2015 African U-17 Championship

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2015 African U-17 Championship
Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2015
2015 African U-17 Championship.png
Tournament details
Host country  Niger
Dates 15 February – 1 March
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions  Mali (1st title)
Runners-up  South Africa
Third place  Guinea
Fourth place  Nigeria
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 45 (2.81 per match)
Top scorer(s) Nigeria Victor Osimhen
(4 goals)
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The 2015 African U-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in Niamey, Niger, and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May.[1] However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March.[2]

The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile.[3] Mali won the tournament, and were joined by South Africa, Guinea, and Nigeria as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Qualification

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Main article: 2015 African U-17 Championship qualification

The qualifiers were played between June and September 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger.

Player eligibility

During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.[4]

Qualified teams

Disqualified

  • Team Ghana was disqualified on 26 October, after medical test provided by the African Confederation after their first leg play off victory against Cameroon found that one of their players failed age eligibility confirmations. Ghana appealed but failed.[5]

Venues

Cities Venues Capacity
Niamey Stade Général Seyni Kountché 35,000
Stade Municipal 10,000

Match officials

The referees were:[6]

Referees

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  • Algeria Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Angola Helder Martins de Carvalho
  • Cameroon Antoine Max Depadoux Effa Essouma
  • Comoros Ali Mohamed Adelaid
  • Republic of the Congo Lazard Tsiba Kamba
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
  • Equatorial Guinea Joaquin Esono Eyang
  • Morocco Noureddine El Jaafari
  • Niger Gomno Daouda
  • Nigeria Ferdinand Anietie Udoh
  • Senegal Daouda Kebe
  • Togo Kokou Hougnimon Fagla
  • Uganda Denis Batte
Assistant referees

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  • Benin Babadjide Bienvenu Dina
  • Comoros Soulaimane Amaldine
  • Egypt Ahmed Hossam Taha
  • Ethiopia Temesgin Samuel Atango
  • Ivory Coast Marius Donatien Tan
  • Guinea Abdoulaye Sylla
  • Kenya Gilbert Cheruiyot
  • Lesotho Souru Phatsoane
  • Mozambique Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
  • Niger Abdourahamane Diarra Soumana
  • Senegal Ababacar Sene
  • Senegal Serigne Cheikh Toure
  • Somalia Hamza Hagi Abdi
  • Sudan Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim
  • Tunisia Majed Rhouma
  • Zimbabwe Tapfumanei Mutengwa

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.[7] Niger and Ivory Coast were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.[8]

Squads

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Main article: 2015 African U-17 Championship 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-17 World Cup.[9][10]

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]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. Goal difference in all games;
  5. Goals scored in all games;
  6. Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times UTC+01:00.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guinea 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4
3  Zambia 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Niger (H) 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: CAF
(H) Host.

15 February 2015
15:00
Niger  0–2  Nigeria
Report Osimhen Goal 17'
Nwakali Goal 28'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

15 February 2015
18:00
Guinea  1–0  Zambia
A. Touré Goal 25' Report
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaïd (Comoros)

18 February 2015
16:00
Nigeria  1–1  Guinea
Nwakali Goal 85' (pen.) Report Diallo Goal 14' (pen.)
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Congo DR)

18 February 2015
19:00
Zambia  2–1  Niger
Daka Goal 6'
Museba Goal 17'		 Report Gonda Goal 66'

21 February 2015
18:30
Niger  2–1  Guinea
Boubabcar Goal 3'
Lara Goal 40'		 Report Bangoura Goal 28'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Antoine Effa Essouma (Cameroon)

21 February 2015
18:30
Nigeria  3–1  Zambia
Osimhen Goal 36', 48'
Nwakali Goal 45+1'		 Report Daka Goal 61'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 6 3 +3 7 Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  South Africa 3 1 2 0 7 5 +2 5
3  Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
4  Cameroon 3 0 0 3 3 8 −5 0
Source: CAF

16 February 2015
16:00
Ivory Coast  2–2  South Africa
Kouao Goal 75'
Doumbia Goal 83'		 Report Mbatha Goal 37'
Mayo Goal 61'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Denis Batte (Uganda)

16 February 2015
19:00
Mali  3–1  Cameroon
Sangaré Goal 49'
Koita Goal 79'
B. Traoré Goal 89'		 Report Hongla Goal 62'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

19 February 2015
16:00
South Africa  2–2  Mali
Mkatshana Goal 74'
Mohamme Goal 81'		 Report Maiga Goal 18'
B. Traoré Goal 60'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Kokou Fagla (Togo)

19 February 2015
19:00
Cameroon  1–2  Ivory Coast
Bayemi Goal 3' Report Kouadio Goal 79'
Doumbia Goal 85' (pen.)
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

22 February 2015
16:30
Ivory Coast  0–1  Mali
Report B. Traoré Goal 35'
Stade Municipal, Niamey
Referee: Helder Martins de Carvalho (Angola)

22 February 2015
16:30
South Africa  3–1  Cameroon
Achille Goal 3' (o.g.)
Maluleke Goal 45' (pen.), 58'		 Report Bayemi Goal 49'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh Aniete (Nigeria)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).[3]

 
 Semi-finals Final
 
            
 
 25 February
 
 
  Nigeria 0
 
 1 March
 
  South Africa 1
 
  South Africa 0
 
 26 February
 
  Mali 2
 
  Mali 2
 
 
  Guinea 1
 
 Third Place
 
 
 1 March
 
 
  Nigeria 1
 
 
  Guinea 3

Semi-finals

25 February 2015
16:00
Nigeria  0–1  South Africa
Report Mayo Goal 27'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

26 February 2015
16:00
Mali  2–1  Guinea
Koita Goal 25'
Malle Goal 53'		 Report A. Touré Goal 51'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

Third place match

1 March 2015
16:00
Nigeria  1–3  Guinea
Osimhen Goal 30' Report A. Touré Goal 35'
Keita Goal 40', 53'

Final

1 March 2015
19:00
South Africa  0–2  Mali
Report Bagayoko Goal 67'
Malle Goal 79'
Stade Général Seyni Kountché, Niamey
Referee: Noureddine El Jaafari (Morocco)

Goalscorers

4 goals
3 goals

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2 goals

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1 goal

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Own goal

See also

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