| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Congo |
| City | Brazzaville |
| Dates | 19–25 July |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | 
Congo (1st title) |
| Runners-up | 
Mali |
| Third place | 
Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place | 
Algeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 20 |
| Goals scored | 73 (3.65 per match) |
The 1965 All-Africa Games football tournament was the 1st edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The football tournament was held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 19–25 July 1965 as part of the 1965 All-Africa Games.
Qualified teams
The following countries have qualified for the final tournament:
| Zone | Team |
|---|---|
| Hosts |
Congo
|
| Zone I |
Algeria
|
| Zone II |
Mali
|
| Zone III |
Ivory Coast
|
| Zone IV | 
Togo
|
| Zone V | 
Congo Léopoldville
|
| Zone VI | 
Uganda
|
| Zone VII | 
Madagascar
|
Squads
Group stage
Group 1
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Mali
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 4 |
|
Congo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 4 |
|
Togo
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | –4 | 3 |
|
Uganda
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
Group 2
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 5 |
|
Algeria
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 4 |
Congo-Léopoldville
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 |
|
Madagascar
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 13 | –13 | 0 |
|
Ivory Coast | 1–0 |
Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Manglé  75' |
|
Algeria | 4–1 |
Congo-Léopoldville |
|---|---|---|
|
Zefzef 18' Hachouf 50', 67', 73' |
Gabega 62' |
|
Algeria | 1–0 |
Madagascar |
|---|---|---|
|
Lalmas 55' |
Knockout stage
| Semifinals | Final | |||||
| 23 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Mali (
a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| 25 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Algeria | 1 | |||||
|
Congo (
c.k) | 0 (7) | |||||
| 23 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Mali | 0 (2) | |||||
|
Ivory Coast | 0 | |||||
|
Congo | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 25 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
|
Algeria | 0 | |||||
Semifinals
|
Ivory Coast | 0–1 |
Congo |
|---|---|---|
|
M'Bono 19' |
Third place match
Final
Classification matches
- 5th place bracket
| 5–8th place semifinals | Fifth place | |||||
| 25 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Congo Léop. | 5 | |||||
| 26 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Togo | 1 | |||||
|
Congo Léop. | 6 | |||||
| 25 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Uganda | 2 | |||||
|
Uganda | 5 | |||||
|
Madagascar | 0 | |||||
| Seventh place | ||||||
| 26 July – Brazzaville | ||||||
|
Togo | 1 | |||||
|
Madagascar | 0 | |||||
5–8th place semifinals
Seventh place match
Fifth place match
Final ranking
| Rank | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Congo (H)
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 5 | +6 | 7 | ||||
| 2 |
Mali
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 5 | +5 | 7 | ||||
| 3 |
Ivory Coast
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 7 | ||||
| 4 |
Algeria
|
5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 4 | ||||
| Eliminated in the group stage | |||||||||||||
| 5 |
Congo Léopoldville
|
5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 8 | +12 | 7 | ||||
| 6 |
Uganda
|
5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 14 | −4 | 3 | ||||
| 7 |
Togo
|
5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 14 | −7 | 5 | ||||
| 8 |
Madagascar
|
5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 19 | −19 | 0 | ||||
| Total | 40 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 73 | 73 | 0 | 40 | |||||
External links
- All-African Games 1965 - rsssf.com
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