2013 African U-20 Championship
{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = African U-20 Championship
| year = 2013
| other_titles = بطولة إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2013
| image = 2013 African U-20 Championship.png
| size = 200px
| caption =
| country = Algeria
| dates = 16–30 March
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion_other = {{fbu|20|EGY}}
| count = 4
| second_other = {{fbu|20|GHA}}
| third_other = {{fbu|20|NGR}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|20|MLI}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 26
| attendance =
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|NGA}} Aminu Umar
(4 goals)
| player = {{flagicon|EGY}} Saleh Gomaa
| goalkeeper = {{flagicon|EGY}} Mossad Awad
| prevseason = 2011
| nextseason = 2015
}}
The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the 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.{{cite web|title=Final tournament dates|url=http://www.cafonline.com/userfiles/file/Decisions/CAF_Circular_-_CAN_U-17_and_U-20_Fixtures_and_final_tournaments_-_04_03_2012_updated%5B1%5D.pdf|publisher=cafonline.com|accessdate=10 May 2012|format=pdf|date=March 2012}} The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
{{main|2013 African U-20 Championship qualification}}
=Qualified teams=
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- {{fbu|20|ALG}} {{small|(hosts)}}
- {{fbu|20|BEN}}
- {{fbu|20|COD}}
- {{fbu|20|EGY}}
- {{fbu|20|GAB}}
- {{fbu|20|GHA}}
- {{fbu|20|MLI}}
- {{fbu|20|NGA}}
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Squads
{{details|2013 African U-20 Championship squads}}
Venues
In March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11139-can-u20-oran-en-pole-devant-alger-pour-abriter-le-tournoi.php|title=CAN U20 : Oran en pôle devant Alger pour abriter le tournoi|publisher=DZFoot|author=APS|accessdate=October 11, 2012|date=March 20, 2012|language=fr}} In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition.{{cite web|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-11415-can-u20-2013-alger-retenue-pour-abriter-le-tournoi.php|title=CAN U20 2013 : Alger retenue pour abriter le tournoi|publisher=DZFoot|language=fr|author=Toufik O.|date=May 3, 2012|accessdate=October 11, 2012}} 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.{{cite news|url=http://www.dzfoot.com/news-12025-can-u20-2013-l-organisation-a-oran-plutot-qu-a-alger.php|title=CAN U20 2013 : L'organisation à Oran plutôt qu'à Alger|publisher=dzfoot.com|accessdate=25 August 2012}}
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| Oran
|rowspan="4"| {{location map+|Algeria|float=right|width=350|caption=|places= {{location map~|Algeria|lat=35.696944|long=-0.633056|label=Oran|position=top}} {{location map~|Algeria|lat=35.3|long=-1.133333|label=Aïn Témouchent|position=bottom}} }} |
|---|
| Stade Ahmed Zabana |
| Capacity: 40,000
| Capacity: 11,500 |
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| 180px |
Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.{{cite news|title=CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo|url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/15953-caf-u-17-and-u-20-championships-final-draws-set-for-cairo.html|work=CAF Online|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=19 November 2012}}{{cite news|title=Orange U-20 Championship Algeria 2013: Draw result|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-20_2011/news/16082-orange-u-20-championship-algeria-2013-draw-result.html|work=CAF Online|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=9 December 2012}}
Officials
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;Referees
- Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
- Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
- Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
- Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
- Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
- Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
- Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
- Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
- Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
- Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
;Reserve referees
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;Assistant referees
- Peter Sabatia (Kenya)
- El Hadji Malick Samba (Senegal)
- Balkrishna Bootun (Mauritius)
- Anouar Hmila (Tunisia)
- Jerson dos Santos (Angola)
- Moussa Bayere (Ivory Coast)
- Arsenio Marengula (Mozambique)
- Yacine Hassan Egueh (Djibouti)
- Mohamed Bechirene (Algeria)
- Issa Yaya (Chad)
- Sidiki Sidibe (Guinea)
- Berhe Tesfargiorgh (Eritrea)
- Seydou Tiama (Burkina Faso)
- Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue (Cameroon)
;Reserve assistant referees
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Group stage
=Tiebreakers=
- Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
- Best goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
- Greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the concerned teams
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated
- Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee
=Group A=
