2009 African U-17 Championship

The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

2009 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19 March – 2 April
Teams8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gambia
Runners-up Algeria
Third place Burkina Faso
Fourth place Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored33 (2.54 per match)
2007
2011

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Squads

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Venues

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Zéralda, Algiers Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Zéralda Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,000
   

Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Gambia 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Algeria 3 2 0 1 2 2 0 6
  Guinea 3 0 1 2 0 2 -2 1
  Cameroon 3 0 1 2 0 3 -3 1
Gambia  1 – 0  Guinea
Bojang   52' Report
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Algeria  1 – 0  Cameroon
Bendahmane   20' Report

Cameroon  0 – 2  Gambia
Report Dawda   20'
Alsana   75'
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Guinea  0 – 1  Algeria
Report Bendahmane   15'
Referee: Fredrick Kayindi-Ngobi (Uganda)

Algeria  0 – 2  Gambia
Nyang   28'
Bojang   90'
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Cameroon  0 – 0  Guinea

Group B

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After the group ended, Niger was ejected from the competition for fielding an over-aged player. Their results were expunged from the standings.

Original group standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
  Burkina Faso 3 3 0 0 8 0 +8 9
  Niger 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6
  Malawi 3 1 0 2 6 4 +2 3
  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 0 11 -11 0

Corrected standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Burkina Faso 2 2 0 0 7 0 +7 6 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Malawi 2 1 0 1 5 2 +3 3
  Zimbabwe 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10 0
Burkina Faso  5 – 0  Zimbabwe
Ouiya   6, 33, 60'
Konseiga   28'
Kabre Wendkouni   81'
Report
Niger  2 – 1[1]  Malawi
Ousmane   4'
Sidibe   80'
Report Milanzi   65'

Zimbabwe  0 – 1[1]  Niger
Report Ousmane   47'
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Malawi  0 – 2  Burkina Faso
Report Zoungrana   55, 85'

Burkina Faso  1 – 0[1]  Niger
Adama   87'
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Zimbabwe  0 – 5  Malawi
Simukonda   53'
Milanzi   80'
Ngalande   82, 90'
Phiri   86'
Referee: Abdesslam Khelifi (Algeria)

Knock-out stage

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Semifinals

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Gambia  4 – 0  Malawi
Nyang   2'
Camara   18'
Bojang   53'
Gassama   79'
Burkina Faso  0 – 1  Algeria
Bendahmane   40'
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Third place match

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Malawi  2 – 3  Burkina Faso
Milanzi   38, 55' Ouiya   46'
Alassane   69, 78'

Final

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Gambia  3 – 1  Algeria
Bojang   7, 85'
Camara   22'
Bendahmane   41'
Referee: Osmane Karembe (Mali)

Winners

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2009 CAF Under-17 Championship
 
Gambia
Second title

References

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  1. ^ a b c Match result expunged after Niger was ejected from the competition.
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