Football at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie

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.

1997 Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie

Tournament details
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)

Group stage

Group A

Nation	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Canada	2 – 0	Niger
Clarke  65' Johnson  75'

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Niger	2 – 1	Benin

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Canada	0 – 0	Congo

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Congo	1 – 1	Niger

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Benin	2 – 0	Canada

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Congo	2 – 0	Benin

Group B

Nation	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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

Cameroon	3 – 1	France

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France	2 – 1	Seychelles

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Cameroon	2 – 1	Seychelles

Group C

Nation	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
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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Gabon	2 – 1	Mauritius

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Madagascar	2 – 0	Gabon

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

See also

• Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie