Football at the Central African Games

Football at the Central African Games was an event held 3 times for national football (soccer) teams in Central Africa. Possibly served twice as qualifying section for the African Games.

Results
Year Host Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
1976
Details		 Gabon
Cameroon		 3 - 2
Congo
Gabon		 3 - 1
Central African Republic
1981
Details		 Angola
Zaire		 League format,
thus no final
Congo
Gabon		 League format,
thus no final
Angola
1987
Details		 Congo
Cameroon		 2 - 0
Angola
Congo		 3 - 2
Gabon

Most wins
WinsNationYear(s)
2 times Cameroon1976, 1987
1 time Zaire1981

Precedent games

Precedent games before the Central African Games were helds in central Africa. The Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques from 1962 to 1964[1] and the Central African Cup in 1972.

Year Host Final Third place match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Score Fourth
Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques
1962 Bangui, Central African Rep.  Congo 3–0  Cameroon No third place match
1964 Yaoundé, Cameroon  Cameroon 2–1  Congo-Léopoldville  Gabon w/o1  Congo
Central African Cup
1972 Brazzaville, Congo  Congo n/a  Central African Rep.  Cameroon n/a  Gabon
1974 N'Djamena, Chad Cancelled
^1 Gabon won the third place match, Congo-Brazzaville refused to play.
^n/a A round-robin tournament determined the final standings.

References
  1. "Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques 1962-1964". rsssf.org. Neil Morrison and Erik Garin. 14 January 2016.
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