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|name_BEN={{fbu|20|BEN}}
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|win_BEN=0 |draw_BEN=1 |loss_BEN=2 |gf_BEN=0 |ga_BEN=2
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|result1=KO |result2=KO
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|date = 16 March 2013
|time = 17:30
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|time = 20:30
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|goals2 = Hamad {{goal|67}}
Gomaa {{goal|87}}
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|referee = Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
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----
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|date = 19 March 2013
|time = 17:30
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|score = 1–0
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|goals1 = Assifuah {{goal|56}}
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|referee = Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
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|time = 20:30
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|goals2 = Rabia {{goal|43}}
Hamad {{sent off|0|90+1}}
|stadium = Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
|attendance =
|referee = Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 22 March 2013
|time = 17:30
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|score = 0–2
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|goals2 = Salifu {{goal|5}}
Assifuah {{goal|29}}
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|attendance =
|referee = Bamlack Tessema Weyesa (Ethiopia)
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 22 March 2013
|time = 17:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|BEN}}
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|EGY}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Kahraba {{goal|22}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance =
|referee = Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
}}
=Group B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
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|name_NGA={{fbu|20|NGA}}
|name_GAB={{fbu|20|GAB}}
|name_COD={{fbu|20|COD}}
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|win_NGA=2 |draw_NGA=0 |loss_NGA=1 |gf_NGA=4 |ga_NGA=2
|win_GAB=1 |draw_GAB=1 |loss_GAB=1 |gf_GAB=2 |ga_GAB=1
|win_COD=0 |draw_COD=1 |loss_COD=2 |gf_COD=2 |ga_COD=5
|team_order=NGA, MLI, GAB, COD
|class_rules=Group tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage
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{{footballbox
|date = 17 March 2013
|time = 17:30
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|score = 0–1
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|goals2 = Niane {{goal|12}}
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}}
{{footballbox
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|time = 20:30
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|score = 0–0
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----
{{footballbox
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = 17:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MLI}}
|score = 2–1
|report =
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|goals1 = Diallo {{goal|51}}
Niane {{goal|60}}
|goals2 = Eddy Ngoyi {{goal|55}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance =
|referee = Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 20 March 2013
|time = 20:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|GAB}}
|score = 0–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|NGA}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Ajagun {{goal|21|pen.}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|referee = Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
}}
----
{{footballbox
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = 20:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|NGA}}
|score = 3–1
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|COD}}
|goals1 = Ajagun {{goal|34|pen.}}
Umar {{goal|39||48}}
|goals2 = Pembele {{goal|73}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance =
|referee = Hudu Munyemana (Rwanda)
}}
{{footballbox
|date = 23 March 2013
|time = 20:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|MLI}}
|score = 0–2
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|GAB}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 = Engongah {{goal}}
Mayoungou {{goal||pen.}}
|stadium = Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
|attendance =
|referee = Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal)
}}
Knockout stage
{{Round4-with third
|Stade Omar Oucief - 26 March|{{fbu|20|Egypt}}|2|{{fbu|20|NGA}}|0
|Stade Ahmed Zabana - 26 March|{{fbu|20|GHA}}|0 (4)|{{fbu|20|MLI}}|0 (2)
|Stade Ahmed Zabana - 30 March|{{fbu|20|EGY}}|1 (5)|{{fbu|20|GHA}}|1 (4)
|Stade Ahmed Zabana - 29 March|{{fbu|20|NGA}}|2|{{fbu|20|MLI}}|1
}}
=Semi-finals=
- Originally the games were scheduled to kick-off at 17:30 and 20:30. However CAF made changes on the 10 March so that both matches started at 17:00.{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/16438-afcon-2015-draw-to-be-held-in-the-beginning-of-2014.html|title=AFCON 2015 draw to be held in the beginning of 2014|publisher=CAFonline.com|date=10 March 2013}}
