African Games


The African Games are open to all the nations on the continent of Africa. Since 1987 the games have been held on a quadrennial schedule. Since 1991 it is an U-23 competition. In 2003 a women's competition was added for the first time. The ANOCA (Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa) decided the hosts.


Palmares

Year City         Country      Champions    Runners-up     Third

1965 Brazzaville  Congo        Congo    0-0 Mali     [*1]  Ivory Coast
1973 Lagos        Nigeria      Nigeria  2-0 Guinea         Egypt
1978 Algiers      Algeria      Algeria  1-0 Nigeria        Ghana
1987 Nairobi      Kenya        Egypt    1-0 Kenya          Malawi
1991 Cairo        Egypt        Cameroon 1-0 Tunisia        Nigeria
1995 Harare       Zimbabwe     Egypt    3-1 Zimbabwe       Nigeria
1999 Johannesburg South Africa Cameroon 0-0 Zambia   [*2]  South Africa
2003 Abuja        Nigeria      Cameroon 2-0 Nigeria        Ghana
2007 various      Algeria      Cameroon 1-0 Guinea         Tunisia
2011 various      Mozambique

[*1] Congo won 7-2 on corner kicks
[*2] Cameroon won 4-3 on penalties


Medal Ranking

                    G S B
Cameroon            4
Egypt               2   1
Nigeria             1 2 2
Algeria             1
Congo(-Brazzaville) 1
Guinea                2
Tunisia               1 1
Kenya                 1
Mali                  1
Zambia                1
Zimbabwe              1
Ghana                   2
Ivory Coast             1
Malawi                  1
South Africa            1


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