Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games

Football at the 1973 All-Africa Games was held in Lagos, Nigeria.

Group stage

Group 1

Hosted in Lagos

Nigeria  v  Ghana

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Nigeria	4–2	Ghana

Algeria  v  Tanzania

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Algeria	4–2	Tanzania

Nigeria  v  Algeria

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Nigeria	2–2	Algeria

Ghana  v  Tanzania

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Ghana	1–0	Tanzania

Nigeria  v  Tanzania

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Nigeria	2–1	Tanzania

Ghana  v  Algeria

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Ghana	2–0	Algeria

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Nigeria	3	2	1	0	8	5	+3	7
Ghana	3	2	0	1	5	4	+1	6
Algeria	3	1	1	1	6	6	0	4
Tanzania	3	0	0	3	3	7	−4	0

Group 2

Hosted in Ibadan.

Congo  v  Upper Volta

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Congo	3–0	Upper Volta

Guinea  v  Egypt

8 January 1973 (1973-01-08)

Guinea	4–1	Egypt

Egypt  v  Congo

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Egypt	3–1	Congo

Guinea  v  Upper Volta

10 January 1973 (1973-01-10)

Guinea	3–2	Upper Volta

Guinea  v  Congo

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Guinea	5–1	Congo

Egypt  v  Upper Volta

12 January 1973 (1973-01-12)

Egypt	4–2	Upper Volta

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Guinea	3	3	0	0	12	4	+8	9
Egypt	3	2	0	1	8	7	+1	6
Congo	2	1	0	1	5	8	−3	3
Upper Volta	3	0	0	3	4	10	−6	0

Knockout phase

Semi-finals

Nigeria  v  Egypt

14 January 1973 (1973-01-14)

Nigeria	4–2	Egypt

Guinea  v  Ghana

14 January 1973 (1973-01-14)

Guinea	2–1	Ghana

Third place playoff

Egypt  v  Ghana

16 January 1973 (1973-01-16)

Egypt	2–1	Ghana

Final

Nigeria  v  Guinea

16 January 1973 (1973-01-16)

Nigeria	2–0	Guinea

Source:^[1]

References

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-17 U-20 Confederations Cup Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings Player of the Year Ballon d'Or Timeline of association football
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-19 U-16 U-14 Regional (ASEAN, EAFF, SAFF, WAFF)
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU)
North America, Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-20 U-17
Europe	UEFA – European Championship U-21 U-19 U-17
Non-FIFA	NF-Board – Viva World Cup CONIFA - ConIFA World Football Cup ConIFA European Football Cup IGA - Island Games
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Football at the African Games
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