Football at the 2023 Arab Games
The men's football tournament at the 2023 Arab Games was held from 2 to 14 July 2023 in Algeria, following an 11-year hiatus. Matches will be played in Annaba and Constantine. For the first time, teams are restricted to under-23 players, and a maximum of three over-aged players.
Bahrain were the defending champions, having beat Jordan in the final of the 2011 edition.
Teams
Participating countries
Eight teams are participating in the tournament, all under-23 with the exception of Saudi Arabia who are participating with their under-19 team.| Confederation | Nation |
| CAF | |
| AFC |
Draw
The draw took place on 19 June 2023. Host Algeria was automatically seeded in Pot 1. The remaining teams were seeded based on the FIFA ranking.| Pot 1 | Pot 2 | Pot 3 | Pot 4 |
Officiating
;Referees- Nabil Boukhalfa
- Abdemoumene Touabti
- Mohamed Khaled
- Zaid Thamer Mohammed
- Ammar Ashkanani
- Abdel Aziz Mohamed Bouh
- Muath Owfi
- Mohammad Qanah
- Mehrez Melki
- Hamza Bouzit
- Amro Ajaj
- Yahya Nouali
- Ali Fakih
- Basem Saef El Naser
- Hamooh Al Shuaibi
- Kinan Al-Baajawi
- Ibrahim Al-Dakheel
- Mowlid Rage Ali
- Mohamed Bakir
Group stage
''All times are local, AST.''Group A
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Group B
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