Football at the 2018 African Youth Games

2018 African Youth Games
men's football tournament
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19–27 July 2018
Teams (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Cameroon
Fourth place Algeria
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International football competition

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.

  •  Algeria (hosts)
  •  Cameroon
  •  DR Congo (withdrew)
  •  Djibouti
  •  Guinea-Bissau
  •  Libya (withdrew)
  •  Morocco
  •  Nigeria

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Nigeria 3–2 Morocco
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  • Mawhoub 9'
  • Radid 22'
Bab Ezzouar, Algiers
Djibouti 0–5 Nigeria
Bab Ezzouar, Algiers
Morocco 6–0 Djibouti
Bab Ezzouar, Algiers

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 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
Source: [citation needed]
(W) Withdrew
Algeria 2–1 Guinea-Bissau
Sidi Moussa, Algiers
Guinea-Bissau 0–2 Cameroon
Sidi Moussa, Algiers
Algeria 1–1 Cameroon
Sidi Moussa, Algiers

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsGold medal match
 
      
 
25 July – Algiers
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
27 July – Algiers
 
 Algeria0
 
 Nigeria1
 
25 July – Algiers
 
 Morocco3
 
 Cameroon1
 
 
 Morocco2
 
Bronze medal match
 
 
27 July – Algiers
 
 
 Algeria0
 
 
 Cameroon1

Semi-finals

Nigeria 2–0 Algeria
20 August Stadium, Algiers
Cameroon 1–2 Morocco
Sidi Moussa, Algiers

Bronze medal match

Algeria 0–1 Cameroon
  • Tchebegna 56'
20 August Stadium, Algiers

Gold medal match

Nigeria 1–3 Morocco
  • Adeleke 60'
  • Radid 20', 67'
  • Laghrib 46'
20 August Stadium, Algiers

Final ranking

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Final result
1st place, gold medalist(s)  Morocco 4 3 0 1 13 5 +8 9 Gold Medal
2nd place, silver medalist(s)  Nigeria 4 3 0 1 10 5 +5 9 Silver Medal
3rd place, bronze medalist(s)  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
Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

External links

  • 2018 AYG football tournament - 2018 AYG official website
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Events at the 2018 African Youth Games in Algiers, Algeria