2011 CAF U-23 Championship




























































2011 CAF U-23 Championship
بطولة إفريقيا تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم 2011
2011 CAF U23 Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host country
Morocco Morocco
Dates 26 November – 10 December
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions
 Gabon (1st title)
Runners-up
 Morocco
Third place
 Egypt
Fourth place
 Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 35 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)
Morocco Abdelaziz Barrada
Nigeria Raheem Lawal
(3 goals)

2015 →

The 2011 CAF U-23 Championship was the first edition of the football tournament for players under 23 years. It was originally scheduled to be hosted by Egypt from 26 November to 10 December 2011. However, less than two months prior to the start of the tournament, Egyptian authorities decided against hosting the competition because of security concerns.[1] On 13 October 2011, Morocco was chosen as the replacement to host the tournament.[2]


The tournament also doubles up as the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The top 3 placed teams qualified automatically for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament, while the 4th best placed team qualify for a play-off with an AFC counterpart.[3]




Contents






  • 1 Qualified teams


  • 2 Venues


  • 3 Draw


  • 4 Match officials


  • 5 Squads


  • 6 Group stage


    • 6.1 Group A


    • 6.2 Group B




  • 7 Knockout stage


    • 7.1 Semi-finals


    • 7.2 Third place play-off


    • 7.3 Final




  • 8 Best eleven


  • 9 Goalscorers


  • 10 Criticisms


  • 11 Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics


    • 11.1 Inter-continental play-off




  • 12 See also


  • 13 References


  • 14 External links





Qualified teams


Further information: 2011 CAF U-23 Championship qualification

The Confederation of African Football chose to create a tournament and qualifying phase to decide which associations could represent Africa at the 2012 Olympic Games. Of CAF's 53 association nations, 39 agreed to participate in the qualifiers for the tournament.


To qualify for the tournament, participating nations had to overcome three two-legged qualifying stages.


Qualified teams:








  •  Algeria


  •  Ivory Coast


  •  Egypt


  •  Gabon


  •  Morocco


  •  Nigeria


  •  Senegal


  •  South Africa


Venues






















Marrakech


2011 CAF U-23 Championship is located in Morocco

Marrakech

Marrakech



Tangier

Tangier




Locations of the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship venues
Tangier

Stade de Marrakech
Stade de Tanger
Capacity: 45,000
 Capacity: 45,000

Stade de marrakech.jpg



Draw


The draw for the tournament was held on 24 September 2011 during the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt.[4]



Match officials


The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[5]











Referees
 Linesmen

Cameroon Néant Alioum
The Gambia Bakary Gassama
Kenya Sylvester Kirwa
Madagascar Hamada Nampiandraza
Mauritania Ali Lemghaifry
Morocco Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Tunisia Slim Jedidi
Zambia Janny Sikazwe
Reserve
Ghana Joseph Lamptey
Guinea Aboubacar Mario Bangoura

Burundi Jean-Claude Birumushahu
Cameroon Moussa Yanoussa
Republic of the Congo Richard Bouende-Malonga
Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Kenya Aden Marwa Range
Malawi Moffat Champiti
Morocco Redouane Achik
Rwanda Felicien Kabanda
Seychelles Jason Damoo
Tunisia Anouar Hmila
Reserve
Djibouti Yacin Hassan Egueh


Squads


Main article: 2011 CAF U-23 Championship squads


Group stage


All times given as local time (UTC)


If two or more teams tied in their points, the following tie-breaker is used:[6]



  1. Points in the matches between the concerned teams,

  2. Goal difference in the matches between the concerned teams,

  3. Number of goals in the matches between the concerned teams,

  4. Goal difference in all group matches,

  5. Number of goals in all group matches,

  6. Fair Play point (number of yellow and red cards),

  7. Drawing of lots.








Legend

 Teams that advanced to the semifinals


Group A
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Senegal
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 2
 +1
6

 Morocco
 3
 2
 0
 1
 2
 1
 +1
6

 Nigeria
 3
 1
 0
 2
 5
 4
 +1
3

 Algeria
 3
 1
 0
 2
 2
 5
 −3
3

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26 November 201117:30












Nigeria  0–1  Morocco
Report
Barrada Goal 28' (pen.)


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)





26 November 201120:30












Algeria  1–0  Senegal

Benaldjia Goal 77'
 Report


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)






29 November 201117:30












Morocco  1–0  Algeria

Tighadouini Goal 59'
 Report


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)





29 November 201121:30












Senegal  2–1  Nigeria

Mbodj Goal 34'
Sané Goal 42'
 Report
Uchechi Goal 49'


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)






2 December 201119:00












Nigeria  4–1  Algeria

Lawal Goal 47', 75', 85'
Uchechi Goal 87'
Bounedjah Goal 42'


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)





2 December 201119:00












Morocco  0–1  Senegal
Report
Wade Goal 31'


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)




