1973 All-Africa Games
football tournament

Tournament 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)
← 1965 1978 →

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

The following teams qualified for the final tournament:

Zone	Team
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

Group stage

Group 1

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Group 2

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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Knockout phase

	Semifinals				Final
	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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Third place playoff

Final

Final ranking

Rank	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

• All-Africa Games 1973 - rsssf.com