Football at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie

2017 Football Tournament at the Jeux de la Francophonie.
Tournament details
Host countryIvory Coast
CityAbidjan
Dates21–30 July 2017
Teams16 (from 16 associations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (2nd title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Mali
Fourth place DR Congo
Tournament statistics
Matches played28
Goals scored62 (2.21 per match)

The football tournament at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie took place from 21 to 30 July in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The organization of the football competition has been considered to be a fiasco by some participating countries. The tournament was supposed to follow the FIFA tiebreaker rules. However, the organizing committee decided to change the rules in the midst of the competition in favour of Ivory Coast, thus eliminating Guinea from the group stage. Due to these changes, D.R. Congo also qualified for the semifinals instead of Quebec. Also in the semifinals, Mali delegation protested the referee's call of a frivolous penalty that won the game for the hosts Ivory Coast.

Participants

Draw

The draw was carried out on 23 February 2017.[1]

Prior to the draw, teams were divided in pools.[2]

Pool 1 Pool 2
Pool 3 Pool 4

Squads

Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.[3]

Group stage

Tiebreakers

The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:

  1. Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
  2. Greatest number of points obtained in direct confrontation
  3. Goal difference in all group matches
  4. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast (H) 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 2 0 1 6 5 +1 6
3  Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
4  Lebanon 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Match 1
Guinea 3–2 Ivory Coast
Toure 26', 77'
Cisse 42'		 Report Loba 16'
Meleke 89'
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Match 2
Burkina Faso 1–1 Lebanon
Cissé 33' Report El Shoum 89'
Parc des sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Match 9
Ivory Coast 1–0 Burkina Faso
Loba 74' Report
Referee: Kokou N'Tale (Togo)
Match 10
Lebanon 1–2 Guinea
Mehanna 62' Report Bah 40'
A. Camara 87'
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Match 17
Ivory Coast 2–0 Lebanon
W. Ta Bi 32'
Loba 69'		 Report
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Match 18
Burkina Faso 2–1 Guinea
Cissé 13', 85' Report F. Soumah 52'
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 1 2 0 3 0 +3 5 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 2 0 +2 5
3  Congo 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
4  Niger 3 0 1 2 1 7 −6 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Match 3
Niger 1–4 Congo
Haïnikoye 38' Report Massala Maleke 30'
Nguessi Ondama 34'
Nkaya 43'
Ondongo 47'
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)
Match 4
Cameroon 0–0 Mali
Report
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Jean Ouatarra (Burkina Faso)
Match 11
Congo 0–2 Cameroon
Report Nguidjol 11'
Mountala 90+2'
Referee: Roland Danon (Ivory Coast)
Match 12
Mali 3–0 Niger
D. Traoré 44'
M. Traoré 47'
Kane 80'		 Report
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Match 19
Congo 0–0 Mali
Report
Referee: Kokou N'Tale (Togo)
Match 20
Cameroon 0–0 Niger
Report
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 2 1 0 11 0 +11 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Senegal 3 2 1 0 8 1 +7 7
3  Mauritius 3 1 0 2 4 13 −9 3
4  Gabon 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 Withdrew
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Match 5
Gabon 0–3
(Forfeited) 		 Morocco
Match 6
Senegal 5–1 Mauritius
Niang 19', 65'
Ba 47'
Djitte 51'
Diop 73'		 Report Jolicoeur 54'
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Match 13
Morocco 0–0 Senegal
Report
Referee: Juste Kokolo (Congo)
Match 14
Mauritius 3–0
(Forfeited) 		 Gabon
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Match 21
Morocco 8–0 Mauritius
Kiyine 5', 56'
Nassik 41', 60', 83'
Boutouil 66'
Hannouri 88', 90+1'		 Report
Referee: Roland Danon (Ivory Coast)
Match 22
Senegal 3–0
(Forfeited) 		 Gabon

