Tournament details | |
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Host country | India |
City | Hyderabad |
Dates | 22–31 October 2003 |
Teams | 7 (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) | Albert Mbano 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.