2011 African Youth Championship
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The 2011 African Youth Championship
was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF
decided to postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa
would be the new hosts, with games taking place between 17 April and 2 May.
As the Championship also acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
, the tournament would have to be played before the end of June 2011.
The tournament was won by Nigeria
, who beat Cameroon
in the final, to win their sixth title.
, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium
, home of Wits University. Rand Stadium
, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium.
Referees
Daniel Volgraaff Adam Cordier Diatta Badara Crespin Aguidissou Eldin Abdel Gadir Badr Hamdi Chaaban Mohamed Benouza
Mario Bangoura Aboubacar
Assistant referees
Thusi Siwela Zakhele Mohamed Benarous Sunguifolo Yeo Malonga Bouende John Kanyenye Lonngional Berhe Tesfagiorgis Malick Alidu Salifu Fousseyni Traore
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3 goals
Lucky Nguzana
2 goals Frank Ohandza
Edgar Salli
Mohamed Hamdy Richmond Boakye
Kalifa Coulibaly Olarenwaju Kayode
1 goal Emmanuel Mbongo Ahmed Hegazy
Mohamed Salah Ghaly Baboucarr Jammeh Kwame Chana Litsepe Leonty Marabe Amara Konaté Cheick Mohamed Chérif Doumbia Ibrahim Diallo Terry Envoh
Azeez Ramon Olamilekan Stanley Okoro
Letsie Koapeng
African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds...
was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
decided to postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa
South Africa
The Republic of South Africa is a country in southern Africa. Located at the southern tip of Africa, it is divided into nine provinces, with of coastline on the Atlantic and Indian oceans...
would be the new hosts, with games taking place between 17 April and 2 May.
As the Championship also acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
, the tournament would have to be played before the end of June 2011.
The tournament was won by Nigeria
Nigeria national under-20 football team
Nigeria U-20 men's national soccer team, also known as Nigeria Under-20s or nicknamed Flying Eagles, is the youth team for national soccer in Nigeria...
, who beat Cameroon
Cameroon national under-20 football team
-Appearances:-Honors:*African Youth Championship** Winners : 1995** Runners-up : 1981, 1993, 2009, 2011** Third Place : 1999*Jeux de la Francophonie** Third Place: 1997** Fourth Place: 2001, 2005-Squad:...
in the final, to win their sixth title.
Qualification
Qualified teams: (hosts, replaces )Venues
Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011. Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville StadiumDobsonville Stadium
Dobsonville Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League...
, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium
Bidvest Stadium
Bidvest Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in the Braampark suburb of Johannesburg, at the Gauteng Province in South Africa. The stadium has a dedicated field to host football matches with a capacity of 5,000 seats, and other fields to host other sports disciplines...
, home of Wits University. Rand Stadium
Rand Stadium
Rand Stadium is a stadium in Rosettenville, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is set to be utilized as a training field for teams participating in the 2010 FIFA World Cup after being completely rebuilt and reopened in August 2008....
, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium.
| Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
Johannesburg Johannesburg Johannesburg also known as Jozi, Jo'burg or Egoli, is the largest city in South Africa, by population. Johannesburg is the provincial capital of Gauteng, the wealthiest province in South Africa, having the largest economy of any metropolitan region in Sub-Saharan Africa... |
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| Bidvest Stadium Bidvest Stadium Bidvest Stadium, is a multi-use stadium in the Braampark suburb of Johannesburg, at the Gauteng Province in South Africa. The stadium has a dedicated field to host football matches with a capacity of 5,000 seats, and other fields to host other sports disciplines... |
Dobsonville Stadium Dobsonville Stadium Dobsonville Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Soweto, a suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa. It is mostly used for football matches, but is also equipped with an athletics track. It is the home ground of Moroka Swallows, a football club which plays in the Premier Soccer League... |
| 26.187778°N 28.028333°W | 26.226798°N 27.864071°W |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 24,000 |
Officials
The following referees were chosen for the tournament.Referees
Daniel Volgraaff Adam Cordier Diatta Badara Crespin Aguidissou Eldin Abdel Gadir Badr Hamdi Chaaban Mohamed Benouza
Mohamed Benouza
Mohamed Benouza is an Algerian football referee who currently resides in Oran. He has been a full international referee for FIFA since 2001....
