Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, has been played in the African Military Games since the forst edition in 2002 as a men's competition sport.
Founded | 2002 |
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Region | Africa (OSMA) |
Current champions | Algeria (1st title) |
Most successful team(s) | Algeria Eritrea (1 title each) |
History
editThe first edition was held in 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya with participation of seven teams. Eritrea military team wins the tournament beating Guinea in the final.[1] In the second edition of 2022 in Abuja, Nigeria. Only four teams taked part to the tournament.[2]
Tournaments
editYear | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-Up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
2002 Details |
Nairobi | Eritrea |
2–2 (a.e.t.) (8–7 p) |
Guinea |
Rwanda |
2–0 | Lesotho | ||
2006 | Tunis | Not held | |||||||
2012 | Abuja | ||||||||
2024 Details |
Abuja | Algeria |
1–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
Nigeria |
4–0 | Equatorial Guinea |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Guinea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | Nigeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (6 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Participating nations
editNumbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.
Nation | 02 |
24 |
Years |
---|---|---|---|
Algeria | 1 | 1 | |
Cameroon | 2 | 1 | |
Equatorial Guinea | 4 | 1 | |
Eritrea | 1 | 1 | |
Guinea | 2 | 1 | |
Kenya | GS | 1 | |
Lesotho | 4 | 1 | |
Nigeria | 3 | 1 | |
Rwanda | 3 | 1 | |
South Africa | GS | 1 | |
Uganda | GS | 1 | |
Total nations (11) | 7 | 4 |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Eritrea: Football Victory "New Beginning for Peace"". allafrica.com. Redaction. 29 April 2002.
- ^ "2024 AMGA : Only four teams..." Totori News International. Redaction. 21 November 2024.
External links
edit- 1st Africa Military Games (CISM) Nairobi 2002 - rsssf.org