Central African Games

Held three times, for teams of Africa's "Zone 4". Possibly served twice as qualifying section for the African Games.

Palmares

Year Venue        Champions     Runners-up  
1976 Gabon        Cameroon  3-2 Congo
1981 Angola       Zaire         Congo
1987 Congo        Cameroon  2-0 Angola

Central African Games 1976 (Gabon, June 29-July 14)


FIRST ROUND

Group 1
29- 6-76 Gabon         0-0 Cameroon          1.CAMEROON     3  2  1  0 10- 0  5
         Burundi       6-2 Rwanda            2.GABON        3  2  1  0  7- 1  5
 7- 7-76 Gabon         4-1 Burundi           3.Burundi      3  1  0  2  7-11  2
         Cameroon      5-0 Rwanda            4.Rwanda       3  0  0  3  2-14  0
10- 7-76 Gabon         3-0 Rwanda
         Cameroon      5-0 Burundi
NB: Zaire played all teams in the group but did not take part in the Games.
    7-76 Gabon         1-1 Zaire         
    7-76 Zaire         1-2 Cameroon     
    7-76 Zaire         1-0 Burundi     
    7-76 Zaire         6-1 Rwanda           
                                            
Group 2
29- 6-76 Congo         2-1 Central Afr. Rep. 1.CONGO        3  3  0  0 17- 2  6
         Chad          5-0 São Tomé/Príncipe 2.CENTRAL AFR. 3  2  0  1  4- 3  4
 7- 7-76 Congo        11-0 São Tomé/Príncipe 3.Chad         3  1  0  2  6- 5  2
         Central Afr.  1-0 Chad              4.São Tomé/Pr. 3  0  0  3  1-18  0
10- 7-76 Congo         4-1 Chad
         Central Afr.  2-1 São Tomé/Príncipe

SEMIFINALS

12- 7-76 Cameroon      3-0 Central African Republic
         Congo         1-0 Gabon

THIRD PLACE MATCH

14- 7-76 Gabon         3-1 Central African Republic

FINAL

14- 7-76 Cameroon      3-2 Congo

Central African Games 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

Central African Games 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

Source: [Bak 96].

With thanks to Martin Arenlind (ets99mar@student.hk-r.se) and Mikael Jönsson (mikcat@frisurf.no) for information on the Zaire matches in 1976 and to Myk Cameron (myk@image.co.nz) for a score correction

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

Author: Karel Stokkermans
Last updated: 12 Dec 2003