Football at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie
Appearance
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Madagascar |
City | Antananarivo |
Dates | 28 August - 6 September |
Teams | 10 (from 3 confederations) |
Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Canada (2nd title) |
Runners-up | Congo |
Third place | Cameroon |
Fourth place | Madagascar |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 41 (2.56 per match) |
Each nation brought their under-20 teams to compete in a group and knockout tournament. The top teams and the best second placed team advanced to the knockout stage of the competition. Canada won the tournament after a penalty shootout with Congo.
Group stage
Group A
Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Congo | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 |
Canada | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
Niger | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Benin | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Group B
Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Cameroon | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
France | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 |
Seychelles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 |
France | 2 – 1 | Seychelles |
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Cameroon | 2 – 1 | Seychelles |
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Group C
Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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Madagascar | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
Gabon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
Mauritius | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 |
Madagascar | 3 – 1 | Mauritius |
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Madagascar | 2 – 0 | Gabon |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
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Canada | 1 | |||||
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Cameroon | 0 | |||||
Canada | 0 (5) | |||||
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Congo | 0 (3) | |||||
Congo | 4 | |||||
Madagascar | 3 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
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Cameroon | 2 | |||||
Madagascar | 1 |