FOOTBALL AT THE 2018 AFRICAN YOUTH GAMES

2018 African Youth Games
men's football tournament
Tournament details
Host country	Algeria
City	Algiers
Dates	19–27 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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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	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	2	2	0	7	2	+5	6
Morocco	2	1	1	8	3	+5	3
Djibouti	2	0	2	0	11	−11	0
Libya (W)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

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(W) Withdrew

19 July 2018

18:00

Nigeria	3–2	Morocco
? ? ?		Mawhoub 9' Radid 22'

Bab Ezzouar, Algiers

21 July 2018

18:00

Djibouti	0–5	Nigeria

Bab Ezzouar, Algiers

23 July 2018

18:00

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: ^{[
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(W) Withdrew

19 July 2018

18:00

Algeria	2–1	Guinea-Bissau

Sidi Moussa, Algiers

21 July 2018

18:00

Guinea-Bissau	0–2	Cameroon

Sidi Moussa, Algiers

23 July 2018

18:00

Algeria	1–1	Cameroon

Sidi Moussa, Algiers

Knockout stage

Semi-finals		Gold medal match

25 July – Algiers

Nigeria	2
		27 July – Algiers
Algeria	0
		Nigeria	1
25 July – Algiers
		Morocco	3
Cameroon	1

Morocco	2
		Bronze medal match

		27 July – Algiers

		Algeria	0

		Cameroon	1

Semi-finals

25 July 2018

17:30

Nigeria	2–0	Algeria

20 August Stadium, Algiers

25 July 2018

17:30

Cameroon	1–2	Morocco

Sidi Moussa, Algiers

Bronze medal match

27 July 2018

15:30

Algeria	0–1	Cameroon
		Tchebegna 56'

20 August Stadium, Algiers

Gold medal match

27 July 2018

18:00

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
	Morocco	4	3	0	1	13	5	+8	9	Gold Medal
	Nigeria	4	3	0	1	10	5	+5	9	Silver Medal
	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	Eliminated in group stage
7	DR Congo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew
8	Libya	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	Withdrew

Source: ^{[
citation needed]}
(H) Hosts

External links

2018 AYG football tournament - 2018 AYG official website

Participating teams