The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the
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 administ ...
(CAF). The tournament took place in
Algeria
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. The top four teams qualified for the
2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the thirteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup held in Nigeria from 24 October to 15 November 2009.
The tournament was won by Switzerland, beating the host team and holders, Nigeria. The Golden Ball to the Be ...
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Nigeria
Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...
, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
Qualified teams
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Squads
Venues
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
After the group ended, Niger was ejected from the competition for fielding an over-aged player. Their results were expunged from the standings.
Original group standings
Corrected standings
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Knock-out stage
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
Winners
References
External links
Confederation of African Football
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2009
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African U-17 Championship
Under
Under may refer to:
* "Under" (Alex Hepburn song), 2013
* "Under" (Pleasure P song), 2009
*Bülent Ünder (born 1949), Turkish footballer
*Cengiz Ünder (born 1997), Turkish footballer
*Marie Under
Marie Under ( – 25 September 1980) was one o ...
2009 in youth association football