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 African Youth Championship
2011 Afrikaanse Jeug Championship
CAF U20/South Africa
Tournament details
Host countrySouth Africa
CityJohannesburg
Dates17 April – 1 May
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored34 (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
Further information: 2011 African U-20 Championship qualification

Qualified teams:

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 / -26.187778; 28.028333 (Bidvest Stadium) 26.226798°S 27.864071°E / -26.226798; 27.864071 (Dobsonville Stadium)
Capacity: 5,000 Capacity: 24,000

Officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[7]

Final tournament
Key to colours in group tables
Team qualified for the knockout stages

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 321063+37
 Egypt 320131+26
 South Africa 310246−23
 Lesotho 301225−31
South Africa 2–4 Mali
Nguzana  20', 77' Report Doumbia  11'
Coulibaly  22', 38'
Diallo  67'
Egypt 2–0 Lesotho
Hegazy  46'
Salah  63' (pen.)		 Report
Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)
Lesotho 1–2 South Africa
L. Marabe  66' Report Koapeng  22'
Nguzana  32'
Referee: Hama Nampianbraza (Madagascar)
Mali 1–0 Egypt
Konaté  65' Report
Referee: Malick Salif (Ghana)
Mali 1–1 Lesotho
Ballo  17' Report Mosiuda  82'
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
South Africa 0–1 Egypt
Report Hamdy  45'

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 321031+27
 Nigeria 320142+26
 Ghana 302134−12
 Gambia 301214−31
Ghana 1–2 Nigeria
Boakye  31' Report Nwofor  17', 82'
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)
Cameroon 1–0 Gambia
Sally  (41) Report
Referee: Mario Bangoura Aboubacar (Guinea)
Nigeria 0–1 Cameroon
Report Ohandza  45+1'
Gambia 1–1 Ghana
Jammeh  22' Report Boakye  88'
Referee: Daniel Volgraaff (South Africa)
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Chana  20' Report Mbongo  90'
Referee: Hama Nampianbraza (Madagascar)
Nigeria 2–0 Gambia
Kayode  65'
Olamilekan  77'		 Report
Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

Knockout stage

The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 April
 
 
 Mali0
 
1 May
 
 Nigeria2
 
 Nigeria3
 
28 April
 
 Cameroon2
 
 Egypt0 (2)
 
 
 Cameroon0 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
1 May
 
 
 Mali0
 
 
 Egypt1

Semifinals
Mali 0–2 Nigeria
Report Nwofor  22'
Okoro  90+2' (pen.)
Referee: Mario Bangoura Aboubacar (Guinea)
Egypt 0–0 (a.e.t.) Cameroon
Report
Penalties
Hegazy
Hamdy
Ibrahim
Ashraf 		2–4 Songo’o
Nyatchou Ndema
Mvom-Mbeyo'o
Banana
Referee: Adam Cordier (Chad)

Third place playoff
Mali 0–1 Egypt
Report Hamdy  48'
Referee: Hama Nampianbraza (Madagascar)

Final
Nigeria 3–2 Cameroon
Kayode  75'
Nwofor  80'
Envoh  90+2'		 Report Ohandza  82'
Salli  85'
Referee: Badara Diatta (Senegal)

Winners
 2011 African Youth Championship 

Nigeria
Sixth title

Player Awards

Goal scorers
4 goals
3 goals
  • Lucky Nguzana
2 goals
1 goal
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References
  1. "CAF gives youth tourney to SA". Kickoff.com. 16 March 2010. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
  2. "CAF indefinitely postpones 2011 Africa Youth Championship". Confederation of African Football. 3 March 2010. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
  3. "Nigeria win superb Africa Youth Championship final". BBC. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  4. "Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange AYC 2011". Confederation of African Football. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
  5. "Dobsonville, Rand Stadiums to host AYC". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 7 April 2011.
  6. "Venue change for AYC games". Kickoff.com. Retrieved 14 April 2011.
  7. "Referees". Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 1 January 2011. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
  8. David Gold (19 March 2011). "South Africa replace Libya as African Youth Championship hosts". Insideworldfootball Limited. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
  9. "Awards : Orange CAN U-20". Orange African Youth Championship 2011. CAF. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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