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)Nigeria 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
Further information: 2011 African U-20 Championship 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]

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

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 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 soccer ball with red X
Hamdy soccer ball with red X
Ibrahim soccer ball with check mark
Ashraf soccer ball with check mark		 2–4 Songo’o soccer ball with check mark
Nyatchou Ndema soccer ball with check mark
Mvom-Mbeyo'o soccer ball with check mark
Banana soccer ball with check mark
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
  • South Africa Lucky Nguzana
2 goals
1 goal

References
  1. "CAF gives youth tourney to SA". Kickoff.com. 16 March 2010. Archived from the original on 15 June 2018. 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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