2015 African U-20 Championship
Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2015 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Senegal |
Dates | 8–22 March |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() (4 goals) |
Best player(s) | ![]() |
Fair play award | ![]() |
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015.[1][2]
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[3] Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification[]
The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal.
Qualified teams[]
Congo
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mali
Nigeria
Senegal (hosts)
South Africa
Zambia
Venues[]
Cities | Venues | Capacity |
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Dakar | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | 60,000 |
M'Bour | Stade Caroline Faye | 5,000 |
Match officials[]
The referees were:[4]
- Referees
Joshua Bondo
Juste Ephrem Zio
Thierry Nkurunziza
Aurélien Juenkou Wandji
Ibrahim Nour El Din
Bienvenu Sinko
Davies Ogenche Omweno
Mohamed Ragab Omar
Mahamadou Keita
Rédouane Jiyed
Daouda Gueye
Hagi Yabarow Wiish
Mutaz Abdelbasit Khairalla
- Assistant referees
Draw[]
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5] Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.[6]
Squads[]
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[3]
Group stage[]
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[3]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
- Drawing of lots.
All times UTC±00:00.
Group A[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
Senegal ![]() | 1–3 | ![]() |
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Sarr ![]() |
Report | Awoniyi ![]() ![]() |
Congo ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Ganvoula ![]() |
Report | Meite ![]() |
Nigeria ![]() | 4–1 | ![]() |
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![]() Muhammed ![]() Awoniyi ![]() |
Report | Ganvoula ![]() |
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Angban ![]() Bedia ![]() |
Report | Wadji ![]() |
Senegal ![]() | 4–3 | ![]() |
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![]() Wadji ![]() Sarr ![]() |
Report | Nkounkou ![]() Ganvoula ![]() ![]() |
Nigeria ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Pyagbara ![]() Muhammed ![]() |
Report | Niangbo ![]() Bedia ![]() |
Group B[]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
Ghana ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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![]() B. Tetteh ![]() |
Report |
South Africa ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Madisha ![]() |
Report | H. Traoré ![]() |
South Africa ![]() | 5–2 | ![]() |
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Zuma ![]() Sandows ![]() |
Report | ![]() Zulu ![]() |
Knockout stage[]
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.[3]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
18 March | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
22 March | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
19 March | ||||||
![]() | 0 | |||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
22 March | ||||||
![]() | 3 | |||||
![]() | 1 |
Semi-finals[]
Nigeria ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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Nwobodo ![]() Muhammed ![]() |
Report |
Mali ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Diallo ![]() |
Report | Koné ![]() |
Third place match[]
Ghana ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Yeboah ![]() Aboagye ![]() |
Report | Touré ![]() |
Final[]
Nigeria ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Bulbwa ![]() |
Report |
Awards[]
- Fair play trophy: Nigeria [8]
- Orange Man of the tournament:
Yaw Yeboah[8]
- Best goal of the tournament:
Bernard Bulbwa against Senegal in the final[8]
Team of the tournament[]
Goalscorers[]
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
Moise Nkounkou
Clifford Aboagye
Samuel Afful
Asiedu Attobrah
Benjamin Tetteh
Victorien Angban
Yakou Meite
Dogbole Niangbo
Ichaka Diarra
Malick Touré
Bernard Bulbwa
Obinna Nwobodo
Christian Pyagbara
Motjeka Madisha
Charles Zulu
- Own goal
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Confederation Africaine de Football Press Release" (PDF). CAF. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". CAF. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- ^ a b c d "Regulations of the African Youth Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- ^ "Referees". CAFOnline.com. March 1, 2015.
- ^ "U-17 & U-20 draw set for Dec. 21". CAF. 15 December 2014.
- ^ "COSAFA duo, South Africa, Zambia draw each other". CAF. 21 December 2014.
- ^ "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 19th African U20 Championship, Senegal-2015" (PDF). CAF.
- ^ a b c d e "General Statistics of Orange African U-20 Championship Senegal 2015". CAF. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links[]
- 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship, CAFonline.com
- 2015 African U-20 Championship
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- 2015 in African football
- International association football competitions hosted by Senegal
- 2015 in youth association football
- 2015 in Senegalese sport