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1985 African U-16 Qualifying For World Cup
The 1985 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was the first qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. First round The winners advanced to the Second Round. ''Guinea qualifyed after 3−1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Zambia qualifyed after 4−2 on aggregate.'' Second round The winners qualified for the 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship. ''Nigeria qualifyed after 2−1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Guinea qualifyed after 2−1 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Congo qualifyed on penalties freekick 4–2 after a draw of 2–2 on aggregate.'' Countries to participate in 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 3 teams which qualified for 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China fro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1987 African U-16 Qualifying For World Cup
The 1987 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship. First round The Côte d'Ivoire-Togo matches were played on 22 June 1986 and 5 July 1986. The winners advanced to the Second Round. ''Ivory Coast qualified on penalties freekick 4–3 after a draw of 2–2 on aggregate.'' ---- ''Lesotho qualified after the withdrawal of Mauritius.'' ---- ''Ethiopia qualified after the withdrawal of Sudan.'' ---- ''Cameroon qualified after the withdrawal of Gabon.'' ---- ''Ghana qualified after the withdrawal of Benin.'' ---- ''Liberia qualified after the withdrawal of Gambia.'' Second round The first leg matches were played on either the 09th or 10 August 1986. The second leg matches were played on either the 22nd, 23rd or 24 August 1986. The Liberia vs Guinea matches were played on 1st and 15 Nove ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Confederation Of African Football
The Confederation of African Football, or CAF for short (french: link=yes, Confédération Africaine de Football, ar, link=yes, الاتحاد الأفريقي لكرة القدم, al-Ittiḥād al-Afrīqī li-Kurat al-Qadam), is the administrative and controlling body for association football, futsal and beach soccer in Africa. It was established on 8 February 1957 at the ''Grand Hotel'' in Khartoum, Sudan by the national football associations of Egyptian Football Association, Egypt, Ethiopian Football Federation, Ethiopia, South African Football Association, South Africa and Sudan Football Association, Sudan, following formal discussions between the aforementioned associations at the FIFA Congress held on 7 June 1956 at Avenida Hotel in Lisbon, Portugal. One of the six continental confederations of world football governing body, FIFA, CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs national team and club continental competitions and controls the prize money ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIFA U-17 World Cup
The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' ( FIFA). The current champion is Brazil, which won its fourth title at the 2019 tournament on home soil. History The FIFA U-17 World Cup is a competition that was inspired by the Lion City Cup that was created by the Football Association of Singapore in 1977. The Lion City Cup was the first under-16 football tournament in the world. Following FIFA's then secretary-general Sepp Blatter's recommendation after he was in Singapore for the 1982 Lion City Cup, FIFA created the FIFA U-16 World Championship. The first edition was staged in 1985 in China, and tournaments have been played every two years since then. It began as a competition for players under the age of 16 with the age limit raised to 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship, the first edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985, to August 11, 1985. Players born after August 1, 1968, can participate in this tournament. The total attendance for the tournament was a record 1,230,976 but in 2017 India U-17 World cup surpassed this with a record attendance of 1,347,133. Venues Qualified Teams Squads For full squad lists for the 1985 U-16 World Championship see ''1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship squads''. Referees Asia * Fallaj Al-Shanar * Chen Shengcai * Cui Baoyin * Zhang Daqiao * Hassan Abdullah Al Mullah Africa * Simon Bantsimba * Karim Camara * Alhati Salahudeen CONCACAF * Carlos Alfaro * Angelo Bratsis * Joaquin Urrea Reyes South America * Arnaldo Cézar Coelho * Carlos Espósito * Juan Ortube Europe * Miklós Nagy * Claudio Pieri * Karl-Heinz Tritschler Oceania * Chris Bambridge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1985 In African Football
The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a new agreement on fishing rights. * January 7 – Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency launches ''Sakigake'', Japan's first interplanetary spacecraft and the first deep space probe to be launched by any country other than the United States or the Soviet Union. * January 15 – Tancredo Neves is elected president of Brazil by the Congress, ending the 21-year military rule. * January 20 – Ronald Reagan is privately sworn in for a second term as President of the United States. * January 27 – The Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) is formed, in Tehran. * January 28 – The charity single record "We Are the World" is recorded by USA for Africa. February * February 4 – The border between Gibraltar and Spain reopen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
