Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games

2003 Afro-Asian Games Football Tournament
Tournament details
Host countryIndia
CityHyderabad
Dates22–31 October 2003
Teams7 (from 2 confederations)
Venue(s)Lal Bahadur Shastri Stadium
GMC Balayogi Athletic Stadium
Final positions
Champions Uzbekistan U-21
Runners-up India
Third place Zimbabwe
Fourth place Rwanda
Tournament statistics
Top scorer(s)Zimbabwe Albert Mbano
India I.M. Vijayan
(4 goals each)

Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games was held in Hyderabad, India from 22 to 31 October 2003.[1] The football preliminaries commenced two days before the Opening Ceremony of the Games.

The football tournament was a men's-only event. Eight teams were set to participate, but only 7 played. Uzbekistan U-21 youth team were the gold medalists beating the host country India in the final.[2] The host country took silver, while Zimbabwe won bronze.

  1. ^ Chaudhuri, Arunava; Stokkermans, Karel (2001). "Afro-Asian Games 2003". RSSSF. Archived from the original on 28 September 2022. Retrieved 20 August 2020.
  2. ^ "How have the Indian national team performed against African opponents?". Retrieved 22 December 2023.