2009_African_Youth_Championship
2009 African Youth Championship
International football competition
The 2009 African Youth Championship is a football tournament for under 20 players. It was held in Rwanda from 18 January until 1 February 2009. It also served as qualification for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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| CAF U20/Rwanda 2009 Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2009 Igikombe cya Afurika cy'abato bato 2009 Kombe la Mataifa ya Jumuiya ya Afrika 2009 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Rwanda |
| City | Kigali City |
| Dates | 18 January – 1 February |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | Amahoro Stadium, Nyamirambo Stadium (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Ransford Osei (7 goals) |
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Preliminary round
The first leg was played on either the 18, 19 or 20 April 2008. The second leg was held on either the 2, 3 or 4 May 2008. The winners advanced to the First Round.
Congo, Nigeria, Zambia, Gambia, Côte d'Ivoire, Egypt, Cameroon, Benin, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Ghana, Angola, Gabon, South Africa and Burkina Faso all received byes to the First Round.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Mauritania  |
1–0 |  Algeria |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Sierra Leone  |
1–3 |  Senegal |
1–1 | 0–2 |
Somalia  |
3 – 3 (3–5 PSO) |  Kenya |
2–1 | 1–2 |
Tanzania  |
w/o |  Sudan |
w/o | w/o |
Lesotho  |
1–2 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Madagascar  |
w/o |  Mauritius |
w/o | w/o |
Malawi  |
2 – 2 (3–4 AGR) |  Burundi |
1–2 | 1–0 |
DR Congo  |
1–0 |  Uganda |
0–0 | 1–0 |
Namibia  |
1–2 |  Botswana |
1–1 | 0–1 |
Réunion  |
4–3 |  Mozambique |
2–2 | 2–1 |
Guinea  |
4–2 |  Liberia |
3–2 | 1–0 |
Niger  |
2 – 2 (4–3 PSO) |  Libya |
2–0 | 0–2 |
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First round
The First Round first leg matches were held on the 27, 28 and 29 June 2008. The second legs were held on the 11, 12 and 13 July 2008. The winners qualified for the Second Round.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Benin  |
6–3 |  Morocco |
3–0 | 3–3 |
Tunisia  |
0–2 |  Mali |
0–1 | 0–1 |
| Ghana |
5–2 |  Angola |
5–1 | 0–1 |
Gambia  |
4–1 | Mauritania |
1–0 | 3–1 |
| Nigeria |
3–0 | Senegal |
2–0 | 1–0 |
| Kenya |
1 – 1(2–4 PSO) | Sudan |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Egypt  |
6–0 | Zimbabwe |
5–0 | 1–0 |
Zambia  |
3–0 | Mauritius |
1–0 | 2–0 |
| Cameroon |
2–0 | Burundi |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Republic of the Congo  |
3–1 | DR Congo |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Gabon  |
0–2 | Botswana |
0–2 | 0–0 |
| South Africa |
8–2 | Réunion |
1–1 | 7–1 |
Côte d'Ivoire  |
3–2 | Guinea |
1–1 | 2–1 |
Burkina Faso  |
6–0 | Niger |
3–0 | 3–0 |
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Second round
The first legs were played on the 26, 27 and 28 September. The second legs were played on the 11, 12 and 13 October. The winners qualified for the Finals.
More information Team 1, Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score ...
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Benin |
0–2 | Mali |
0–2 | 0–0 |
| Ghana |
3–1 | Gambia |
2–1 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria |
7–2 | Sudan |
5–0 | 2–2 |
| Egypt |
4–3 | Zambia |
3–3 | 1–0 |
| Cameroon |
2–0 | Republic of the Congo |
0–0 | 2–0 |
| Botswana |
0–3 | South Africa |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Côte d'Ivoire |
5–2 | Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 4–2 |
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Further information: 2009 African Youth Championship squads
The following teams entered the tournament:
Group A
More information Nation, Pts ...
| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Ghana |
7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 |
| Cameroon |
5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 |
 Rwanda (H) |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 |
| Mali |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 |
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More information Rwanda, 2–1 ...
| Rwanda | 2–1 | Mali |
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Mugiraneza  6'Uzamukunda 61'Ngaboyisibo  34'Kwizera 57'Ngoma 90+4' |
Report | Sow 29' |
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Referee: Bennett (South Africa)
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
Referee: Ragab (Libya)
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
Referee: Fall (Senegal)
Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)
Group B
More information Nation, Pts ...
| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD |
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| Nigeria |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 4 |
| South Africa |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| Egypt |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 |
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Referee: Gasingwa (Rwanda)
More information Ivory Coast, 0–1 ...
| Ivory Coast | 0–1 | South Africa |
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| Report[permanent dead link] | Nyanda 1H' |
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Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
More information South Africa, 2–1 ...
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Referee: Fall (Senegal)
More information Nigeria, 3–0 ...
| Nigeria | 3–0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Chrisantus 27' Lukman 80'Ibrahim 82' |
Report |
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Referee: Ragab (Libya)
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 January – Kigali | ||||||
| Ghana | 4 | |||||
| 1 February – Kigali | ||||||
| South Africa | 3 | |||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||
| 28 January – Kigali | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 31 January – Kigali | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
More information South Africa, 3–4 ...
| South Africa | 3–4 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Bhengu 63', 87' (pen.) Serero 72' |
Report | Adiyiah 26' Osei 45+2', 71'Ayew 64' |
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Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)
3rd Place
More information South Africa, 1–2 ...
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Referee: Ragab (Libya)
Final
| 2009 African Youth Championship winner |
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 Ghana Third title |
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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