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 .
2009 African Youth Championship CAF U20/Rwanda 2009 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)
Qualification edit Preliminary round edit 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.
First round edit 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.
Second round edit 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.
Squads edit The following teams entered the tournament:
Group stage edit Group A edit Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD Ghana 7 3 2 1 0 5 1 +4 Cameroon 5 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 Rwanda 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 Mali 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 −6
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (
Guinea )
Referee: Abdel Gadir (
Sudan )
Group B edit Referee: Abdel Gadir (
Sudan )
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (
Guinea )
Knockout stage edit Semi-finals edit Referee: Abdel Gadir (
Sudan )
3rd Place edit Final edit Winner edit 2009 African Youth Championship winner Ghana
Qualification to FIFA U-20 World Cup edit Goal scorers edit 7 goals 3 goals 2 goals 1 goal 1 goal (cont)
External links edit Confederation of African Football
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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 2009 African Youth ChampionshipCAF U20 Rwanda 2009Coupe d Afrique des nations junior 2009Igikombe cya Afurika cy abato bato 2009Kombe la Mataifa ya Jumuiya ya Afrika 2009Tournament detailsHost countryRwandaCityKigali CityDates18 January 1 FebruaryTeams8 from 1 confederation Venue s Amahoro Stadium Nyamirambo Stadium in 1 host city Final positionsChampions Ghana 3rd title Runners up CameroonThird place NigeriaFourth place South AfricaTournament statisticsMatches played16Goals scored43 2 69 per match Top scorer s Ransford Osei 7 goals 20072011 Contents 1 Qualification 1 1 Preliminary round 1 2 First round 1 3 Second round 2 Squads 3 Group stage 3 1 Group A 3 2 Group B 4 Knockout stage 4 1 Semi finals 4 2 3rd Place 4 3 Final 5 Winner 6 Qualification to FIFA U 20 World Cup 7 Goal scorers 8 External linksQualification editPreliminary round edit 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 Cote 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 Team 2 1st leg 2nd legMauritania nbsp 1 0 nbsp Algeria 1 0 0 0Sierra Leone nbsp 1 3 nbsp Senegal 1 1 0 2Somalia nbsp 3 3 3 5 PSO nbsp Kenya 2 1 1 2Tanzania nbsp w o nbsp Sudan w o w oLesotho nbsp 1 2 nbsp Zimbabwe 1 0 0 2Madagascar nbsp w o nbsp Mauritius w o w oMalawi nbsp 2 2 3 4 AGR nbsp Burundi 1 2 1 0DR Congo nbsp 1 0 nbsp Uganda 0 0 1 0Namibia nbsp 1 2 nbsp Botswana 1 1 0 1Reunion nbsp 4 3 nbsp Mozambique 2 2 2 1Guinea nbsp 4 2 nbsp Liberia 3 2 1 0Niger nbsp 2 2 4 3 PSO nbsp Libya 2 0 0 2First round edit 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 Team 2 1st leg 2nd legBenin nbsp 6 3 nbsp Morocco 3 0 3 3Tunisia nbsp 0 2 nbsp Mali 0 1 0 1Ghana nbsp 5 2 nbsp Angola 5 1 0 1Gambia nbsp 4 1 nbsp Mauritania 1 0 3 1Nigeria nbsp 3 0 nbsp Senegal 2 0 1 0Kenya nbsp 1 1 2 4 PSO nbsp Sudan 1 0 0 1Egypt nbsp 6 0 nbsp Zimbabwe 5 0 1 0Zambia nbsp 3 0 nbsp Mauritius 1 0 2 0Cameroon nbsp 2 0 nbsp Burundi 1 0 1 0Republic of the Congo nbsp 3 1 nbsp DR Congo 1 1 2 0Gabon nbsp 0 2 nbsp Botswana 0 2 0 0South Africa nbsp 8 2 nbsp Reunion 1 1 7 1Cote d Ivoire nbsp 3 2 nbsp Guinea 1 1 2 1Burkina Faso nbsp 6 0 nbsp Niger 3 0 3 0Second round edit 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 Team 2 1st leg 2nd legBenin nbsp 0 2 nbsp Mali 0 2 0 0Ghana nbsp 3 1 nbsp Gambia 2 1 1 0Nigeria nbsp 7 2 nbsp Sudan 5 0 2 2Egypt nbsp 4 3 nbsp Zambia 3 3 1 0Cameroon nbsp 2 0 nbsp Republic of the Congo 0 0 2 0Botswana nbsp 0 3 nbsp South Africa 0 0 0 3Cote d Ivoire nbsp 5 2 nbsp Burkina Faso 1 0 4 2Squads editFurther information 2009 African Youth Championship squads The following teams entered the tournament nbsp Cameroon nbsp Ivory Coast nbsp Egypt nbsp Ghana nbsp Mali nbsp Nigeria nbsp Rwanda host nbsp South AfricaGroup stage editGroup A edit Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp Ghana 7 3 2 1 0 5 1 4 nbsp Cameroon 5 3 1 2 0 5 2 3 nbsp Rwanda H 4 3 1 1 1 3 4 1 nbsp Mali 0 3 0 0 3 1 7 618 January 200915 