African Games 1965

QUALIFYING STAGE

Group A
27-12-64 Algeria       1-0 Tunisia
14- 3-65 Tunisia       0-0 Algeria
         Libya and Morocco withdrew

Group B
 7- 3-65 Senegal       3-0 Mali
14- 3-65 Mali          4-0 Senegal
         Gambia and Mauritania withdrew

Group C
 1.Ivory Coast
 2.Ghana
 3.Guinea
 4.Liberia

Group D [in Lagos]
26-12-64 Niger         2-4 Dahomey
27-12-64 Nigeria       1-2 Togo
27-12-64 Niger         2-2 Upper Volta
29-12-64 Niger         0-2 Togo
29-12-64 Nigeria       6-1 Upper Volta
 1- 1-65 Nigeria       4-0 Niger
 2- 1-65 Nigeria       1-1 Dahomey	[abandoned 46']

 1.Togo
 2.Nigeria
 3.Upper Volta
 4.Dahomey
 5.Niger

Group E
         Congo-Léopdv. 3-2 Cameroon
         Cameroon      1-3 Congo-Léopoldville

Group F
         Uganda        bt  Kenya
         Egypt (United Arab Republic) withdrew

Group G
         Madagascar    5-1 Tanzania
         Tanzania      2-1 Madagascar



FINAL TOURNAMENT (Congo-Brazzaville, July 18-25)

FIRST ROUND

Group 1 [dates uncertain]
18- 7-65 Congo-Brazz.  1-2 Mali              1.MALI         3  2  0  1  8- 4  4
         Togo          1-1 Uganda            2.CONGO-BRAZZ. 3  2  0  1 10- 5  4
19- 7-65 Congo-Brazz.  2-1 Uganda            3.Togo         3  1  1  1  5- 9  3
         Mali          1-2 Togo              4.Uganda       3  0  1  2  3- 8  1
21- 7-65 Congo-Brazz.  7-2 Togo
         Mali          5-1 Uganda

Group 2 [dates uncertain]
18- 7-65 Ivory Coast   1-0 Algeria           1.IVORY COAST  3  2  1  0  7- 1  5
         Madagascar    0-7 Congo-Léopoldv.   2.ALGERIA      3  2  0  1  5- 2  4
19- 7-65 Ivory Coast   1-1 Congo-Léopoldv.   3.Congo-Léop.  3  1  1  1  9- 5  3
         Algeria       1-0 Madagascar        4.Madagascar   3  0  0  3  0-13  0
21- 7-65 Ivory Coast   5-0 Madagascar
         Algeria       4-1 Congo-Léopoldville


FIFTH TO EIGTH PLACE CLASSIFICATION

SEMIFINALS
         Congo-Léopvl. 5-1 Togo
         Uganda        5-0 Madagascar

SEVENTH PLACE MATCH
         Togo          1-0 Madagascar

FIFTH PLACE MATCH
         Congo-Léopvl. 6-2 Uganda


SEMIFINALS

23- 7-65 Ivory Coast   0-1 Congo-Brazzaville
         Mali          2-1 Algeria           [after 2 extra times]
           [Mali scored winner in 136th minute]

THIRD PLACE MATCH

25- 7-65 Ivory Coast   1-0 Algeria  

FINAL

25- 7-65 Congo-Brazz.  0-0 Mali              [after 2 extra times]
         Congo-Brazzaville won by having obtained 7 corners as opposed to Mali's 2.

Overview File

1973

About this document

Thanks to Bojan Jovanovic, Barrie Courtney, Ahmed Laïdi and Pieter Veroeveren for additional information

Prepared and maintained by Erik Garin and Mikael Jönsson for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Authors: Erik Garin (garinerik@hispeed.ch) and Mikael Jönsson
Last updated: 17 Jan 2008