2013 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة 2013 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Morocco |
Dates | 13 – 27 April |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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Runners-up |
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Third place |
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Fourth place |
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Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 12 |
Goals scored | 44 (3.67 per match) |
Top scorer(s) |
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The 2013 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Morocco from 13 to 27 April. The top four teams qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
The qualifiers began on 7 September 2012 with the preliminary matches taking place, while the final round matches were played on 2 December 2012. At the end of the qualification, seven teams joined the hosts, Morocco.
Qualified teams
Venues
Casablanca | |
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Stade Mohamed V | |
Capacity: 67,000 | |
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Marrakech | |
Stade de Marrakech | |
Capacity: 45,240 | |
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Draw
The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.[1][2]
Match officials
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Squads
MRI controversy
All players in the competition went through a mandatory MRI test which investigates bony fusion of the left distal radius (wrist). Several players were considered to be over-age by CAF and they were not eligible for the competition. The tests took place on 12 April, one day before the competition began leaving no time for a replacement players to be found. Ivory Coast, Congo and Nigeria each had three players found to be ineligible.[3]
CAF released the names of the players who were found to be over-age:
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Group stage
Each group winner and runner-up advanced to the semi-finals.
- 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
All times are (UTC±0)
Group A
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | –3 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
13 April 2013 15:00 |
Morocco ![]() |
4–1 | ![]() |
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Sakhi ![]() Bnou Marzouk ![]() Jaadi ![]() |
Eyamba ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia) |
13 April 2013 18:00 |
Tunisia ![]() |
3–1 | ![]() |
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Belarbi ![]() Haj Hassen ![]() |
Tumisang ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso) |
16 April 2013 15:30 |
Gabon ![]() |
2–4 | ![]() |
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Bouanga Owane ![]() Sellimi ![]() |
Belarbi ![]() Haj Hassen ![]() Abboud ![]() Allogho ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) |
16 April 2013 18:30 |
Botswana ![]() |
0–3 | ![]() |
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Bnou Marzouk ![]() Sakhi ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya) |
19 April 2013 18:30 |
Morocco ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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El Bouazzati ![]() |
Haj Hassem ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali) |
19 April 2013 18:30 |
Botswana ![]() |
1–3 | ![]() |
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Mooketsane ![]() |
Eyamba ![]() Owane ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Achille Madila (DR Congo) |
Group B
Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | +11 | 6 | Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | –5 | 2 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
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3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 2 |
14 April 2013 15:00 |
Congo ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Ngatsongo Obassi ![]() |
Landry ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Med Said Kordi (Tunisia) |
14 April 2013 18:00 |
Nigeria ![]() |
6–1 | ![]() |
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Isaac ![]() Bulbwa ![]() Iheanacho ![]() |
Yeboah ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) |
17 April 2013 15:30 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
1–0 | ![]() |
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Niangbo ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique) |
17 April 2013 18:30 |
Ghana ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Yeboah ![]() |
Bidimbou ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Wiish Hagi Yabarow (Somalia) |
20 April 2013 15:00 |
Congo ![]() |
0–7 | ![]() |
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Iheanacho ![]() Isaac ![]() Yahaya ![]() Matthew ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
20 April 2013 15:00 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
0–0 | ![]() |
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Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros) |
Knock-out stage
Semi-finals | Final | ||||||
23 April – Casablanca | |||||||
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2 | ||||||
27 April – Marrakech | |||||||
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1(5) | ||||||
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1(4) | ||||||
Third place | |||||||
24 April – Marrakech | 26 April – Marrakech | ||||||
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4 | ![]() |
1(10) | ||||
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2 | ![]() |
1(11) |
Semi-finals
23 April 2013 15:00 |
Morocco ![]() |
1–2 | ![]() |
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Sabbar ![]() |
Bedi ![]() Niangbo ![]() |
Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Referee: Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia) |
24 April 2013 18:30 |
Nigeria ![]() |
4–2 | ![]() |
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Iheanacho ![]() Yahaya ![]() Isaac ![]() |
Belarbi ![]() Haj Hassen ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya) |
Third place match
27 April 2013 16:00 |
Morocco ![]() |
1–1 (a.e.t.) | ![]() |
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Bnou Marzouk ![]() |
Haj Hassan ![]() | |
Penalties | ||
Sabbar ![]() Saoud ![]() Jaadi ![]() Jbira ![]() Bnou Marzouk ![]() El-Bouazzati ![]() Jellal ![]() Achaoui ![]() El Azzouzi ![]() Belkouch ![]() |
10–11 | Samti ![]() Sahraoui ![]() Hnid ![]() Jbeli ![]() Slimi ![]() Haj Hassan ![]() Akrout ![]() Abboud ![]() Ayadi ![]() Sahraoui ![]() Samti ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Joshua Bondo (Botswana) |
Final
27 April 2013 18:00 |
Ivory Coast ![]() |
1–1 | ![]() |
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Bile Bedia ![]() |
Report | Izu Omego ![]() |
Penalties | ||
Coulibaly ![]() Diallo ![]() Angban ![]() Ibrahima Keita ![]() Niangbo ![]() |
5–4 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Stade de Marrakech, Marrakech Referee: Mahamadou Keita (Mali) |
Winners
2013 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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![]() Ivory Coast First title |
Goalscorers
- 7 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
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- Own goal
References
- ↑ "CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "CAF U-17 Championship: Draw result". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 12 December 2012.
- ↑ Al-Smith, Gary (13 April 2013). "Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Congo caught cheating". Supersport.com. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
- ↑ "U17 CAN: 9 players who failed tests MRI" (in French). CAFonline.com. 13 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.