 (2015) | |
| Morocco | | | 1 (2019) | |
| Senegal | | | | 1 (2023) |
| Mali | | | | 1 (2003) |

### Top scorers

| Year | Top scorer(s) | Goals |
| 2015 | Desire Oparanozie | 5 |
| 2019 | | |
| 2023 | Tracey Twum | 3 |

### Winning coaches

| 2003 | Nigeria | Ntiero Effiom |
| 2007 | Nigeria | Joseph Ladipo |
| 2011 | Cameroon | Carl Enow |
| 2015 | Ghana | Yusif Basigi |
| 2019 | Nigeria | Christopher Danjuma |
| 2023 | Ghana | Yusif Basigi |

### Participating nations

Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
| Nation | 03 | 07 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 23 | Years |
| Algeria | Y | 4 | 3 | | 4 | | 4 |
| Cameroon | 3 | | 1 | 2 | 2 | Y | 5 |
| Congo | | | | Y | | | 1 |
| DR Congo | Y | | | | | | 1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | | | | | Y | | 1 |
| Ethiopia | Y | Y | | | | Y | 3 |
| Ghana | | 3 | 2 | 1 | | Y | 4 |
| Guinea | | | Y | | | | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | | | | 3 | | | 1 |
| Mali | 4 | | | | Y | | 2 |
| Morocco | | | | | 3 | Y | 2 |
| Mozambique | | | Y | | | | 1 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1 | | 4 | 1 | Y | 5 |
| Senegal | | Y | | | | Y | 2 |
| South Africa | 2 | 2 | 4 | Y | Y | | 5 |
| Tanzania | | | Y | Y | | Y | 3 |
| Uganda | | | | | | Y | 1 |
| Zambia | | | | | Y | | 1 |
| Zimbabwe | Y | | Y | | | | 2 |
| Total nations (19) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 8 | |

## Medal table
### Overall

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cameroon (CMR) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Nigeria (NGR) | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 3 | Ghana (GHA) | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Egypt (EGY) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso (BUR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Algeria (ALG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 6 | Senegal (SEN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 8 | Republic of the Congo (CGO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | South Africa (RSA) | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 | Guinea (GUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 11 | Tunisia (TUN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mali (MLI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Zambia (ZAM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe (ZIM) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast (CIV) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 17 | Malawi (MAW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 17 | Morocco (MAR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (18 entries) | Totals (18 entries) | 19 | 17 | 17 | 53 |

### Men

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Cameroon | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Nigeria | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | Burkina Faso | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Senegal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 7 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Congo | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Guinea | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | South Africa | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 10 | Tunisia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Kenya | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Mali | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Zambia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 12 | Zimbabwe | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 16 | Malawi | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (17 entries) | Totals (17 entries) | 13 | 13 | 12 | 38 |

### Women

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Ghana | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Cameroon | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | South Africa | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 5 | 6 | 17 |