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)

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]

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

Qualified teams:

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°13′36″S 27°51′51″E / 26.226798°S 27.864071°E / -26.226798; 27.864071 (Dobsonville Stadium) 26°11′16″S 28°01′42″E / 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 stage

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)

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)
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. 1 2 3 "Awards : Orange CAN U-20". Orange African Youth Championship 2011. CAF. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
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