2009 African U-17 Championship

2009 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009
Tournament details
Host country Algeria
City Algiers
Dates 19 March - 2 April 2009
Teams 8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Gambia
Runners-up  Algeria
Third place  Burkina Faso
Fourth place  Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played 13
Goals scored 33 (2.54 per match)

The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Venues

Zéralda, Algiers Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Stade Zéralda Stade Dar El Beïda
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 10,000

Group stage

Legend
Advanced to semi-finals and qualified for the 2009 U-17 World Cup

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Gambia 330050+59
 Algeria 32012206
 Guinea 301202-21
 Cameroon 301203-31

19 March 2009
14:00
Gambia  1 0  Guinea
Bojang  52' Report
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

19 March 2009
16:30
Algeria  1 0  Cameroon
Bendahmane  20' Report
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

22 March 2009
14:00
Cameroon  0 2  Gambia
Report Dawda  20'
Alsana  75'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)

22 March 2009
16:30
Guinea  0 1  Algeria
Report Bendahmane  15'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Fredrick Kayindi-Ngobi (Uganda)

25 March 2009
15:00
Algeria  0 2  Gambia
Nyang  28'
Bojang  90'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)

25 March 2009
15:00
Cameroon  0 0  Guinea
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Group B

Original group standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 330080+89
 Niger 320131+26
 Malawi 310254+13
 Zimbabwe 3003011-110

After the group ended, Niger was disqualified from the tournament for fielding an over-aged player. Their results were expunged from the standings.


Corrected standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 220070+76
 Malawi 210152+33
 Zimbabwe 2002010-100

20 March 2009
14:00
Burkina Faso  5 0  Zimbabwe
Ouiya  6, 33, 60'
Konseiga  28'
Kabre Wendkouni  81'
Report
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

20 March 2009
16:30
Niger  2 1[1]  Malawi
Ousmane  4'
Sidibe  80'
Report Milanzi  65'

23 March 2009
14:00
Zimbabwe  0 1[1]  Niger
Report Ousmane  47'
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)

23 March 2009
16:30
Malawi  0 2  Burkina Faso
Report Zoungrana  55, 85'
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)

26 March 2009
15:00
Burkina Faso  1 0[1]  Niger
Adama  87'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)

26 March 2009
15:15
Zimbabwe  0 5  Malawi
Simukonda  53'
Milanzi  80'
Robin Ngalande  82, 90'
Phiri  86'
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Abdesslam Khelifi (Algeria)

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

29 March 2009
13:30
Gambia  4 0  Malawi
Nyang  2'
Camara  18'
Bojang  53'
Gassama  79'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)

29 March 2009
15:45
Burkina Faso  0 1  Algeria
Bendahmane  40'
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Third place match

1 April 2009
15:00
Malawi  2 3  Burkina Faso
Milanzi  38, 55' Ouiya  46'
Alassane  69, 78'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Final

2 April 2009
15:30
Gambia  3 1  Algeria
Bojang  7, 85'
Camara  22'
Bendahmane  41'
Stade Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Referee: Osmane Karembe (Mali)

Winners

2009 CAF Under-17 Championship
The Gambia
Gambia
Second title

Countries to participate in 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The 4 teams which qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup:

Also qualified as hosts of the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup

References

  1. 1 2 3 Match expunged after Niger was ejected from the competition

External links

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