NB: first edition omnisports event including a football tournament
Quarterfinals
First Leg [Jul 14, stade R.P. Lefèvre, Libreville]
Gabon 3-1 Congo-Brazzaville
Second Leg [Sep 16, stade Eboué, Brazzaville]
Congo-Brazzaville 3-1 Gabon
NB: a playoff was to be held, probably at Bangui (site
of the final tournament), but never took place after
Gabonese players complained, on returning home, of
violent treatment in Brazzaville, resulting in riots
causing the death of 9 Congolese in Libreville and the
expulsion of Congolese residents
Final Tournament [Dec 1962, Bangui]
Participants: Madagascar
Centrafrique
Cameroon
Congo-Brazzaville
Semifinals
Congo-Brazzaville 6-1 Madagascar
Centrafrique 1-4 Cameroon
Final
Congo-Brazzaville 3-0 Cameroon
[Hervé-Fortuna Mayanda "Tshombé-Demalhouette",
Gilbert Makouana "Bolikango-Bolida", Omer Péna "Pelé"]
Congo-Sport: Jean-Pierre Elouma (capitaine),
Maxime Matsima «Yachine», Germain Gavaud «Moteur»,
Hervé-Fortuné Mayanda, Gilbert Makouana «Bolida»,
Habib Tall, Désiré Mayala «Larbi», Armand-Bérulle Ambara,
Omer Péna, Léopold Ndey, Adolphe Bibanzoulou «Amoyen».
trainer: Paul Ebondzibato
players: Maxime Matsima «Yachine», Pierre Moumpala,
Jean-Pierre Elouma «Anderson» (capitaine),
Adolphe Biba-ndzoulou «Amoyen»,
Léopold Dey «Flamion-Ziboulateur», Désiré Mayala «Larbi»,
Armand-Bérulle Ambara «Colonel Mobutu»,
Germain Gaveau «Moteur», Habibo-Tall «Saxo»,
Jean-Chrysostome Bikoudi «Bistouri», etc.
Sources: http://www.lasemaineafricaine.com/detail_sports.php?id=7960; La Semaine Africaine, No. 3014 de 30 juillet 2010, p.15 (http://www.lasemaineafricaine.com/pdf/3014.pdf); http://www.starducongo.com/Miroir-du-passe-Coupe-des-Tropiques-1962_a2572.html
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