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2011 African U-23 Championship
بطولة إفريقيا تحت 23 سنة لكرة القدم 2011
File:2011 CAF U23 Championship logo.png
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco Morocco
Dates26 November – 10 December
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFile:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (1st title)
Runners-upFile:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Third placeFile:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Fourth placeFile:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored35 (2.19 per match)
Top scorer(s)Morocco Abdelaziz Barrada
Nigeria Raheem Lawal
(3 goals)
2015 →

The 2011 African U-23 Championship was the first edition of the football tournament for players under 23 years.[1] It was originally scheduled to be hosted by Egypt from 26 November to 10 December 2011. However, less than two months prior to the start of the tournament, Egyptian authorities decided against hosting the competition because of security concerns.[2] On 13 October 2011, Morocco was chosen as the replacement to host the tournament.[3] The tournament also doubles up as the qualifiers for the 2012 Summer Olympics. The top 3 placed teams qualified automatically for the 2012 Summer Olympics football tournament, while the 4th best placed team qualify for a play-off with an AFC counterpart.[4]

Qualified teams

Further information: 2011 African U-23 Championship qualification

The Confederation of African Football chose to create a tournament and qualifying phase to decide which associations could represent Africa at the 2012 Olympic Games. Of CAF's 53 association nations, 39 agreed to participate in the qualifiers for the tournament. To qualify for the tournament, participating nations had to overcome three two-legged qualifying stages. Qualified teams:

Venues

Marrakech
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Locations of the 2011 CAF U-23 Championship venues
 Tangier
Stade de Marrakech Ibn Batouta Stadium
Capacity: 45,000 Capacity: 45,000
File:Stade de marrakech.jpg File:Stade Ibn Batuta, Tanger.jpg

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 24 September 2011 during the CAF Executive Committee meeting in Cairo, Egypt.[5]

Match officials

The following referees were chosen for the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations.[6]

Referees Linesmen

Cameroon Néant Alioum
The Gambia Bakary Gassama
Kenya Sylvester Kirwa
Madagascar Hamada Nampiandraza
Mauritania Ali Lemghaifry
Morocco Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Tunisia Slim Jedidi
Zambia Janny Sikazwe
Reserve
Ghana Joseph Lamptey
Guinea Aboubacar Mario Bangoura

Burundi Jean-Claude Birumushahu
Cameroon Moussa Yanoussa
Republic of the Congo Richard Bouende-Malonga
Eritrea Angesom Ogbamariam
Kenya Aden Marwa Range
Malawi Moffat Champiti
Morocco Redouane Achik
Rwanda Felicien Kabanda
Seychelles Jason Damoo
Tunisia Anouar Hmila
Reserve
Djibouti Yacin Hassan Egueh

Squads

Main article: 2011 African U-23 Championship squads

Group stage

All times given as local time (UTC) If two or more teams tied in their points, the following tie-breaker is used:[7]

  1. Points in the matches between the concerned teams,
  2. Goal difference in the matches between the concerned teams,
  3. Number of goals in the matches between the concerned teams,
  4. Goal difference in all group matches,
  5. Number of goals in all group matches,
  6. Fair Play point (number of yellow and red cards),
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco 3 2 0 1 2 1 +1 6
3 File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria 3 1 0 2 5 4 +1 3
4 File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg0–1File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Report Barrada File:Soccerball shade.svg 28' (pen.)
Referee: Sylvester Kirwa (Kenya)
Algeria File:Flag of Algeria.svg1–0File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Benaldjia File:Soccerball shade.svg 77' Report
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)
Morocco File:Flag of Morocco.svg1–0File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Tighadouini File:Soccerball shade.svg 59' Report
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg2–1File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria
Mbodj File:Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Sané File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'		 Report Uchechi File:Soccerball shade.svg 49'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)
Nigeria File:Flag of Nigeria.svg4–1File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria
Lawal File:Soccerball shade.svg 47', 75', 85'
Uchechi File:Soccerball shade.svg 87'		 Bounedjah File:Soccerball shade.svg 42'
Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)
Morocco File:Flag of Morocco.svg0–1File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal
Report Wade File:Soccerball shade.svg 31'
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 3 2 0 1 3 1 +2 6 Advance to knockout stage
2 File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 3 1 1 1 4 3 +1 4
3 File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
4 File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Updated to match(es) played on unknown. Source: [citation needed]
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg1–0File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
Magdi File:Soccerball shade.svg 50' Report
Referee: Bakary Papa Gassama (Gambia)
South Africa File:Flag of South Africa.svg1–1File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
Bhengu File:Soccerball shade.svg 21' Report Griffiths File:Soccerball shade.svg 81'
Referee: Bouchaïb El Ahrach (Morocco)
Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg1–1File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
Lengoualama File:Soccerball shade.svg 80' Report Masango File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'
Referee: Ali Ould Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Ivory Coast File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg1–0File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Koné File:Soccerball shade.svg 82' Report
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg2–0File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa
El Nenny File:Soccerball shade.svg 46'
Mohsen File:Soccerball shade.svg 63'		 Report
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg3–1File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
Ndong Mba File:Soccerball shade.svg 46', 49' (pen.)
Yacouya File:Soccerball shade.svg 78'		 Traoré File:Soccerball shade.svg 30'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Knockout stage

