2009 African U-17 Championship

2009 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19 March – 2 April
Teams8 (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 played13
Goals scored33 (2.54 per match)
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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, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

Main article: 2009 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Squads

Main article: 2009 African U-17 Championship squads

Venues

Zéralda, Algiers
Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Zéralda Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,000

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Gambia 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Algeria 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
 Guinea 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
 Cameroon 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3 1
Gambia 1 – 0 Guinea
Bojang 52' Report
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Algeria 1 – 0 Cameroon
Bendahmane 20' Report
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Cameroon 0 – 2 Gambia
Report Dawda 20'
Alsana 75'
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Guinea 0 – 1 Algeria
Report Bendahmane 15'
Referee: Fredrick Kayindi-Ngobi (Uganda)
Algeria 0 – 2 Gambia
Nyang 28'
Bojang 90'
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Cameroon 0 – 0 Guinea
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Group B

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

Original group standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
 Niger 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
 Malawi 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
 Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 0

Corrected standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Burkina Faso 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Malawi 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
 Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10 0
Burkina Faso 5 – 0 Zimbabwe
Ouiya 6, 33, 60'
Konseiga 28'
Kabre Wendkouni 81'		 Report
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Niger 2 – 1[1] Malawi
Ousmane 4'
Sidibe 80'		 Report Milanzi 65'
Zimbabwe 0 – 1[1] Niger
Report Ousmane 47'
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Malawi 0 – 2 Burkina Faso
Report Zoungrana 55, 85'
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Burkina Faso 1 – 0[1] Niger
Adama 87'
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Zimbabwe 0 – 5 Malawi
Simukonda 53'
Milanzi 80'
Ngalande 82, 90'
Phiri 86'
Referee: Abdesslam Khelifi (Algeria)

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Gambia 4 – 0 Malawi
Nyang 2'
Camara 18'
Bojang 53'
Gassama 79'
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Burkina Faso 0 – 1 Algeria
Bendahmane 40'
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Third place match

Malawi 2 – 3 Burkina Faso
Milanzi 38, 55' Ouiya 46'
Alassane 69, 78'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Final

Gambia 3 – 1 Algeria
Bojang 7, 85'
Camara 22'		 Bendahmane 41'
Referee: Osmane Karembe (Mali)

Winners

2009 CAF Under-17 Championship
The Gambia
Gambia
Second title

References

  1. ^ a b c Match result expunged after Niger was ejected from the competition.