00Rwanda nbsp 2 1 nbsp MaliMugiraneza nbsp 6 Uzamukunda nbsp 61 Ngaboyisibo nbsp 34 Kwizera nbsp 57 Ngoma nbsp 90 4 Report Sow nbsp 29 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Bennett South Africa 18 January 200917 30Ghana nbsp 1 1 nbsp CameroonAyew nbsp 37 Report Zoua nbsp 1 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Kaoma Zambia 21 January 200914 00Mali nbsp 0 2 nbsp GhanaReport Awako nbsp 17 Osei nbsp 78 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Ragab Libya 21 January 200916 45Cameroon nbsp 1 1 nbsp RwandaOwana nbsp 35 Report Y Ndayishimiye nbsp 44 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Yakhouba Keita Guinea 24 January 200915 30Rwanda nbsp 0 2 nbsp GhanaReport Osei nbsp 68 nbsp 80 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Fall Senegal 24 January 200915 30Mali nbsp 0 3 nbsp CameroonReport Zoua nbsp 20 Ekeng nbsp 25 Owana nbsp 44 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Abdel Gadir Sudan Group B edit Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD nbsp Nigeria 6 3 2 0 1 6 2 4 nbsp South Africa 6 3 2 0 1 4 3 1 nbsp Egypt 6 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 nbsp Ivory Coast 0 3 0 0 3 1 6 519 January 200913 00Nigeria nbsp 2 0 nbsp EgyptUdoh nbsp 36 Alfa nbsp 55 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Gasingwa Rwanda 19 January 200915 30Ivory Coast nbsp 0 1 nbsp South AfricaReport permanent dead link Nyanda nbsp 1H Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Abdel Gadir Sudan 22 January 200913 00Egypt nbsp 2 1 nbsp Ivory CoastBogy nbsp 62 Hegazy nbsp 89 Report Kone nbsp 29 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Kaoma Zambia 22 January 200915 30South Africa nbsp 2 1 nbsp NigeriaBhengu nbsp 75 pen Maluleka nbsp 82 Report Uchebo nbsp 72 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Fall Senegal 25 January 200915 30Nigeria nbsp 3 0 nbsp Ivory CoastChrisantus nbsp 27 Lukman nbsp 80 Ibrahim nbsp 82 ReportStade Amahoro KigaliReferee Ragab Libya 25 January 200915 30Egypt nbsp 2 1 nbsp South AfricaTalaat nbsp 27 39 Report Ngcepe nbsp 71 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Yakhouba Keita Guinea Knockout stage edit Semi finalsFinal 28 January Kigali nbsp Ghana4 1 February Kigali nbsp South Africa3 nbsp Ghana2 28 January Kigali nbsp Cameroon0 nbsp Nigeria0 nbsp Cameroon2 Third place 31 January Kigali nbsp Nigeria2 nbsp South Africa1Semi finals edit 28 January 2009Nigeria nbsp 0 2 nbsp CameroonOseni nbsp 87 Report Zoua nbsp 31 Tiko nbsp 66 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Kaoma Zambia 28 January 2009South Africa nbsp 3 4 nbsp GhanaBhengu nbsp 63 87 pen Serero nbsp 72 Report Adiyiah nbsp 26 Osei nbsp 45 2 71 Ayew nbsp 64 Stade Amahoro KigaliReferee Abdel Gadir Sudan 3rd Place edit 31 January 2009South Africa nbsp 1 2 nbsp NigeriaMaluleka nbsp 8 Report Ibrahim nbsp 15 Temile nbsp 45 Stade Regional Nyamirambo KigaliReferee Ragab Libya Final edit 1 February 2009Cameroon nbsp 0 2 nbsp GhanaOsei nbsp 22 86 Stade Amahoro KigaliWinner edit 2009 African Youth Championship winner nbsp Ghana Third titleQualification to FIFA U 20 World Cup editThe four best performing teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U 20 World Cup nbsp Cameroon nbsp Ghana nbsp Nigeria nbsp South AfricaGoal scorers edit7 goals nbsp Ransford Osei3 goals nbsp Jacques Zoua Daogari nbsp Phumelele Bhengu2 goals nbsp Brice Owana nbsp Talaat nbsp Andre Ayew nbsp Rabiu Ibrahim1 goal nbsp Patrick Ekeng Ekeng nbsp Germain Francelin Tiko Messina nbsp Ahmed Fathi Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed nbsp Ahmed Hegazy nbsp Gladson Awako nbsp Dominic Adiyiah nbsp Koro Issa Kone nbsp Samba Sow 1 goal cont nbsp Kingsley Udoh nbsp Yakubu Alfa nbsp Michael Okechukwu Uchebo nbsp Macauley Chrisantus nbsp Haruna Lukman nbsp Frank Temile nbsp Jean Mugiraneza nbsp Elias Uzamukunda nbsp Yussuf Ndayishimiye nbsp Mduduzi Nyanda nbsp Thulani Serero nbsp Thabang Matuka nbsp Thulane Ngcepe nbsp George MalulekaExternal links editConfederation of African Football Results by RSSSF Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2009 African Youth Championship amp oldid 1148554045, wikipedia, wiki , book, books, library,
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