Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, has been played in the African Military Games since the forst edition in 2002 as a men's competition sport.

The first edition was held in 2002 in Nairobi, Kenya with participation of seven teams.

Eritrea military team wins the tournament beating Guinea in the final.

Only four teams taked part to the tournament.

[2] Numbers refer to the final placing of each team at the respective Games.