title: Football at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie
text: # 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.
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Congo | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
  | Canada | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
  | Niger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
  | Benin | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
  
  ### Group B
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
  | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
  | Seychelles | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
  
  ### Group C
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Madagascar | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
  | Gabon | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
  | Mauritius | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
  
  ## Knockout stage
  
  | Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Canada | 1 |
  | Canada | 1 | - | - |
  | Cameroon | 0 | - | - |
  | Cameroon | 0 | Canada | 0 (5) |
  | - | - | | Canada | 0 (5) |
  | - | - | Congo | 0 (3) |
  | Congo | 4 | Congo | 0 (3) |
  | Madagascar | 3 | | |
  | Madagascar | 3 | Third place | Third place |
  | | | Cameroon | 2 |
  | | | Madagascar | 1 |
  