2009 African Youth Championship

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
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) Ransford Osei (7 goals)

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 1–0 Algeria 1–0 0–0
Sierra Leone 1–3 Senegal 1–1 0–2
Somalia 3 – 3 (3–5 PSO) Kenya 2–1 1–2
Tanzania w/o Sudan w/o w/o
Lesotho 1–2 Zimbabwe 1–0 0–2
Madagascar w/o Mauritius w/o w/o
Malawi 2 – 2 (3–4 AGR) Burundi 1–2 1–0
DR Congo 1–0 Uganda 0–0 1–0
Namibia 1–2 Botswana 1–1 0–1
Réunion 4–3 Mozambique 2–2 2–1
Guinea 4–2 Liberia 3–2 1–0
Niger 2 – 2 (4–3 PSO) 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 6–3 Morocco 3–0 3–3
Tunisia 0–2 Mali 0–1 0–1
Ghana 5–2 Angola 5–1 0–1
Gambia 4–1 Mauritania 1–0 3–1
Nigeria 3–0 Senegal 2–0 1–0
Kenya 1 – 1(2–4 PSO) Sudan 1–0 0–1
Egypt 6–0 Zimbabwe 5–0 1–0
Zambia 3–0 Mauritius 1–0 2–0
Cameroon 2–0 Burundi 1–0 1–0
Republic of the Congo 3–1 DR Congo 1–1 2–0
Gabon 0–2 Botswana 0–2 0–0
South Africa 8–2 Réunion 1–1 7–1
Côte d'Ivoire 3–2 Guinea 1–1 2–1
Burkina Faso 6–0 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 0–2 Mali 0–2 0–0
Ghana 3–1 Gambia 2–1 1–0
Nigeria 7–2 Sudan 5–0 2–2
Egypt 4–3 Zambia 3–3 1–0
Cameroon 2–0 Republic of the Congo 0–0 2–0
Botswana 0–3 South Africa 0–0 0–3
Côte d'Ivoire 5–2 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 (H) 4311134−1
 Mali 0300317−6
Rwanda 2–1 Mali
Mugiraneza  6'
Uzamukunda  61'
Ngaboyisibo  34'
Kwizera  57'
Ngoma  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'
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (Guinea)

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

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'

Ivory Coast 0–1 South Africa
Report Nyanda  1H'
Referee: Abdel Gadir (Sudan)

Egypt 2–1 Ivory Coast
Bogy  62'
Hegazy  89'
Report Koné  29'

South Africa 2–1 Nigeria
Bhengu  75' (pen.)
Maluleka  82'
Report Uchebo  72'

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'
Referee: Yakhouba Keita (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  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'

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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