Coupe d'Afrique Centrale 1972/Jeux d'Afrique Centrale 1976-1987


Omnisports event for teams of Africa's "Zone 4". Successor tournament of the Jeux de la Coupe des Tropiques. The 1972 event was called Coupe d'Afrique Centrale, serving as qualifying section for the 1973 African Games; a second edition was to be held 1974 in Chad but eventually cancelled. The three tournaments between 1976 and 1987 were known as Jeux d'Afrique Centrale. The final edition in 1987 also served as qualifying section for the 1987 African Games.


Palmares

Year Venue        Champions     Runners-up  
Coupe d'Afrique Centrale
1972 Congo        Congo         Central African Republic
Jeux d'Afrique Centrale
1976 Gabon        Cameroon  3-2 Congo
1981 Angola       Zaire         Congo
1987 Congo        Cameroon  2-0 Angola

Coupe d'Afrique Centrale 1972 (Brazzaville, July 13-23)


14- 7-72 Central Afr.  4-3 Cameroon          1.CONGO        3  2  1  0  6- 1  5
16- 7-72 Congo         3-0 Gabon             2.Central Afr. 3  2  0  1  7- 5  4
18- 7-72 Central Afr.  3-1 Gabon             3.Cameroon     3  1  1  1  8- 5  3
20- 7-72 Congo         2-0 Central Afr. Rep. 4.Gabon        3  0  0  3  1-10  0
20- 7-72 Cameroon      4-0 Gabon
23- 7-72 Congo         1-1 Cameroon

NB: also served as part of the qualifying tournament for the 1973 African Games (which
    additionally included Chad).

The overall ranking for the Coupe d'Afrique Centrale, including all sports, was:
  1.Cameroon                 92 points
  2.Congo-Brazzaville        81
  3.Central African Republic 49
  4.Gabon                    21

Jeux d'Afrique Centrale 1976 (Gabon, June 28-July 11)


FIRST ROUND
                                    
Group A
30- 6-76 Congo         2-1 Central Afr. Rep. 1.CONGO        3  3  0  0 17- 2  6
 2- 7-76 Congo        11-0 São Tomé/Príncipe 2.CENTRAL AFR. 3  2  0  1  4- 3  4
 2- 7-76 Central Afr.  1-0 Chad              3.Chad         3  1  0  2  6- 5  2
 4- 7-76 Congo         4-1 Chad              4.São Tomé/Pr. 3  0  0  3  1-18  0
 4- 7-76 Central Afr.  2-1 São Tomé/Príncipe
 6- 7-76 Chad          5-0 São Tomé/Príncipe 

Group B
28- 6-76 Gabon         4-1 Burundi           1.CAMEROON     3  2  1  0 10- 0  5
29- 6-76 Cameroon      5-0 Rwanda            2.GABON        3  2  1  0  7- 1  5
 1- 7-76 Burundi       6-2 Rwanda            3.Burundi      3  1  0  2  7-11  2
 3- 7-76 Cameroon      5-0 Burundi           4.Rwanda       3  0  0  3  2-14  0
 5- 7-76 Gabon         3-0 Rwanda
 7- 7-76 Gabon         0-0 Cameroon          
NB: Zaire played all teams in the group hors concours
 1- 7-76 Gabon         1-1 Zaire     
 3- 7-76 Zaire         6-1 Rwanda           
 5- 7-76 Zaire         2-1 Cameroon     
 7- 7-76 Zaire         1-0 Burundi         

SEMIFINALS
 9- 7-76 Cameroon      3-0 Central African Republic
 9- 7-76 Congo         1-0 Gabon

THIRD PLACE MATCH
11- 7-76 Gabon         3-1 Central African Republic

FINAL
Stade du complexe omnisports président Bongo, Libreville; att: 45,000
11- 7-76 Cameroon      3-2 Congo         [aet]
           [Manga Onguéné 16, Milla 26, 118; Dengaki 61, 77]
           [CMR: Nkono; Ename, Doumbé Léa, Tsébo, Nlend, Tatchoum (Kang),
                 Manga Guy, Manga Onguéné, Ayissi, Milla, Eboué (Bahoken);
            CGO: Tandou; Nganga, Lassy, Dengaki, Mounoundzi, Kimbembé, Ebomoa,
                 Bemba (Balekita), Mbama, Ndombo (Wamba), Lakou;
            ref: Jules Onwanlélé]

Jeux d'Afrique Centrale 1981 (Angola, August 21-29)


21- 8-81 Congo         2-1 Gabon             1.ZAIRE        4  2  2  0  6- 3  6
         Angola        0-0 Cameroon          2.Congo        4  2  1  1  6- 4  5
23- 8-81 Zaire         2-0 Cameroon          3.Gabon        4  0  3  1  3- 4  3
         Angola        1-1 Gabon             4.Angola       4  0  3  1  3- 5  3
25- 8-81 Zaire         1-1 Gabon             5.Cameroon     4  0  3  1  0- 2  3
         Angola        1-3 Congo             NB: Cameroon were represented by 
27- 8-81 Zaire         2-1 Congo                 their youth team.
         Cameroon      0-0 Gabon
29- 8-81 Angola        1-1 Zaire
         Congo         0-0 Cameroon

Jeux d'Afrique Centrale 1987 (Congo, April 18-30)


Group 1
18- 4-87 Congo         3-3 Angola            1.ANGOLA       2  1  1  0  5- 4  3
21- 4-87 Angola        2-1 Zaire             2.CONGO        2  0  2  0  3- 3  2
23- 4-87 Congo         0-0 Zaire             3.Zaire        2  0  1  1  1- 2  1

Group 2
20- 4-87 Cameroon      2-0 Gabon             1.CAMEROON     2  2  0  0  5- 0  4
22- 4-87 Gabon         3-1 Chad              2.GABON        2  1  0  1  3- 3  2
24- 4-87 Cameroon      3-0 Chad              3.Chad         2  0  0  2  1- 6  0

SEMIFINALS
27- 4-87 Angola        1-0 Gabon
         Cameroon      3-0 Congo

FIFTH PLACE MATCH
29- 4-87 Zaire         4-0 Chad

THIRD PLACE MATCH
29- 4-87 Congo         3-2 Gabon

FINAL
30- 4-87 Cameroon      2-0 Angola


About this document

Sources: [Bak 96], L'Union (Libreville; for 1976)

With thanks to Martin Arenlind, Mikael Jönsson, Neil Morrison and Myk Cameron

Prepared and maintained by Karel Stokkermans for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 21 Jan 2016

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