2015 African U-17 Championship

2015 African U-17 Championship
Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2015
Tournament details
Host country  Niger
Dates 15 February – 1 March
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Mali (1st title)
Runners-up  South Africa
Third place  Guinea
Fourth place  Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 45 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Victor Osimhen
(4 goals)

The 2015 African U-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in Niamey, Niger, and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May.[1] However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March.[2]

The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.[3] Mali won the tournament, and were joined by South Africa, Guinea, and Nigeria as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

The qualifiers were played between June and September 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger.

Player eligibility

During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.[4]

Qualified teams

Disqualified

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 35,000
Stade Municipal 10,000

Match officials

The referees were:[6]

Referees
  • Algeria Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Angola Helder Martins de Carvalho
  • Cameroon Antoine Max Depadoux Effa Essouma
  • Comoros Ali Mohamed Adelaid
  • Republic of the Congo Lazard Tsiba Kamba
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
  • Equatorial Guinea Joaquin Esono Eyang
  • Morocco Noureddine El Jaafari
  • Niger Gomno Daouda
  • Nigeria Ferdinand Anietie Udoh
  • Senegal Daouda Kebe
  • Togo Kokou Hougnimon Fagla
  • Uganda Denis Batte
Assistant referees
  • Benin Babadjide Bienvenu Dina
  • Comoros Soulaimane Amaldine
  • Egypt Ahmed Hossam Taha
  • Ethiopia Temesgin Samuel Atango
  • Ivory Coast Marius Donatien Tan
  • Guinea Abdoulaye Sylla
  • Kenya Gilbert Cheruiyot
  • Lesotho Souru Phatsoane
  • Mozambique Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
  • Niger Abdourahamane Diarra Soumana
  • Senegal Ababacar Sene
  • Senegal Serigne Cheikh Toure
  • Somalia Hamza Hagi Abdi
  • Sudan Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim
  • Tunisia Majed Rhouma
  • Zimbabwe Tapfumanei Mutengwa

Draw

The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[7] Niger and Ivory Coast were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.[8]

Squads

Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[3]

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[9][10]

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[3]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all games;
  5. Goals scored in all games;
  6. Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times UTC+01:00.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3
4  Niger (H) 3 1 0 2 3 5 2 3
Source: CAF
(H) Host.

15 February 2015
15:00
Niger  0–2  Nigeria
Report Osimhen  17'
Nwakali  28'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

15 February 2015
18:00
Guinea  1–0  Zambia
A. Touré  25' Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaïd (Comoros)

18 February 2015
16:00
Nigeria  1–1  Guinea
Nwakali  85' (pen.) Report Diallo  14' (pen.)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)

18 February 2015
19:00
Zambia  2–1  Niger
Daka  6'
Museba  17'
Report Gonda  66'

21 February 2015
18:30
Niger  2–1  Guinea
Boubabcar  3'
Lara  40'
Report Bangoura  28'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

21 February 2015
18:30
Nigeria  3–1  Zambia
Osimhen  36', 48'
Nwakali  45+1'
Report Daka  61'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  South Africa 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 3 8 5 0
Source: CAF

16 February 2015
16:00
Ivory Coast  2–2  South Africa
Kouao  75'
Doumbia  83'
Report Mbatha  37'
Mayo  61'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

16 February 2015
19:00
Mali  3–1  Cameroon
Sangaré  49'
Koita  79'
B. Traoré  89'
Report Hongla  62'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

19 February 2015
16:00
South Africa  2–2  Mali
Mkatshana  74'
Mohamme  81'
Report Maiga  18'
B. Traoré  60'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

19 February 2015
19:00
Cameroon  1–2  Ivory Coast
Bayemi  3' Report Kouadio  79'
Doumbia  85' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

22 February 2015
16:30
Ivory Coast  0–1  Mali
Report B. Traoré  35'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

22 February 2015
16:30
South Africa  3–1  Cameroon
Achille  3' (o.g.)
Maluleke  45' (pen.), 58'
Report Bayemi  49'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh Aniete (Nigeria)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).[3]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 February
 
 
 Nigeria0
 
1 March
 
 South Africa1
 
 South Africa0
 
26 February
 
 Mali2
 
 Mali2
 
 
 Guinea1
 
Third Place
 
 
1 March
 
 
 Nigeria1
 
 
 Guinea3

Semi-finals

25 February 2015
16:00
Nigeria  0–1  South Africa
Report Mayo  27'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

26 February 2015
16:00
Mali  2–1  Guinea
Koita  25'
Malle  53'
Report A. Touré  51'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Third place match

1 March 2015
16:00
Nigeria  1–3  Guinea
Osimhen  30' Report A. Touré  35'
Keita  40', 53'

Final

1 March 2015
19:00
South Africa  0–2  Mali
Report Bagayoko  67'
Malle  79'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals
  • Guinea Aboubacar Touré
  • Mali Boubacar Traoré
  • Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali
2 goals
  • Cameroon Christian Bayemi
  • Guinea Abdoulaye Jules Keita
  • Ivory Coast Idrissa Doumbia
  • Mali Sekou Koita
  • Mali Aly Malle
  • South Africa Nelson Maluleke
  • South Africa Eric Mayo
  • Zambia Patson Daka
1 goal
  • Cameroon Martin Hongla
  • Ivory Coast N'guessan Jonas Kouadio
  • Ivory Coast Koffi Kouao
  • Guinea Naby Bangoura
  • Guinea Sam Diallo
  • Mali Siaka Bagayoko
  • Mali Sidiki Maiga
  • Mali Mamadou Sangaré
  • Niger Issoufou Boubabcar
  • Niger Malick Saidou Gonda
  • Niger Ismael Rabiou Lara
  • South Africa Ntuthuko Mbatha
  • South Africa Luvuyo Katlego Mkatshana
  • South Africa Katlego Mohamme
  • Zambia Wayne Museba
Own goal

  • Cameroon Fokem Achille (against South Africa)

See also

References

  1. "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". Confederation of African Football. 27 September 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
  2. "Gambia suspended from all competitions for two years". Confederation of African Football. 2014-05-03. Retrieved 2015-05-05.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Regulations of the African U-17 Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
  4. "Confederation Africaine de Football Press Release" (pdf). CAF. 22 September 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
  5. "Appeal Board upheld disqualification of Ghana U-17 team". CAF. 27 November 2014.
  6. "Referees". CAFOnline.com. February 8, 2015.
  7. "U-17 & U-20 draw set for Dec. 21". CAF. 15 December 2014.
  8. "Hosts Niger draw neighbours Nigeria in opener". CAF. 21 December 2014.
  9. "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 11th African U17 Championship, Niger 2015" (PDF). CAF.
  10. "Organising Committee adjusts Niger 2015 kick-off times". CAF. 15 February 2015.

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