All Africa Games

All-Africa Games (football) (Football at the African Games) - a national-team football tournament within the African Games programme under ANOCA. Regulations: the format is set for each edition and typically includes zonal qualification into a finals tournament, with the finals most often built around a group stage followed by a knockout stage. The group phase generally uses the standard points system of 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss, while standings and tie-breakers are defined by the edition regulations. In knockout matches, level scores are resolved under the regulations and usually involve extra time and a penalty shoot-out. Squad eligibility is defined per edition and the tournament has long operated as a youth competition, with recent regulations using an under-20 age limit.