2009 African Youth Championship

2009 African Youth Championship
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
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
CityKigali City
Dates18 January – 1 February
Teams8 (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 played16
Goals scored43 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Ransford Osei (7 goals)
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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.

Qualification

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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania Mauritania 1–0 Algeria Algeria 1–0 0–0
Sierra Leone Sierra Leone 1–3 Senegal Senegal 1–1 0–2
Somalia Somalia 3 – 3 (3–5 PSO) Kenya Kenya 2–1 1–2
Tanzania Tanzania w/o Sudan Sudan w/o w/o
Lesotho Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1–0 0–2
Madagascar Madagascar w/o Mauritius Mauritius w/o w/o
Malawi Malawi 2 – 2 (3–4 AGR) Burundi Burundi 1–2 1–0
DR Congo Democratic Republic of the Congo 1–0 Uganda Uganda 0–0 1–0
Namibia Namibia 1–2 Botswana Botswana 1–1 0–1
Réunion Réunion 4–3 Mozambique Mozambique 2–2 2–1
Guinea Guinea 4–2 Liberia Liberia 3–2 1–0
Niger Niger 2 – 2 (4–3 PSO) Libya Libya 2–0 0–2

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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin Benin 6–3 Morocco Morocco 3–0 3–3
Tunisia Tunisia 0–2 Mali Mali 0–1 0–1
Ghana Ghana 5–2 Angola Angola 5–1 0–1
Gambia The Gambia 4–1 Mauritania Mauritania 1–0 3–1
Nigeria Nigeria 3–0 Senegal Senegal 2–0 1–0
Kenya Kenya 1 – 1(2–4 PSO) Sudan Sudan 1–0 0–1
Egypt Egypt 6–0 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 5–0 1–0
Zambia Zambia 3–0 Mauritius Mauritius 1–0 2–0
Cameroon Cameroon 2–0 Burundi Burundi 1–0 1–0
Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 3–1 Democratic Republic of the Congo DR Congo 1–1 2–0
Gabon Gabon 0–2 Botswana Botswana 0–2 0–0
South Africa South Africa 8–2 Réunion Réunion 1–1 7–1
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 3–2 Guinea Guinea 1–1 2–1
Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 6–0 Niger Niger 3–0 3–0

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.

Team 1 Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Benin Benin 0–2 Mali Mali 0–2 0–0
Ghana Ghana 3–1 The Gambia Gambia 2–1 1–0
Nigeria Nigeria 7–2 Sudan Sudan 5–0 2–2
Egypt Egypt 4–3 Zambia Zambia 3–3 1–0
Cameroon Cameroon 2–0 Republic of the Congo Republic of the Congo 0–0 2–0
Botswana Botswana 0–3 South Africa South Africa 0–0 0–3
Côte d'Ivoire Ivory Coast 5–2 Burkina Faso Burkina Faso 1–0 4–2

Squads

Further information: 2009 African Youth Championship squads

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 7 Advance to knockout stage
2  Cameroon 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5
3  Rwanda (H) 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4  Mali 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Rwanda 2–1 Mali
Mugiraneza 6'
Uzamukunda 61'
Ngaboyisibo Yellow card 34'
Kwizera Yellow card 57'
Ngoma Yellow card 90+4'		 Report Sow 29'
Ghana 1–1 Cameroon
Ayew 37' Report Zoua 1'
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
Mali 0–2 Ghana
Report Awako 17'
Osei 78'
Referee: Ragab (Libya)
Cameroon 1–1 Rwanda
Owana 35' Report Y. Ndayishimiye 44'
Rwanda 0–2 Ghana
Report Osei 68', 80'
Referee: Fall (Senegal)
Mali 0–3 Cameroon
Report Zoua 20'
Ekeng 25'
Owana 44'
Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 0 1 6 2 +4 6[a] Advance to knockout stage
2  South Africa 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6[a]
3  Egypt 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6[a]
4  Ivory Coast 3 0 0 3 1 6 −5 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Notes:
  1. ^ a b c Tied on head-to-head points. Overall goal difference: Nigeria +4, South Africa +1, Egypt 0.
Nigeria 2–0 Egypt
Udoh 36'
Alfa 55'
Referee: Gasingwa (Rwanda)
Ivory Coast 0–1 South Africa
Report[permanent dead link‍] Nyanda 1H'
Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)
Egypt 2–1 Ivory Coast
Bogy 62'
Hegazy 89'		 Report Koné 29'
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
South Africa 2–1 Nigeria
Bhengu 75' (pen.)
Maluleka 82'		 Report Uchebo 72'
Referee: Fall (Senegal)
Nigeria 3–0 Ivory Coast
Chrisantus 27'
Lukman 80'
Ibrahim 82'		 Report
Referee: Ragab (Libya)
Egypt 2–1 South Africa
Talaat 27', 39' Report Ngcepe 71'

Knockout stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
28 January – Kigali
 
 
 Ghana4
 
1 February – Kigali
 
 South Africa3
 
 Ghana2
 
28 January – Kigali
 
 Cameroon0
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 Cameroon2
 
Third place
 
 
31 January – Kigali
 
 
 Nigeria2
 
 
 South Africa1

Semi-finals

Nigeria 0–2 Cameroon
Oseni Yellow card 87' Report Zoua 31'
Tiko 66'
Referee: Kaoma (Zambia)
South Africa 3–4 Ghana
Bhengu 63', 87' (pen.)
Serero 72'		 Report Adiyiah 26'
Osei 45+2', 71'
Ayew 64'
Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)

3rd Place

South Africa 1–2 Nigeria
Maluleka 8' Report Ibrahim 15'
Temile 45'
Referee: Ragab (Libya)

Final

Cameroon 0–2 Ghana
Osei 22', 86'

Winner

 2009 African Youth Championship winner 

Ghana
Third title

Qualification to FIFA U-20 World Cup

The four best performing teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Goal scorers