2005 African U-17 Championship
African U-17 Championship 2005 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Gambia |
Dates | 7–22 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Gambia (1st title) |
Runners-up | Ghana |
Third place | Ivory Coast |
Fourth place | South Africa |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Opoku Agyemang |
← 2003 2007 → |
The 2005 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Gambia. The top three teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Qualification
Qualified teams
- Burkina Faso
- Gambia (host nation)
- Ghana
- Ivory Coast
- Mali
- Nigeria
- South Africa
- Zimbabwe
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Fofana 63' 68' |
South Africa | 4–1 | Zimbabwe |
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Nkambule 45' Siwahla 57' Nhlapo 65' Msomi 82' |
Mtandavari 34' |
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
Ghana | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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Abubakar 115' Agyemang 120' |
South Africa | 1 – 2 | Gambia |
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Sibeko 18' | Sainey Nyassi 48' Ceesay 51' |
For winning their semifinals, Ghana and Gambia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ivory Coast and South Africa meeting in the third place playoff for the third and final place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Third place playoff
Ivory Coast | 1 – 0 | South Africa |
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Kouadio 87' |
For winning the third place playoff, Ivory Coast qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with South Africa missing out.
Final
Winners
2005 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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Gambia First title |
Goalscorers
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References
- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.