All times given as local time (UTC+1)

 
Semi finalsFinal
 
      
 
6 December
 
 
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal0
 
10 December
 
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon (a.e.t.)1
 
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon2
 
7 December
 
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco1
 
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt2
 
 
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco3
 
Third place play-off
 
 
10 December
 
 
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal0
 
 
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt2

Semi-finals

Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg0–1 (a.e.t.)File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon
Report Poko File:Soccerball shade.svg 119'
Referee: Janny Sikazwe (Zambia)
Egypt File:Flag of Egypt.svg2–3File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Salah File:Soccerball shade.svg 36'
Shroyda File:Soccerball shade.svg 82'		 Report Barrada File:Soccerball shade.svg 1', 9'
Mokhtar File:Soccerball shade.svg 66'
Referee: Néant Alioum (Cameroon)

Third place play-off

Senegal File:Flag of Senegal.svg0–2File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
Report Shroyda File:Soccerball shade.svg 32'
Gomaa File:Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Final

Gabon File:Flag of Gabon.svg2–1File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco
Obiang File:Soccerball shade.svg 33'
Nono File:Soccerball shade.svg 40'		 Report Mokhtar File:Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Attendance: 15,000
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)
 2011 CAF U-23 Championship winners 
File:Flag of Gabon.svg
Gabon
First title

Best eleven

The team of the tournament with substitutes:[8]

Goalscorers

3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

Criticisms

Some have questioned the need for the tournament and believe that the CAF-organised Under-23 football tournament, the 2011 All-Africa Games' football tournament should have been used as a qualifying tournament. The increase in number of national U-23 fixtures caused some domestic league schedules to be revised and some league games took place with weakened teams.[9] There has been criticism from fans towards clubs who have not allowed their players to participate in the qualifying stages as the tournament is not featured on the FIFA Calendar whilst the Olympics tournament is. In effect this means that African nations can call on European-based players for the Olympic tournament who were not able to participate in qualifying due to club commitments.[10]

Qualified teams for Summer Olympics

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2012 Summer Olympics men's football tournament.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in Summer Olympics1
File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon 6 December 2011[11] 0 (Debut)
File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco　 6 December 2011 6 (1964, 1972, 1984, 1992, 2000, 2004)
File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt 10 December 2011[11] 10 (1920, 1924, 1928, 1936, 1948, 1952, 1960, 1964, 1984, 1992)
File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal 23 April 2012 0 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Football - 2012 Olympic qualifying tournament". bbc.co.uk. 14 January 2011. Retrieved 22 February 2019.
  2. ↑ Egypt denied from staging Olympic qualifiers; FilGoal.com, 10 October 2011.
  3. ↑ Morocco to host Olympic qualifying tournament; BBC, 13 October 2011.
  4. ↑ "Egypt hosting Olympic qualifier". FIFA. Archived from the original on 26 October 2011. Retrieved 23 August 2011.
  5. ↑ "Egypt to host CAF U-23 Championship serving as 2012 London Olympic qualifiers". cafonline.com. Confederation of African Football. 22 August 2011.
  6. ↑ "Referees". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. Archived from the original on 21 November 2011. Retrieved 29 August 2016.
  7. ↑ "Regulations of the African U-23 Championship, Morocco 2011" (PDF). CAF. Retrieved 30 November 2011. (see art. 35.6)
  8. ↑ "Best eleven CAF U-23 African Championship 2011". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 10 December 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2011.
  9. ↑ "Who is fooling who?". Botswana Gazette. 26 January 2011. Archived from the original on 22 March 2012. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "Ghana's U-23 soccer team transit through Nairobi". MichezofAfrika.com. 7 April 2011. Retrieved 10 April 2011.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 "Gabon-and-Maroc-earn-London-2012 berths". FIFA.com. 17 December 2011. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011.

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