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Football At The 2015 African Games
Football at the 2015 African Games was played in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6–18 September 2015. Medal summary Results Medal table Men's tournament Women's tournament References External linksOfficial Website of the African Games, Brazzaville 2015 CAFonline.com African Games Women Congo 2015 CAFonline.com {{Football at the African Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Brazzaville
Brazzaville () is the capital (political), capital and largest city of the Republic of the Congo. Administratively, it is a Departments of the Republic of the Congo, department and a Communes of the Republic of the Congo, commune. Constituting the financial and administrative centre of the country, it is located on the north side of the Congo River, opposite Kinshasa, the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DR Congo). The population of the capital is estimated to exceed 2.1 million residents, comprising more than a third of the national populace. Some 40% are employed in non-agricultural professions. During World War II, Brazzaville served as the de facto capital of Free France between 1940 and 1942. In 2013, Brazzaville was designated a City of Music (UNESCO), City of Music by UNESCO; since then it has also been a member of the Creative Cities Network. Toponymy The prefix "Brazza" comes from the surname of the Italian count Pierre Savorgnan de Brazza, who wo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2011 All-Africa Games
The 2011 All-Africa Games football tournament was held in Maputo, Mozambique between 4–17 September 2011 as part of the 2011 All-Africa Games and featured both a men's and women's African Games football tournament. The men's tournament featured six (6) teams, the women's eight (8). Venue Medal summary Results Medal table References {{Football at the African Games 2011 The year marked the start of a Arab Spring, series of protests and revolutions throughout the Arab world advocating for democracy, reform, and economic recovery, later leading to the depositions of world leaders in Tunisia, Egypt, and Yemen ... Events at the 2011 All-Africa Games All ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2019 African Games
Football at the 2019 African Games was played in Rabat, Morocco between 16–30 August 2019. Two tournaments were held: the men's tournament and the women's tournament. Medal summary Results References External links Results {{Events at the 2019 African Games 2019 Events at the 2019 African Games African Games The African Games, formally known as the All-Africa Games or the Pan African Games, are a continental multi-sport event held every four years, organized by the African Union with the Association of National Olympic Committees of Africa and the ... 2019 African Games ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Association Football
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a team sport played between two teams of 11 Football player, players who almost exclusively use their feet to propel a Ball (association football), ball around a rectangular field called a Football pitch, pitch. The objective of the game is to Scoring in association football, score more goals than the opposing team by moving the ball beyond the goal line into a rectangular-framed Goal (sport), goal defended by the opposing team. Traditionally, the game has been played over two 45-minute halves, for a total match time of 90 minutes. With an estimated 250 million players active in over 200 countries and territories, it is the world's most popular sport. Association football is played in accordance with the Laws of the Game (association football), Laws of the Game, a set of rules that has been in effect since 1863 and maintained by the International Football Association Board, IFAB since 1886. The game is pla ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 African Games
The 11th African Games (), also known as Brazzaville 2015, took place from September 4–19, 2015 in Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo. This edition marked the 50th anniversary of the Games, as well as their return to Brazzaville, which hosted the first edition in 1965. Host awarding Ghana, Kenya and Congo all showed interest in bidding for the 11th edition of the Games. On September 14, 2011, the Supreme Council for Sports in Africa awarded the rights to Brazzaville to host. Name change In January 2012 during the Executive Council meeting of the African Union held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia was taken a decision for the name change from All-Africa Games to African Games. The 11th edition of Brazzaville 2015 started under this new name. Opening ceremony The opening ceremony was held on 4 September 2015 at the newly built Kintele Stadium. Congolese national anthem started the ceremony, performed by Abel Mona. Parade of nations then started with Mozambique entering first as the prev ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Republic Of The Congo
The Republic of the Congo, also known as Congo-Brazzaville, the Congo Republic or simply the Congo (the last ambiguously also referring to the neighbouring Democratic Republic of the Congo), is a country located on the western coast of Central Africa to the west of the Congo River. It is bordered to the west by Gabon, to the northwest by Cameroon, to the northeast by the Central African Republic, to the southeast by the Democratic Republic of the Congo, to the south by the Angolan exclave of Cabinda Province, Cabinda, and to the southwest by the Atlantic Ocean. The region was dominated by Bantu peoples, Bantu-speaking tribes at least 3,000 years ago, who built trade links leading into the Congo River basin. From the 13th century, the present-day territory was dominated by a confederation led by Vungu which included Kakongo and Ngoyo. Kingdom of Loango, Loango emerged in the 16th century. In the late 19th century France colonised the region and incorporated it into French Equato ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The 2015 African Games
Football at the 2015 African Games was played in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6–18 September 2015. Medal summary Results Medal table Men's tournament Women's tournament References External linksOfficial Website of the African Games, Brazzaville 2015 CAFonline.com African Games Women Congo 2015 CAFonline.com {{Football at the African Games [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Football At The African Games
The men's association football tournament has been held at every edition of the African Games since 1965. Women's competition was added in 2003. History The first tournament started in 1965 in Brazzaville, Congo and was won by the hosts Congo. The first women's tournament started in 2003 in Abuja, Nigeria and was won by Nigeria. Between 1991 and 2015, age limit for men teams was under-23, same as the age limit in football competitions at the Summer Olympics but since 2019, age limit for men teams was under-20. Men's tournament Summaries ;Notes ::' ::' Performances by countries for men Top scorers Participating nations Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. Women's tournament Summaries Performances by countries for women Top scorers Winning coaches Participating nations Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games. Medal table Overall Men Women See also * External links 1965–2007 edit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Events At The 2015 African Games
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2015 In African Football
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