2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament

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2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament
Country Morocco
Teams4
Champions Saudi Arabia
Runners-up Algeria
Matches played4
Goals scored10 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Algeria Mehdi Benaldjia (3 goals)
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The 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took the newly constructed Stade de Tanger in Tangier, Morocco. Of the five UNAF member countries, Libya and Tunisia chose not to participate in the competition . Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament.[1] However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.[2]

Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco.

Participants[]

Venues[]

Tangier
Stade Ibn Batouta
Capacity: 45,000

Matches[]

Key to colours in group table
Group winner and champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6
 Algeria 2 1 0 1 4 3 +1 3
 Morocco 2 0 1 1 1 2 -1 1
  2 0 1 1 0 3 -3 1
Algeria 1 – 3 Saudi Arabia
Benaldjia Goal 82' Report Al-Mousa Goal 42' (pen.)
Goal 66'
Goal 86'
Stade de Tanger, Tangier
Morocco 0 – 0 
Stade de Tanger, Tangier
Algeria 3 – 0 
Bounedjah Goal 9'
Benaldjia Goal 19' Goal 43'		 Report
Stade de Tanger, Tangier
Morocco 1 – 2 Saudi Arabia
Goal 1' Bahebri Goal 11'
Goal 85'
Stade de Tanger, Tangier

Scorers[]

3 goals
1 goal

References[]

  1. ^ EN U23 : Les Verts au tournoi de l'UNAF du Maroc Archived 2011-09-16 at the Wayback Machine; DZFoot.com, August 19, 2011
  2. ^ Tournoi de l'UNAF : Le Qatar et l’Egypte se retirent Archived 2012-04-03 at the Wayback Machine; October 28, 2011

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