{{footballbox
|date = 26 March 2013
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Egypt}}
|score = 2–0
|aet =
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|NGA}}
|goals1 = Kahraba {{goal|46||81}}
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Omar Oucief, Aïn Témouchent
|attendance =
|referee = Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
}}
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{{footballbox
|date = 26 March 2013
|time = 17:00
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|GHA}}
|score = 0–0
|aet =yes
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|MLI}}
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance =
|referee = Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia)
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore = 4 – 2
|penalties2 =
}}
=Third place match=
{{footballbox
|date = 29 March 2013
|time = 17:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|NGA}}
|score = 2–1
|aet =
|report =
|team2 = {{fbu|20|MLI}}
|goals1 = Umar {{goal|72||82}}
|goals2 = Keita {{goal|87|}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance =
|referee = Youssef Essrayri (Tunisia)
|penalties1 =
|penaltyscore =
|penalties2 =
}}
=Final=
{{footballbox
|date = 30 March 2013
|time = 17:30
|team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|Ghana}}
|score = 1–1
|aet = yes
|report = [http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-20_2011/news/16710-egypt-crowned-ayc-champions.html report]
|team2 = {{fbu|20|Egypt}}
|goals1 = Ofori {{goal|7|pen.}}
|goals2 = Gomaa {{goal|4|pen.}}
|stadium = Stade Ahmed Zabana, Oran
|attendance = {{formatnum:20000}}
|referee = Mehdi Abid-Charef (Algeria)
|penalties1 = Nketiah {{pengoal}}
Akorful {{pengoal}}
Atamah {{penmiss}}
Lartey {{pengoal}}
Ofori {{pengoal}}
Anaba {{penmiss}}
|penaltyscore = 4–5
|penalties2 = {{penmiss}} Rabia
{{pengoal}} Gomaa
{{pengoal}} Samir
{{pengoal}} Refaat
{{pengoal}} Kahraba
{{pengoal}} Ghali
}}
Winners
{{Winners|fb|2013 African U-20 Championship winners|EGY|Fourth}}
Player Awards
- Top goalscorer: {{flagicon|NGA}} Aminu Umar{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-20_2011/news/16720-awards-from-orange-caf-u-20-championship-algeria-2013.html|title=AWARDS FROM ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013|work=ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013|publisher=CAF|accessdate=31 March 2013}}
- Fair player of the tournament: {{flagicon|GHA}} Francis Narh
- Player of the tournament: {{flagicon|EGY}} Saleh Gomaa
=Team of the tournament=
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;Starting Eleven
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Mossad Awad
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Ahmed Samir
- {{flagicon|Mali}} Boubacar Diarra
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Ramy Rabia
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Lawrence Lartey
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Derrick Mensah
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Saleh Gomaa
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Kahraba
- {{flagicon|Algeria}} Zinedine Ferhat
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Ebenezer Assifuah
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;Substitutes
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Eric Ofori Antwi
- {{flagicon|Mali}} Tiékoro Keita
- {{flagicon|Ghana}} Francis Narh
- {{flagicon|Gabon}} Didier Ibrahim Ndong
- {{flagicon|DR Congo}} Emomo Eddy Ngoyi
- {{flagicon|Nigeria}} Mohammed Goyi Aliyu
- {{flagicon|Benin}} David Djigla
- {{flagicon|Egypt}} Hossam Mohammed Ghaly
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Goal scorers
;4 goals
- {{flagicon|NGA}} Aminu Umar
;3 goals
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- {{flagicon|GHA}} Ebenezer Assifuah
- {{flagicon|EGY}} Kahraba
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;2 goals
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- {{flagicon|EGY}} Saleh Gomaa
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Adama Niane
- {{flagicon|NGR}} Abdul Jeleel Ajagun
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;1 goal
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- {{flagicon|GHA}} Ebenezer Ofori
- {{flagicon|GHA}} Seidu Salifu
- {{flagicon|GHA}} Jeremiah Arkorful
- {{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Hamad
- {{flagicon|EGY}} Ramy Rabia
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Samba Diallo
- {{flagicon|MLI}} Tiékoro Keita
- {{flagicon|DRC}} Emomo Eddy Ngoyi
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Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
The top four teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup:
- {{fbu|20|Egypt}}
- {{fbu|20|Ghana}}
- {{fbu|20|Mali}}
- {{fbu|20|Nigeria}}
See also
- 2012 Accra Three Nations Cup - exhibition competition in preparation of the Championship
References
{{Reflist|2}}
External links
- [http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-20_2011 2013 African U-20 Championship]
{{African Youth Championship}}