Mario Bangoura Aboubacar
Assistant referees
Thusi Siwela Zakhele Mohamed Benarous Sunguifolo Yeo Malonga Bouende John Kanyenye Lonngional Berhe Tesfagiorgis Malick Alidu Salifu Fousseyni Traore
Final Tournament
| Key to colours in group tables | |
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| Team qualified for the knockout stages | |
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
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Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | ||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | –2 | 1 |
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Knockout Stage
The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup was the eighteenth edition of the FIFA U-20 World Cup since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship. Colombia hosted the tournament between 29 July and 20 August 2011, with matches being played in eight cities...
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Semifinals
----Third place playoff
Final
Player Awards
- Top goalscorer:
Uche NwoforUche NwoforUche Innocent Nwofor is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for VVV Venlo as a striker.-Club career:Nwofor began his career with Power United also called Anambra Pillars F.C. He left in summer 2009 to go on loan to Nigerian premier league side Shooting Stars F.C... - Fair player of the tournament:
Ahmed El Shenawy - Player of the tournament:
Edgar SalliEdgar SalliEdgar Nicaise Constant "Edgar" Salli is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Monaco as a winger. He has represented Cameroon at youth international level and was voted player of the tournament at the 2011 African Youth Championship....
Goal scorers
4 goals Uche NwoforUche Nwofor
Uche Innocent Nwofor is a Nigerian footballer currently playing for VVV Venlo as a striker.-Club career:Nwofor began his career with Power United also called Anambra Pillars F.C. He left in summer 2009 to go on loan to Nigerian premier league side Shooting Stars F.C...
3 goals
Lucky Nguzana
2 goals Frank Ohandza
Frank Ohandza
Frank Ohandza is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Thailand Premier League side Buriram PEA.-Career:Born in Ngong, Cameroon, Ohandza began playing football for the youth side of local club Daga Sport. At age 19, he went on trial with a few European clubs and signed for Belgian First Division...
Edgar Salli
Edgar Salli
Edgar Nicaise Constant "Edgar" Salli is a Cameroonian footballer who plays for Monaco as a winger. He has represented Cameroon at youth international level and was voted player of the tournament at the 2011 African Youth Championship....
Mohamed Hamdy Richmond Boakye
Richmond Boakye
Richmond Yiadom Boakye is a Ghanaian professional footballer who plays for Serie B club Sassuolo in Italy also in Italy.-Biography:...
Kalifa Coulibaly Olarenwaju Kayode
1 goal Emmanuel Mbongo Ahmed Hegazy
Ahmed Hegazy
Ahmed Hegazy is an association football player who plays for Ismaily SC in the Egyptian Premier League. He plays in defence. He also plays in Egypt's under-20 national team.-References:...
Mohamed Salah Ghaly Baboucarr Jammeh Kwame Chana Litsepe Leonty Marabe Amara Konaté Cheick Mohamed Chérif Doumbia Ibrahim Diallo Terry Envoh
Terry Envoh
Terrence Envoh is a Nigerian footballer. He currently plays for Sharks F.C..-Career:Envoh began his career with LEA Primary School Tudun Wada and signed in 2007 with Mighty Jets of Jos Nigeria...
Azeez Ramon Olamilekan Stanley Okoro
Stanley Okoro
Stanley Okoro is a Nigerian football Midfielder currently playing for KS Skenderbeu Korce in the Albanian Superliga, after a former experience with his homeland club Heartland F.C., and with Almería B .-Career:...
Letsie Koapeng