2013_African_Under-17_Championship
2013 African U-17 Championship
International football competition
The 2013 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Morocco from 13 to 27 April. The top four teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Quick Facts بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة 2013, Tournament details ...
| بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Morocco |
| Dates | 13–27 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ivory Coast (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Tunisia |
| Fourth place | Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 56 (3.5 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Success Isaac (7 goals) Kelechi Iheanacho(5 goals) |
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Main article: 2013 African U-17 Championship qualification
The qualifiers began on 7 September 2012 with the preliminary matches taking place, while the final round matches were played on 2 December 2012. At the end of the qualification, seven teams joined the hosts, Morocco.
Qualified teams
More information Casablanca, Marrakech ...
| Casablanca | |
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| Stade Mohamed V | |
| Capacity: 67,000 | |
| Marrakech | |
| Stade de Marrakech | |
| Capacity: 45,240 | |
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The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]
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Further information: 2013 African U-17 Championship squads
MRI controversy
All players in the competition went through a mandatory MRI test which investigates bony fusion of the left distal radius (wrist). Several players were considered to be over-age by CAF and they were not eligible for the competition. The tests took place on 12 April, one day before the competition began leaving no time for a replacement players to be found. Ivory Coast, Congo and Nigeria each had three players found to be ineligible.[3]
CAF released the names of the players who were found to be over-age:
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Each group winner and runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
- Tiebreakers
- Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
- Best goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
- Greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the concerned teams
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated
- Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee
All times are (UTC±0)
Group A
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Tunisia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
 Gabon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
 Botswana |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
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More information Morocco, 4–1 ...
| Morocco | 4–1 | Gabon |
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Sakhi  8', 10'Bnou Marzouk 56'Jaadi 90' |
Eyamba 61' (pen.) |
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Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
More information Tunisia, 3–1 ...
| Tunisia | 3–1 | Botswana |
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| Belarbi 2', 6' (pen.) Haj Hassen 50' |
Tumisang 20' |
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Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
More information Gabon, 2–4 ...
| Gabon | 2–4 | Tunisia |
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| Bouanga Owane 73' Sellimi 79' (o.g.) |
Belarbi 32' Haj Hassen 39'Abboud 45+2'Allogho 88' (o.g.) |
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Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
More information Botswana, 1–3 ...
| Botswana | 1–3 | Gabon |
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| Mooketsane 38' |
Eyamba 2', 45+2' Owane 78' |
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Referee: Achille Madila (DR Congo)
Group B
More information Team, Pld ...
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
 Ghana |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
 Congo |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 2 |
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Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia)
More information Nigeria, 6–1 ...
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Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco)
Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique)
Referee: Wiish Hagi Yabarow (Somalia)
More information Congo, 0–7 ...
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros)
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 23 April – Casablanca | ||||||
| Morocco | 1 | |||||
| 27 April – Marrakech | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 1(5) | |||||
| 24 April – Marrakech | ||||||
| Nigeria | 1(4) | |||||
| Nigeria | 4 | |||||
| Tunisia | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 26 April – Marrakech | ||||||
| Morocco | 1(10) | |||||
| Tunisia | 1(11) | |||||
Semi-finals
More information Morocco, 1–2 ...
| Morocco | 1–2 | Ivory Coast |
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| Sabbar 67' (pen.) |
Bedi 31' Niangbo 39' |
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Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
More information Nigeria, 4–2 ...
| Nigeria | 4–2 | Tunisia |
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| Iheanacho 2' Yahaya 12', 58'Isaac 21' |
Belarbi 25' Haj Hassen 30' |
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Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Third place match
More information Morocco, 1–1 (a.e.t.) ...
| Morocco | 1–1 (a.e.t.) | Tunisia |
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| Bnou Marzouk 69' |
Haj Hassan 44' |
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Sabbar  Saoud Jaadi Jbira Bnou Marzouk El-Bouazzati Jellal Achaoui El Azzouzi Belkouch |
10–11 | Samti Sahraoui Hnid Jbeli Slimi Haj Hassan Akrout Abboud Ayadi Sahraoui Samti |
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Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana)
Final
More information Ivory Coast, 1–1 ...
| Ivory Coast | 1–1 | Nigeria |
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| Bile Bedia 26' |
Report | Izu Omego 8' |
| Penalties | ||
| Coulibaly Diallo Angban Ibrahima Keita Niangbo |
5–4 | Issac Nwakali Ifeanyi Yahaya Mohammed |
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Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali)
| 2013 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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 Ivory Coast First title |
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
Firas Belarbi
Younes Bnou Marzouk- Hazem Haj Hassen
- 3 goals
Yahaya Umar- Hamza Sakhi
Mac Leod Eyamba
- 2 goals
- Kevine Bouanga Owane
Yaw Yeboah
Junior Landry
- 1 goal
Orebonye Tumisang
Bersyl Ngatsongo Obassi- Kader Bidimbou
- Guy Bedi
- Prince Izu Omego
- Nabil Jaadi
- Ifeanyi Matthew
- Kabelano Mooketsane
- Walid Sabar
- Bernard Bulbwa
- Moez Abboud
- Mohamed El Boauzzati
- Chris Bile Bedia
- Own goal
- Wilnod Allogho (against Tunisia)
- Yasser Sellimi (against Gabon)
- "CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 19 November 2012.
- "CAF U-17 Championship: Draw result". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 12 December 2012.
- Al-Smith, Gary (13 April 2013). "Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Congo caught cheating". Supersport.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- "U17 CAN: 9 players who failed tests MRI" (in French). CAFonline.com. 13 April 2013. Archived from the original on 16 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.