2011 African U-20 Championship
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.[1]
| 2011 Afrikaanse Jeug Championship CAF U20/South Africa | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Dates | 17 April – 1 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Uche Nwofor (4 goals) |
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.[2]
The tournament was won by Nigeria, who beat Cameroon in the final, to win their sixth title.[3]
Qualification
Qualified teams:
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Squads
Venues
Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011.[4] Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville Stadium, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium, home of Wits University.[5] Rand Stadium, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium.[6]
| Johannesburg | Johannesburg |
|---|---|
| Bidvest Stadium | Dobsonville Stadium |
| 26.187778°S 28.028333°E | 26.226798°S 27.864071°E |
| Capacity: 5,000 | Capacity: 24,000 |
Officials
The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[7]
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Egypt |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
 South Africa |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
 Lesotho |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–4 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Nguzana  20', 77' |
Report | Doumbia 11' Coulibaly 22', 38'Diallo 67' |
| Lesotho | 1–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| L. Marabe 66' |
Report | Koapeng 22' Nguzana 32' |
| South Africa | 0–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdy 45' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Gambia |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Gambia | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Jammeh 22' |
Report | Boakye 88' |
| Ghana | 1–1 | Cameroon |
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| Chana 20' |
Report | Mbongo 90' |
Knockout stage
The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 (2) | |||||
| Cameroon | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
Third place playoff
| Mali | 0–1 | Egypt |
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| Report | Hamdy 48' |
Player Awards
- Top goalscorer: Uche Nwofor[9]
- Fair player of the tournament: Ahmed El Shenawy[9]
- Player of the tournament: Edgar Salli[9]
Goal scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- Lucky Nguzana
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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References
- "CAF gives youth tourney to SA". Kickoff.com. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- "CAF indefinitely postpones 2011 Africa Youth Championship". Confederation of African Football. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
- "Nigeria win superb Africa Youth Championship final". BBC. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
- "Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange AYC 2011". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- "Dobsonville, Rand Stadiums to host AYC". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
- "Venue change for AYC games". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
- "Referees". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- David Gold (19 March 2011). "South Africa replace Libya as African Youth Championship hosts". Insideworldfootball Limited. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- "Awards : Orange CAN U-20". Orange African Youth Championship 2011. CAF. Retrieved 29 November 2011.