Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games

1973 All-Africa Games
football tournamentTournament details

Host country| Nigeria
City| Lagos
Dates| 8–16 January
Teams| 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)| 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions|  Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up|  Guinea
Third place|  Egypt
Fourth place|  Ghana
Tournament statistics
Matches played| 16
Goals scored| 65 (4.06 per match)

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International football competition

The 1973 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 2nd edition of the African Games men's football tournament for men. The football tournament was held in Lagos, Nigeria between 8–16 January 1973 as part of the 1973 All-Africa Games.

## Qualified teams

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Main article: Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's qualification

The following teams qualified for the final tournament:

Zone | Team

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Hosts |  Nigeria
Zone I |  Algeria
Zone II |  Guinea
Zone III |  Ghana
Zone IV |  Upper Volta
Zone V |  Congo
Zone VI |  Egypt
Zone VII |  Tanzania

## Squads

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Main article: Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games – Men's team squads

## Group stage

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### Group 1

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Nigeria | 3  | 2  | 1  | 0  | 8  | 5  | +3  | 5
Ghana | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 5  | 4  | +1  | 4
Algeria | 3  | 1  | 1  | 1  | 6  | 6  | 0  | 3
Tanzania | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 3  | 7  | −4  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Nigeria | 4–2|  Ghana

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Igwe (pen.)
Dombraye
Oyarekhua |  | Owusu
Sam

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 60 000

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Algeria | 4–2|  Tanzania

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Dahleb 29', 56'
Dali 65', 77' |  | Gobon  63'
Abderahmane  83'

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 10 000

Referee: Farah Weheliye Addo (Somalia)

* * *

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Nigeria | 2–2|  Algeria

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Njoku 36'
Oyarekhua 56' |  | Dali 50', 75'

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 50 000

Referee: Théodore Laclé (Togo)

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Ghana | 1–0|  Tanzania

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Owusu |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

* * *

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Nigeria | 2–1|  Tanzania

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Igwe
?  |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Ghana | 2–0|  Algeria

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Oppong 38' (pen.)
Sam 68' |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 7 000

Referee: Farah Weheliye Addo (Somalia)

### Group 2

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Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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Guinea | 3  | 3  | 0  | 0  | 12  | 4  | +8  | 6
Egypt | 3  | 2  | 0  | 1  | 8  | 7  | +1  | 4
Congo | 3  | 1  | 0  | 2  | 5  | 8  | −3  | 2
Upper Volta | 3  | 0  | 0  | 3  | 4  | 10  | −6  | 0

Source: [citation needed]

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Congo | 3–0|  Upper Volta

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Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Guinea | 4–1|  Egypt

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Kandia

?  |  | Khalil 67'

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

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10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Egypt | 3–1|  Congo

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Bazouka
Abo Greisha
Darwish |  |

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Guinea | 3–2|  Upper Volta

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Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

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12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Guinea | 5–1|  Congo

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Kandia

?  |  |

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Egypt | 4–2|  Upper Volta

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Abo Greisha
Gaafar |  |

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

## Knockout phase

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| Semifinals| | Final

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| 14 January – Lagos| |

|  Nigeria| 4

| 16 January – Lagos

|  Egypt| 2 |

|  Nigeria| 2

| 14 January – Ibadan

| |  Guinea| 0

|  Guinea| 2

|  Ghana| 1 |

| Third place

| 16 January – Lagos

|  Egypt| 2

|  Ghana| 1

### Semi-finals

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14 January 1973 (1973-01-14)

Nigeria | 4–2|  Egypt

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Oyarekhua
Olayombo |  | Gaafar 83'
Shehata 85' (pen.)

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

* * *

14 January 1973 (1973-01-14)

Guinea | 2–1|  Ghana

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|  | Owusu

Liberty Stadium, Ibadan

### Third place playoff

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16 January 1973 (1973-01-16)

Egypt | 2–1|  Ghana

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Abo Greisha
Bazouka |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

### Final

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16 January 1973 (1973-01-16)

Nigeria | 2–0|  Guinea

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Oyarekhua |  |

Surulere Stadium, Lagos

Attendance: 60,000

## Final ranking

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Rank  | Team  | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts

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1  |  Nigeria (H) | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 9
2  |  Guinea | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 7 | +7 | 8
3  |  Egypt | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 12 | 0 | 6
4  |  Ghana | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4
Eliminated in the group stage
5  |  Algeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3
6  |  Congo | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 2
7  |  Tanzania | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 0
8  |  Upper Volta | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 0
Total  | 32 | 15 | 2 | 15 | 65 | 65 | 0 | 32

## External links

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* All-Africa Games 1973 \- rsssf.com

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