Football at the 2015 African Games – Men's tournament
Team Appearance Previous best performance
Burkina Faso 2nd Group stage ( 1973 )
Congo ( hosts ) 4th Gold medal ( 1965 )
Egypt 8th Gold medal ( 1987 , 1995 )
Ghana 6th Gold medal ( 2011 )
Nigeria 6th Gold medal ( 1973 )
Senegal 4th Fourth place ( 2011 )
Sudan 1st Debut
Zimbabwe 3rd Silver medal ( 1995 )
Qualification -- Qualified teams
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament .
The 2015 African Games men's football tournament was the 11th edition of the African Games men's football tournament. The men's football tournament was held in Brazzaville, the Republic of the Congo between 6-18 September 2015 as part of the 2015 African Games. The tournament was age-restricted and open to men's under-23 national teams only.