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2023 Africa U-20 Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations ( ar, كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2023, french: Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 20 ans 2023), known as the 2023 U20 AFCON or 2023 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 17th edition (24th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, currently hosted in Egypt from 19 February to 11 March 2023. This edition of the tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina where teams who reached the semi-finals stage qualified automatically. Ghana were the defending champions following their 4th title win in 2021, but failed to qualify for this edition after losing to Nigeria in the WAFU sub-regional qualification tournament. Qualification Player eligibility Players bor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pape Diop (footballer, Born 2003)
Pape Demba Diop (born 4 September 2003) is a Senegalese professional association football, footballer who plays as a midfielder for Challenger Pro League club S.V. Zulte Waregem, Zulte Waregem and the Senegal national football team, Senegal national team. Club career Diop signed for Belgian side S.V. Zulte Waregem, Zulte Waregem in September 2022, but would have to wait until October of the same year before he could train with his new side, due to work permit issues. International career Diop was called up to the Senegalese under-20 side for the 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. He scored in Senegal's 3–0 win over Mozambique national under-20 football team, Mozambique, which sent Senegal through to the knockout stage. Career statistics Club ;Notes Honours Senegal U20 * U-20 Africa Cup of Nations: 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, 2023 * 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#West B Zone, U-20 West B Zone Tournament: 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification#W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 African U-20 Championship
The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran and Aïn Témouchent from March 16 to 30 March 2013. The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification Qualified teams * ' * * * * * * * Squads Venues In March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition. In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition. However, in August, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Oran and Aïn Témouchent would replace Algiers as the host cities, due to the lack of available stadiums in the latter city. Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Officials ;Referees *Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopian Football Federation, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haras El Hodoud Stadium
Haras El-Hodood Stadium (Border Guard Stadium) is a multi-purpose stadium in Alexandria, Egypt. It is used mostly for football matches, and was used for the 2006 African Cup of Nations. The stadium holds 22,000 people. The pitch is surrounded by an athletics track, rectangular in shape & therefore having 90 degrees corners, rather than the conventional curve. The stadium is home to Haras El-Hodood and El Raja Marsa Matruh. See also * Alexandria Stadium * Borg El Arab Stadium The Borg El Arab Stadium ( ar, ستاد برج العرب), sometimes referred to as the Egyptian Army Stadium or El Geish Stadium - Alexandria ( ar, ستاد الجيش ببرج العرب), is a stadium commissioned in 2005 in the Mediterranea ... * Sports in Alexandria Football venues in Egypt Multi-purpose stadiums in Egypt Sports venues in Alexandria {{Egypt-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Suez Canal Stadium
The Suez Canal Authority Stadium is located in Ismailia, Egypt Egypt ( ar, مصر , ), officially the Arab Republic of Egypt, is a transcontinental country spanning the northeast corner of Africa and southwest corner of Asia via a land bridge formed by the Sinai Peninsula. It is bordered by the Mediter .... It is used by Olympic El Qanah. The stadium was demolished and was completely reconstructed between 2019 and 2022. Before the reconstruction, it had a capacity of 10,000. The stadium currently has a capacity of 22,000. It is an all-seater. References Football venues in Egypt {{Egypt-sports-venue-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo International Stadium
The Cairo International Stadium ( ar, ستاد القاهرة الدولي), formerly known as Nasser Stadium, is an Olympic-standard, multi-use stadium with an all-seated capacity of 75,000. The architect of the stadium is the German Werner March, who had built from 1934 to 1936 the Olympic Stadium in Berlin. The engineering and construction supervision work of the stadium was performed by ACE Moharram Bakhoum. It is the 69th largest stadium in the world. Located in Nasr City; a suburb north east of Cairo, it was completed in 1960, and was inaugurated by President Gamal Abd El Nasser on 23 July that year, the eighth anniversary of the Egyptian Revolution of 1952. Zamalek SC and Al Ahly use the stadium for most of their home games. Overview The Stadium is located about 10 km west of Cairo International Airport and about 10 km (30 min) from downtown Cairo. In 2005, in preparation for the 2006 African Cup of Nations it underwent a renovation. Cairo Stadium is known fo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ismailia
