2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015.[1][2]
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2015 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Senegal |
| Dates | 8–22 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | |
| Fair play award | |
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.[3] Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal.
Qualified teams
Venues
| Cities | Venues | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Dakar | Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | 60,000 |
| M'Bour | Stade Caroline Faye | 5,000 |
Match officials
The referees were:[4]
- Referees
- Assistant referees
Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt.[5] Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.[6]
Squads
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).[3]
Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[7]
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[3]
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
- Drawing of lots.
All times UTC±00:00.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 | |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 1 |
| Congo | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
Ganvoula  |
Report | Meite |
| Nigeria | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Matthew Muhammed Awoniyi |
Report | Ganvoula |
| Senegal | 4–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Niang Wadji Sarr |
Report | Nkounkou Ganvoula Bakaki |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Knockout stage and 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup |
| 2 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| Ghana | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Masiya B. Tetteh |
Report |
| South Africa | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Madisha |
Report | H. Traoré |
| South Africa | 5–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zuma Sandows |
Report | Seriba Zulu |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.[3]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 March | ||||||
| 2 | |||||
| 22 March | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 19 March | ||||||
| 0 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
| 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 22 March | ||||||
| 3 | |||||
| 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Awards
- Fair play trophy: Nigeria [8]
- Orange Man of the tournament:
- Best goal of the tournament:
Team of the tournament
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Goalscorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Own goal
See also
References
- "Confederation Africaine de Football Press Release" (PDF). CAF. 22 September 2013. Archived from the original (pdf) on September 27, 2013. Retrieved 26 September 2013.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions". CAF. 27 September 2011. Archived from the original on January 1, 2012. Retrieved 11 November 2012.
- "Regulations of the African Youth Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
- "Referees". CAFOnline.com. March 1, 2015.
- "U-17 & U-20 draw set for Dec. 21". CAF. 15 December 2014.
- "COSAFA duo, South Africa, Zambia draw each other". CAF. 21 December 2014.
- "Fixtures of the Final Tournament of the 19th African U20 Championship, Senegal-2015" (PDF). CAF.
- "General Statistics of Orange African U-20 Championship Senegal 2015". CAF. Retrieved 24 March 2015.
External links
- 19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship, CAFonline.com