2009 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Algeria |
City | Algiers |
Dates | 19 March - 2 April 2009 |
Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 13 |
Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
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[]
Qualified teams[]
Squads[]
Venues[]
Zéralda, Algiers | Dar El Beïda, Algiers | |
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Zéralda Stadium | Omar Benrabah Stadium | |
Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Group stage[]
Group A[]
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | |
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3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
Algeria ![]() | 1 – 0 | ![]() |
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Bendahmane ![]() |
Report |
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Guinea ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Report | Bendahmane ![]() |
Referee: Fredrick Kayindi-Ngobi (Uganda)
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 |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Corrected standings
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
Burkina Faso ![]() | 5 – 0 | ![]() |
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Report |
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Malawi ![]() | 0 – 2 | ![]() |
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Report | ![]() |
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Burkina Faso ![]() | 1 – 0[1] | ![]() |
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Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Knock-out stage[]
Semifinals[]
Gambia ![]() | 4 – 0 | ![]() |
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![]() ![]() ![]() Gassama ![]() |
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Burkina Faso ![]() | 0 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bendahmane ![]() |
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Third place match[]
Malawi ![]() | 2 – 3 | ![]() |
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Milanzi ![]() |
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Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Final[]
Gambia ![]() | 3 – 1 | ![]() |
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Bendahmane ![]() |
Referee: Osmane Karembe (Mali)
Winners[]
2009 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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![]() Gambia Second title |
References[]
External links[]
Categories:
- 2009 African U-17 Championship
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- International association football competitions hosted by Algeria
- 2009 in African football
- 2009 in youth association football