Ismailia ( ar, الإسماعيلية ', ) is a city in north-eastern Egypt. Situated on the west bank of the Suez Canal, it is the capital of the Ismailia Governorate. The city has a population of 1,406,699 (or approximately 750,000, including surrounding rural areas). It is located approximately halfway between Port Said to the north and Suez to the south. The Canal widens at that point to include Lake Timsah, one of the Bitter Lakes linked by the Canal. History Ismailia was founded in 1863, during the construction of the Suez Canal, by Khedive Isma'il Pasha, Ismail the Magnificent, after whom the city is named. Following the Battle of Kafr-el-Dawwar in 1882 the British established a base there. The head office of the Suez Canal Authority is located in Ismailia at the shore of Lake Timsah. It has a large number of buildings dating from British and French involvement with the Canal. Most of these buildings are currently used by Canal employees and officials. During Wor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexandria
Alexandria ( or ; ar, ٱلْإِسْكَنْدَرِيَّةُ ; grc-gre, Αλεξάνδρεια, Alexándria) is the second largest city in Egypt, and the largest city on the Mediterranean coast. Founded in by Alexander the Great, Alexandria grew rapidly and became a major centre of Hellenic civilisation, eventually replacing Memphis, in present-day Greater Cairo, as Egypt's capital. During the Hellenistic period, it was home to the Lighthouse of Alexandria, which ranked among the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, as well as the storied Library of Alexandria. Today, the library is reincarnated in the disc-shaped, ultramodern Bibliotheca Alexandrina. Its 15th-century seafront Qaitbay Citadel is now a museum. Called the "Bride of the Mediterranean" by locals, Alexandria is a popular tourist destination and an important industrial centre due to its natural gas and oil pipelines from Suez. The city extends about along the northern coast of Egypt, and is the largest city on t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cairo
Cairo ( ; ar, القاهرة, al-Qāhirah, ) is the capital of Egypt and its largest city, home to 10 million people. It is also part of the largest urban agglomeration in Africa, the Arab world and the Middle East: The Greater Cairo metropolitan area, with a population of 21.9 million, is the 12th-largest in the world by population. Cairo is associated with ancient Egypt, as the Giza pyramid complex and the ancient cities of Memphis and Heliopolis are located in its geographical area. Located near the Nile Delta, the city first developed as Fustat, a settlement founded after the Muslim conquest of Egypt in 640 next to an existing ancient Roman fortress, Babylon. Under the Fatimid dynasty a new city, ''al-Qāhirah'', was founded nearby in 969. It later superseded Fustat as the main urban centre during the Ayyubid and Mamluk periods (12th–16th centuries). Cairo has long been a centre of the region's political and cultural life, and is titled "the city of a thousand m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 African Youth Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015. The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal. Qualified teams * * * * * * (hosts) * * Venues Match officials The referees were: ;Referees * Joshua Bondo * Juste Ephrem Zio * Thierry Nkurunziza * Aurélien Juenkou Wandji * Ibrahim Nour El Din * Bienvenu Sinko * Davies Ogenche Omweno * Mohamed Ragab Omar * Mahamadou Keita * Rédouane Jiyed * Daouda Gueye * Hagi Yabarow Wiish * Mutaz Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification Preliminary Round Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round. First Round Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round. Second Round Squads Teams The following teams qualified for the tournament: * * * (host) * * * * * Group stage Group A January 20, 2007 January 23, 2007 January 26, 2007 Group B January 21, 2007 January 24, 2007 January 27, 2007 Knockout Stages Semifinals January 30, 2007 Third place play-off February 2, 2007 Finals February 3, 2007 Winner Top scorers Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup * * * * External linksResults by RSSSF {{African Youth Championship Africa U-20 Cup of Nations ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015. The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal. Qualified teams * * * * * * (hosts) * * Venues Match officials The referees were: ;Referees * Joshua Bondo * Juste Ephrem Zio * Thierry Nkurunziza * Aurélien Juenkou Wandji * Ibrahim Nour El Din * Bienvenu Sinko * Davies Ogenche Omweno * Mohamed Ragab Omar * Mahamadou Keita * Rédouane Jiyed * Daouda Gueye * Hagi Yabarow Wiish * Mutaz Ab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
