African U-17 Championship
The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African U-17 Championship) is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's African governing body, CA ...
was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth
football
Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...
tournament 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) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in
Niamey
Niamey () is the capital and largest city of Niger. Niamey lies on the Niger River, primarily situated on the east bank. Niamey's population was counted as 1,026,848 as of the 2012 census. As of 2017, population projections show the capital di ...
,
Niger
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The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015.
Host selection
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:
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Venues
Along with proposing ...
in Chile.
Mali
Mali (; ), officially the Republic of Mali,, , ff, 𞤈𞤫𞤲𞥆𞤣𞤢𞥄𞤲𞤣𞤭 𞤃𞤢𞥄𞤤𞤭, Renndaandi Maali, italics=no, ar, جمهورية مالي, Jumhūriyyāt Mālī is a landlocked country in West Africa. Mali ...
won the tournament, and were joined by
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
,
Guinea
Guinea ( ),, fuf, 𞤘𞤭𞤲𞤫, italic=no, Gine, wo, Gine, nqo, ߖߌ߬ߣߍ߫, bm, Gine officially the Republic of Guinea (french: République de Guinée), is a coastal country in West Africa. It borders the Atlantic Ocean to the we ...
, and
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 ...
as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
The qualifiers were played between June and September 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger.
Player eligibility
During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of
magnetic resonance imaging
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is a medical imaging technique used in radiology to form pictures of the anatomy and the physiological processes of the body. MRI scanners use strong magnetic fields, magnetic field gradients, and radio wave ...
(MRI) scans to determine the ages of players and consequently their eligibility to participate in the qualifying stages of the tournament. It was also directed to ensure the authenticity of the process as well as the identity of the players involved.
Qualified teams
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Disqualified
* Team
Ghana
Ghana (; tw, Gaana, ee, Gana), officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It abuts the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, sharing borders with Ivory Coast in the west, Burkina Faso in the north, and To ...
was disqualified on 26 October, after medical test provided by the African Confederation after their first leg play off victory against Cameroon found that one of their players failed age eligibility confirmations. Ghana appealed but failed.
Venues
Match officials
The referees were:
;Referees
* Mustapha Ghorbal
* Helder Martins de Carvalho
* Antoine Max Depadoux Effa Essouma
* Ali Mohamed Adelaid
* Lazard Tsiba Kamba
* Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
* Joaquin Esono Eyang
* Noureddine El Jaafari
* Gomno Daouda
* Ferdinand Anietie Udoh
* Daouda Kebe
* Kokou Hougnimon Fagla
* Denis Batte
;Assistant referees
* Babadjide Bienvenu Dina
* Soulaimane Amaldine
* Ahmed Hossam Taha
* Temesgin Samuel Atango
* Marius Donatien Tan
* Abdoulaye Sylla
* Gilbert Cheruiyot
* Souru Phatsoane
* Arsénio Chadreque Marengula
* Abdourahamane Diarra Soumana
* Ababacar Sene
* Serigne Cheikh Toure
* Hamza Hagi Abdi
* Mohammed Abdallah Ibrahim
* Majed Rhouma
* Tapfumanei Mutengwa
Draw
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Niger and Ivory Coast were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.
Squads
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the
semi-finals
A single-elimination, knockout, or sudden death tournament is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match-up is immediately eliminated from the tournament. Each winner will play another in the next round, until the final matc ...
and qualified for the
2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup
The 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the sixteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, held in Chile from 17 October to 8 November 2015.
Host selection
The following four countries bid to host the tournament:
*
*
*
*
Venues
Along with proposing ...
.
;Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to
points
Point or points may refer to:
Places
* Point, Lewis, a peninsula in the Outer Hebrides, Scotland
* Point, Texas, a city in Rains County, Texas, United States
* Point, the NE tip and a ferry terminal of Lismore, Inner Hebrides, Scotland
* Point ...
(3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
#Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
#
Goal difference
Goal difference, goal differential or points difference is a form of tiebreaker used to rank sport teams which finish on equal points in a league competition. Either "goal difference" or "points difference" is used, depending on whether matches ar ...
in games between the teams concerned;
#Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
#Goal difference in all games;
#Goals scored in all games;
#Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated;
#Drawing of lots.
All times UTC+01:00.
Group A
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Group B
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Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time,
kicks from the penalty mark
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are used to determine the winner (no
extra time
Overtime or extra time is an additional period of play specified under the rules of a sport to bring a game to a decision and avoid declaring the match a tie or draw where the scores are the same. In some sports, this extra period is played onl ...
shall be played).
Semi-finals
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Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
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Victor Osimhen
Victor James Osimhen (born 29 December 1998) is a Nigerian professional footballer who plays as a striker for club Napoli and the Nigeria national team.
Born in Nigeria, Osimhen began his senior career in Germany at VfL Wolfsburg in 2017. Fol ...
Aly Malle
Aly (russian: Алы; sah, Алыы, ''Alıı'') is a rural locality (a '' selo'') in Nizhnebytantaysky Rural Okrug in Eveno-Bytantaysky National District of the Sakha Republic, Russia
Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a tr ...
Patson Daka
Patson Daka (born 9 October 1998) is a Zambian professional footballer who plays as a forward for club Leicester City and the Zambia national team.
Coming through the youth system, Daka played for local club Kafue Celtic, who sent him on loan ...
;1 goal
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Martin Hongla
Martin Hongla Yma II (born 16 March 1998) is a Cameroonian professional footballer who plays as a defensive midfielder or centre-back for club Granada and the Cameroon national team.
Club career
Born in Yaoundé, Hongla joined Granada CF in ...
Koffi Kouao
Koffi Franck Kouao (born 20 May 1998) is an Ivorian professional footballer who plays as a defender for French club Metz.
Club career
Kouao made his professional debut in the Segunda Liga for Vizela on 28 January 2017 in a game against Des ...
Siaka Bagayoko
Siaka Bagayoko (born 24 July 1998) also known as Chato, is a Malian football defender for FC Mynai.
International career
International goals
:''Scores and results list Mali's goal tally first.''
References
External links
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Given name
* Issoufou Assoumane, Nigerien politician and ministers of council
* Issoufou Boubacar Garba (born 1990), Nigerien footballer
* Issoufou Dayo (born 1991), ...
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