The football tournament at the 2023 Jeux de la Francophonie took place from 28 July to 6 August 2023 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Democratic Republic of the Congo |
| City | Kinshasa |
| Dates | 28 July 2023 - 6 August 2023 |
| Teams | 9 |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Niger |
| Fourth place |  Benin |
Participants
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Group stage
editTiebreakers
editThe ranking of each team in each group was determined as follows:
- Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
- Greatest number of points obtained in head-to-head matches
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Benin
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  DR Congo (H)
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Mali
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
DR Congo and Benin were awarded 3-0 wins when Mali withdrew from their matches.
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Congo
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 | |
| 3 |  Senegal
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0-1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
Ouattara  14' |
| Burkina Faso | 1-0 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Seone 69' |
Group C
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Niger
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Lebanon
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2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 1 |
Knockout stage
editSeventh place playoff
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Fifth place playoff
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Semi-finals
edit| Benin | 1-1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Attiddjikou 35' |
Seone 21' pen |
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| Penalties | ||
| Roufai Abdoulaye Ibrahim Sankamao Malik |
5-6 | Chardey Dao Ouattara Seone Barro Toumagnou |
Third place playoff
edit| Benin | 1-1 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Issifou 7' |
Ayouba 83' |
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| Penalties | ||
| Roufai Abdolaye Sankamao |
3-4 | Ibrahim Litinine Abdoulaye Mahaman Latif Pape Moctar M'Baye |
Final
edit| Burkina Faso | 1-2 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Dicko 63' |
Nebamkia 25' Avom Ebong 81' |
Medallists
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's Football | Cameroon Samuel Dilan Yede Teufack Casimis Fokou Junior Maxente Ella Franck Atsama Ibrahim Halilou Mouhaman Brice Romuald Eboudje Jordy Ndoumbe Youmba John Eric Moursou Nsohasaah Salomon Arthur Avom Ebong Camille Dimitri Manyim Sauveur Mbaibe Komhidi Bill Dornol Nsongo Tonfack Wilfried Parfait Teukeu Tekoudjou Hamed Fadil Motapon Gaspard Franck Messobo Ambassa Franklin Lincoln Banmassa Kamleu Joel Paten Noh Nafeng Yvan Peter Paul Nebamkia |
Burkina Faso Philippe La Paix Mare Nagoro Brahima Dao Libo Ismael Seone Eric Chardey Cyrille Dao Tertius Bagre Harouna Braima Dicko San Ulrich Cedric Barro Salif Tietietta Aziz Siribie Abdoul Kader Ouattara Yacouba Cheick Toumagnou Rodrigue Kere Zakaria Tinta Tidiane Bagaya Ladje Brahima Sanou Hasmadou Ouedraogo Memel Dao Raouf Yacouba Konate Alane Moussa Ky |
Niger Souleymane Boubacar Yacouba Abdoul Latif Djibril Goumey Diori Mohamed Pape Moctar M'Baye Ousmane Djibo Garba Abdoul Rachid Sama Moussa Mahamadou Ayouba Tidjani Abdoulaye Ibrahim Litinine Ousmane Abdoulaye Mahaman Souleymane Daouda Shina Massoudi Salifou Hainiroye Younoussa Ridouane Boubacar Moutari Harouna Cheffou Abdoul Razak Mounkaila Harouna Abiboulaye Younoussa Alhabib Hassane Abdou Mohamed Harouna Moussa |