Group D

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  DR Congo 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2  Quebec 3 2 0 1 3 4 −1 6
3  France 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
4  Haiti 3 0 1 2 2 4 −2 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Match 7
Haiti 1–1 France
Guillaume 82' Report Mroivili 80'
Referee: Hadi Salameh (Lebanon)
Match 8
Quebec 1–0 DR Congo
Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti 36' Report
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
Match 15
France 3–0 Quebec
Karraoui 31', 63'
Mehadji 33'		 Report
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Match 16
DR Congo 1–0 Haiti
Nzembele 83' Report
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)
Match 23
France 1–2 DR Congo
Nkada 85' Report Zola 54'
Lusuki 87'
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)
Match 24
Quebec 2–1 Haiti
Bobe 58', 90+1' Report Jeudy 53'
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Juste Kokolo (Congo)

Knockout stage

Semi-finals

Match 25
Ivory Coast 2–1 Mali
Diaby 18'
Loba 79' (pen.)		 Report Camara 45+6'
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Match 26
Morocco 1–0 DR Congo
Hannouri 84' Report
Referee: Kokou N'Tale (Togo)

Third-place playoff

Match 27
Mali 2–1 DR Congo
Touré 9'
N'Diaye 90+1'		 Report Nel 37'
Referee: Hadi Salameh (Lebanon)

Final

Match 28
Ivory Coast 1–1 (a.e.t.) Morocco
Kassi 64' Report Kiyine 8'
Penalties
Loba soccer ball with check mark
Sanogo soccer ball with check mark
Niangbo soccer ball with check mark
Meleke soccer ball with check mark
Ta Bi soccer ball with check mark
Diaby soccer ball with check mark
Kassi soccer ball with red X		 6–7 El Mourabit soccer ball with check mark
El Wardi soccer ball with check mark
Gaddarine soccer ball with check mark
Bari soccer ball with check mark
Kiyine soccer ball with check mark
Bach soccer ball with check mark
Boutouil soccer ball with check mark
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)

Medalists

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's under-20  Morocco
El Mehdi Benabid
Hamza El Kaouakibi
Achraf Dari
Abdelmounaim Boutouil
Badr Gaddarine
Anas Bach
Youssef Belammari
Fahd Difi
Bilal Bari
Mohamed El Mourabit
Zakaria Nassik
El Mehdi Agdai
Achraf Laadoul
Zakaria El Wardi
Zakaria Azoud
Hamza Hannouri
Sofian Kiyine
Hamza Dezza
Othman Fadiz 		 Ivory Coast
Moussa Baba Bamba
Junior Yeo
Koffi Habib Ande
Aboubacar Kouyaté
Willy Braciano Ta Bi
Ulrich Meleke
Ali Sanogo
Trazie Thomas Zai
Aké Arnaud Loba
Anderson Niangbo
Thierry Kassi
Koffi Dakoi
Hamed Junior Traorè
El Hadje Moustapha Danté
Razack Cissé
Kouya Mabea
Souleymane Diaby
Moustapha Camara 		 Mali
Alkalifa Coulibaly
Mamadou Sacko
Djémoussa Traoré
Fode Konaté
Mamadi Fofana
Mohamed Camara
Hadji Dramé
Abdoulaye Dabo
El Bilal Touré
Abdou Salam Ag Jiddou
Mamadou Traoré
Cheick Doucouré
Siaka Sidibé
Abdoulaye Diaby
Youssouf Koita
Mamadou Samake
Ibrahim Kane
Lassana N'Diaye
Dramane Traoré

References

  1. ^ "Qualifications en football masculin | Jeux de la francophonie". www.jeux.francophonie.org (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  2. ^ "Tirage au sort en 4 poules de 4 équipes" (PDF). jeux.francophonie.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
  3. ^ "RÉGLEMENTATION DES VIIIES JEUX DE LA FRANCOPHONIE" (pdf). jeux.francophonie.org. 11 July 2016. p. 53. Retrieved 16 May 2017.