Group B
Team
Pld
W
D
L
GF
GA
GD
Pts

 Egypt
 3
 2
 0
 1
 3
 1
 +2
6

 Gabon
 3
 1
 1
 1
 4
 3
 +1
4

 Ivory Coast
 3
 1
 1
 1
 3
 4
 −1
4

 South Africa
 3
 0
 2
 1
 2
 4
 −2
2



27 November 201117:30












Egypt  1–0  Gabon

Magdi Goal 50'
 Report


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)





27 November 201120:30












South Africa  1–1  Ivory Coast

Bhengu Goal 21'
 Report
Griffiths Goal 81'


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)






30 November 201117:30












Gabon  1–1  South Africa

Lengoualama Goal 80'
 Report
Masango Goal 40'


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Ali Ould Lemghaifry (Mauritania)





30 November 201120:30












Ivory Coast  1–0  Egypt

Koné Goal 82'
 Report


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)






3 December 201119:00












Egypt  2–0  South Africa

El Nenny Goal 46'
Mohsen Goal 63'
 Report


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)





3 December 201119:00












Gabon  3–1  Ivory Coast

Ndong Mba Goal 46', 49' (pen.)
Yacouya Goal 78'
Traoré Goal 30'


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)




Knockout stage


All times given as local time (UTC+1)






























































































 
 Semi finals Final
 
            
 
 6 December
 
 
 Senegal
 0
 
 10 December
 
 Gabon (a.e.t.)
1
 
  Gabon 2
 
 7 December
 
 Morocco
 1
 
 Egypt
 2
 
 
  Morocco
3
 
 Third place play-off
 
 
 10 December
 
 
 Senegal
 0
 
 
  Egypt
2


Semi-finals




6 December 201119:00












Senegal  0–1 (a.e.t.)  Gabon
Report
Poko Goal 119'


Stade de Tanger

Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)






7 December 201119:00












Egypt  2–3  Morocco

Salah Goal 36'
Shroyda Goal 82'
 Report
Barrada Goal 1', 9'
Mokhtar Goal 66'


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)




Third place play-off




10 December 201114:30












Senegal  0–2  Egypt
Report
Shroyda Goal 32'
Gomaa Goal 68'


Stade de Marrakech

Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)




Final




10 December 201117:30












Gabon  2–1  Morocco

Obiang Goal 33'
Nono Goal 40'
 Report
Mokhtar Goal 21'


Stade de Marrakech

Attendance: 15,000

Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)








 2011 CAF U-23 Championship Winners 


Gabon
First title


Best eleven


The team of the tournament with substitutes:[7]




  • Goalkeeper: Egypt Ahmed El-Shenawy


  • Defenders: Ivory Coast Mahan Marc Goua, Egypt Moaz El-Henawy, Gabon Remy Ebanega, Morocco Zakarya Bergdich


  • Midfielders: South Africa Sameehg Doutie, Egypt Hossam Hassan, Morocco Abdelaziz Barrada, Nigeria Raheem Lawal


  • Forwards: Morocco Youness Mokhtar, Senegal Abdoulaye Sané

  • Subs: Senegal Ousmane Mané (GK); Egypt Ahmed Hegazy and Mohamed Salah, Gabon Allen Nono, Ivory Coast Laglais Xavier Kouassi and Jean Michael Seri, Morocco Soufiane Bidaoui and Adnane Tighadouini, Nigeria Danny Uchechi, Algeria Mohamed Chalali



Goalscorers


3 goals



  • Morocco Abdelaziz Barrada


  • Nigeria Raheem Lawal


2 goals










1 goal











Criticisms


Some have questioned the need for the tournament and believe that the CAF-organised Under-23 football tournament, the 2011 All-Africa Games' football tournament should have been used as a qualifying tournament. The increase in number of national U-23 fixtures caused some domestic league schedules to be revised and some league games took place with weakened teams.[8]


There has been criticism from fans towards clubs who have not allowed their players to participate in the qualifying stages as the tournament is not featured on the FIFA Calendar whilst the Olympics tournament is. In effect this means that African nations can call on European-based players for the Olympic tournament who were not able to participate in qualifying due to club commitments.[9]



Qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics




  •  Gabon


  •  Morocco


  •  Egypt



Inter-continental play-off



  •  Senegal – qualified for an inter-continental play-off against the fourth representative of the Pre-Olympic Tournament in Asian zone


See also


  • 2012 CAF Women's Pre-Olympic Tournament


References





  1. ^ Egypt denied from staging Olympic qualifiers; FilGoal.com, 10 October 2011.


  2. ^ Morocco to host Olympic qualifying tournament; BBC, 13 October 2011.


  3. ^ "Egypt hosting Olympic qualifier". FIFA. Retrieved 23 August 2011..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}


  4. ^ "Egypt to host CAF U-23 Championship serving as 2012 London Olympic qualifiers". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 August 2011.


  5. ^ "Referees". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016.


  6. ^ "Regulations of the African U-23 Championship, Morocco 2011" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 30 November 2011. (see art. 35.6)


  7. ^ "Best eleven CAF U-23 African Championship 2011". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.


  8. ^ "Who is fooling who?". Botswana Gazette. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.


  9. ^ "Ghana's U-23 soccer team transit through Nairobi". MichezofAfrika.com. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.




External links


  • CAF U-23 Championship









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