African Friendship Games 1961
Ivory Coast · 25 Dec 1961 – 31 Dec 1961
12Teams
14Matches
62Goals
Tournament summary
The African Friendship Games 1961 was played in Ivory Coast from 25 December 1961 to 31 December 1961. 12 teams took part, playing 14 matches with 62 goals (4.43 per match).
Participants
Shading by points won; the champion is highlighted in gold.
Team statistics
| Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Ivory Coast | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 |
 Benin | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | +10 |
 Senegal | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | +4 |
 Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 |
 Cameroon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Madagascar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 |
 Chad | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Niger | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
 Central African Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
 Liberia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | -9 |
 Gabon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9 | -7 |
 Mauritania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | -11 |
Aggregated over all matches of the tournament (group stage and knock-outs).
All results
Monday 25 December 1961
- Madagascar 5–1 MauritaniaAbidjan
- Central African Republic 1–1 LiberiaAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 2–1 Burkina FasoAbidjan
- Senegal 3–2 GabonAbidjan
- Chad 2–2 NigerAbidjan
Tuesday 26 December 1961
- Benin 7–0 MauritaniaAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 5–0 LiberiaAbidjan
- Cameroon 6–0 GabonAbidjan
Wednesday 27 December 1961
- Benin 3–1 MadagascarAbidjan
- Burkina Faso 5–1 LiberiaAbidjan
- Ivory Coast 1–0 Central African RepublicAbidjan
- Senegal 4–0 CameroonAbidjan
Friday 29 December 1961
- Ivory Coast 1–1 SenegalAbidjan