2011 African U-20 Championship
| 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 | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Third place | |
| Fourth place | |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer | |
← 2009 2013 → | |
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]
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
[edit]Qualified teams:
Squads
[edit]Venues
[edit]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]
| Dobsonville Stadium | Bidvest Stadium |
| 26°13′36″S 27°51′51″E / 26.226798°S 27.864071°E | 26°11′16″S 28°01′42″E / 26.187778°S 28.028333°E |
| Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
Officials
[edit]The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[7]
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–4 | |
|---|---|---|
| Nguzana |
Report | Doumbia Coulibaly Diallo |
| Lesotho | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| L. Marabe |
Report | Koapeng Nguzana |
| South Africa | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdy |
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage | |
| 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | ||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | ||
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
Knockout stage
[edit]The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 3 | ||||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| 2 | ||||||
| 0 (2) | ||||||
| 0 (4) | ||||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| 0 | ||||||
| 1 | ||||||
Semifinals
[edit]| Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Hegazy Hamdy Ibrahim Ashraf |
2–4 | Songo’o Nyatchou Ndema Mvom-Mbeyo'o Banana |
Third place playoff
[edit]| Mali | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdy |
Final
[edit]| Nigeria | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kayode Nwofor Envoh |
Report | Ohandza Salli |
Winners
[edit]| 2011 African Youth Championship |
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Nigeria Sixth title |
Player Awards
[edit]- Top goalscorer:
Uche Nwofor[9] - Fair player of the tournament:
Ahmed El Shenawy[9] - Player of the tournament:
Edgar Salli[9]
Goal scorers
[edit]- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
References
[edit]- ^ "CAF gives youth tourney to SA". Kickoff.com. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. 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.
- ^ a b c "Awards : Orange CAN U-20". Orange African Youth Championship 2011. CAF. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
External links
[edit]- 2011 African U-20 Championship
- U-20 Africa Cup of Nations tournaments
- 2011 in African men's continental football
- 2011 in African men's international football
- 2011 in African youth football
- 2010–11 in South African soccer
- Men's international association football competitions hosted by South Africa
- 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup qualification
- 2010s in Johannesburg
- Sports competitions in Johannesburg
- April 2011 sports events in Africa
- May 2011 sports events in Africa
