2009 African Youth Championship

2009 African Youth Championship
CAF U20/Rwanda 2009
Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 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) Ghana Ransford Osei (7 goals)

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. 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 walkover Sudan Sudan W/O W/O
Lesotho Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe Zimbabwe 1–0 0–2
Madagascar Madagascar walkover 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. 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. 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

The following teams entered the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Ghana 7321051+4
 Cameroon 5312052+3
 Rwanda 4311134−1
 Mali 0300317−6
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 Zambia
Mali  0–2  Ghana
Report Awako  17'
Osei  78'
Referee: Ragab Libya Libya
Cameroon  1–1  Rwanda
Owana  35' Report Y. Ndayishimiye  44'
Referee: Yakhouba Keita Guinea Guinea
Rwanda  0–2  Ghana
Report Osei  68', 80'
Referee: Fall Senegal Senegal
Mali  0–3  Cameroon
Report Zoua  20'
Ekeng  25'
Owana  44'
Referee: Gadir Sudan Sudan

Group B

Nation Pts Pld W D L GF GA GD
 Nigeria 63201624
 South Africa 63201431
 Egypt 63201440
 Ivory Coast 0300316−5
Nigeria  2–0  Egypt
Udoh  36'
Alfa  55'
Referee: Gasingwa Rwanda Rwanda
Ivory Coast  0–1  South Africa
Report Nyanda  1H'
Referee: Gadir Sudan Sudan
Egypt  2–1  Ivory Coast
Bogy  62'
Hegazy  89'		 Report Koné  29'
Referee: Kaoma Zambia Zambia
South Africa  2–1  Nigeria
Bhengu  75' (pen.)
Maluleka  82'		 Report Uchebo  72'
Referee: Fall Senegal Senegal
Nigeria  3–0  Ivory Coast
Chrisantus  27'
Lukman  80'
Ibrahim  82'		 Report
Referee: Ragab Libya Libya
Egypt  2–1  South Africa
Talaat  27', 39' Report Ngcepe  71'
Referee: Yakhouba Keita Guinea Guinea

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 Zambia
South Africa  3–4  Ghana
Bhengu  63', 87' (pen.)
Serero  72'		 Report Adiyiah  26'
Osei  45+2', 71'
Ayew  64'
Referee: Gadir Sudan Sudan

3rd Place

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

 Egypt failed to advance to the semifinals, but qualified as hosts.

Goal scorers

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