2013 African U-20 Championship

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2013 African U-20 Championship
بطولة إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2013
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Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates16–30 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (4th title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored26 (1.63 per match)
Top scorer(s)Nigeria Aminu Umar
(4 goals)
Best player(s)Egypt Saleh Gomaa
Best goalkeeperEgypt Mossad Awad
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The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran and Aïn Témouchent from March 16 to 30 March 2013.[1] The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualification[]

Main article: 2013 African U-20 Championship qualification

Qualified teams[]

Squads[]

Further information: 2013 African U-20 Championship squads

Venues[]

In March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition.[2] In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition.[3] However, in August, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Oran and Aïn Témouchent would replace Algiers as the host cities, due to the lack of available stadiums in the latter city.[4]

Oran
Aïn Témouchent
Stade Ahmed Zabana Stade Omar Oucief
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 11,500
Stade Ahmed Zabana 2.jpg Stade Omar Oucief (Aïn Témouchent).jpg

Draw[]

The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.[5][6]

Officials[]

Group stage[]

Tiebreakers
  1. Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
  2. Best goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
  3. Greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the concerned teams
  4. Goal difference in all group matches
  5. Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
  6. Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated
  7. Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee

Group A[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Egypt 3 3 0 0 4 1 +3 9
 Ghana 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Benin 3 0 1 2 0 2 −2 1
 Algeria 3 0 1 2 0 3 −3 1
Algeria 0–0 Benin
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Ghana 1–2 Egypt
Assifuah Goal 76' Hamad Goal 67'
Gomaa Goal 87'
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Ghana 1–0 Benin
Assifuah Goal 56'
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
Algeria 0–1 Egypt
Rabia Goal 43'
Hamad Red card 90+1'
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
Algeria 0–2 Ghana
Salifu Goal 5'
Assifuah Goal 29'
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
Benin 0–1 Egypt
Kahraba Goal 22'
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)

Group B[]

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 3 2 0 1 3 3 0 6
 Nigeria 3 2 0 1 4 2 +2 6
 Gabon 3 1 1 1 2 1 +1 4
 DR Congo 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Nigeria 0–1 Mali
Niane Goal 12'
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
DR Congo 0–0 Gabon
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Mehdi Abid-Charef (Algeria)
Mali 2–1 DR Congo
Goal 51'
Niane Goal 60'		 Eddy Ngoyi Goal 55'
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
Gabon 0–1 Nigeria
Ajagun Goal 21' (pen.)
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
Nigeria 3–1 DR Congo
Ajagun Goal 34' (pen.)
Umar Goal 39', 48'		 Pembele Goal 73'
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
Mali 0–2 Gabon
Goal
Mayoungou Goal (pen.)
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)

Knockout stage[]

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
Stade Omar Oucief - 26 March
 
 
 Egypt2
 
Stade Ahmed Zabana - 30 March
 
 Nigeria0
 
 Egypt1 (5)
 
Stade Ahmed Zabana - 26 March
 
 Ghana1 (4)
 
 Ghana0 (4)
 
 
 Mali0 (2)
 
Third place
 
 
Stade Ahmed Zabana - 29 March
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
 
 Mali1

Semi-finals[]

  • Originally the games were scheduled to kick-off at 17:30 and 20:30. However CAF made changes on the 10 March so that both matches started at 17:00.[7]
Egypt 2–0 Nigeria
Kahraba Goal 46', 81'
Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Ghana 0–0 (a.e.t.) Mali
Penalties
4 – 2
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)

Third place match[]

Nigeria 2–1 Mali
Umar Goal 72', 82' Keita Goal 87'
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Referee: Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)

Final[]

Ghana 1–1 (a.e.t.) Egypt
Ofori Goal 7' (pen.) report Gomaa Goal 4' (pen.)
Penalties
Nketiah Penalty scored
Akorful Penalty scored
Atamah Penalty missed
Lartey Penalty scored
Ofori Penalty scored
Anaba Penalty missed		 4–5 Penalty missed Rabia
Penalty scored Gomaa
Penalty scored Samir
Penalty scored Refeat
Penalty scored Kahraba
Penalty scored Ghali
Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
Attendance: 20,000
Referee: Mehdi Abid-Charef (Algeria)

Winners[]

 2013 African U-20 Championship winners 

Egypt
Fourth title

Player Awards[]

Team of the tournament[]

Goal scorers[]

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup[]

The top four teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup:

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Final tournament dates" (pdf). cafonline.com. March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ^ APS (March 20, 2012). "CAN U20 : Oran en pôle devant Alger pour abriter le tournoi" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  3. ^ Toufik O. (May 3, 2012). "CAN U20 2013 : Alger retenue pour abriter le tournoi" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
  4. ^ "CAN U20 2013 : L'organisation à Oran plutôt qu'à Alger". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  5. ^ "CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 19 November 2012.
  6. ^ "Orange U-20 Championship Algeria 2013: Draw result". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 9 December 2012.
  7. ^ "AFCON 2015 draw to be held in the beginning of 2014". CAFonline.com. 10 March 2013.
  8. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "AWARDS FROM ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013". ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013. CAF. Retrieved 31 March 2013.

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