2009 African U-17 Championship

The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, 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.

2009 African U-17 Championship
بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
CityAlgiers
Dates19 March - 2 April 2009
Teams8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 1 host city)
Final positions
Champions Gambia
Runners-up Algeria
Third place Burkina Faso
Fourth place Malawi
Tournament statistics
Matches played13
Goals scored33 (2.54 per match)

Qualification
Main article: 2009 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Squads
Main article: 2009 African U-17 Championship squads

Venues
Zéralda, Algiers
Dar El Beïda, Algiers
Zéralda Stadium Omar Benrabah Stadium
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 5,000

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Gambia 330050+59Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Algeria 32012206
 Guinea 301202-21
 Cameroon 301203-31
Gambia 1 – 0 Guinea
Bojang  52' Report
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)
Algeria 1 – 0 Cameroon
Bendahmane  20' Report
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Cameroon 0 – 2 Gambia
Report Dawda  20'
Alsana  75'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Guinea 0 – 1 Algeria
Report Bendahmane  15'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Fredrick Kayindi-Ngobi (Uganda)
Algeria 0 – 2 Gambia
Nyang  28'
Bojang  90'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Cameroon 0 – 0 Guinea
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

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

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Burkina Faso 330080+89
 Niger 320131+26
 Malawi 310264+23
 Zimbabwe 3003011-110

Corrected standings

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Burkina Faso 220070+76Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Malawi 210152+33
 Zimbabwe 2002010-100
Burkina Faso 5 – 0 Zimbabwe
Ouiya  6, 33, 60'
Konseiga  28'
Kabre Wendkouni  81'		 Report
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Niger 2 – 1[1] Malawi
Ousmane  4'
Sidibe  80'		 Report Milanzi  65'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Zimbabwe 0 – 1[1] Niger
Report Ousmane  47'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ousmane Karembe (Mali)
Malawi 0 – 2 Burkina Faso
Report Zoungrana  55, 85'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Ali Lemghaifry (Mauritania)
Burkina Faso 1 – 0[1] Niger
Adama  87'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Abdellah El Achiri (Morocco)
Zimbabwe 0 – 5 Malawi
Simukonda  53'
Milanzi  80'
Ngalande  82, 90'
Phiri  86'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Abdesslam Khelifi (Algeria)

Knock-out stage

Semifinals
Gambia 4 – 0 Malawi
Nyang  2'
Camara  18'
Bojang  53'
Gassama  79'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Joseph Lamptey (Ghana)
Burkina Faso 0 – 1 Algeria
Bendahmane  40'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Martins De Carvalho (Angola)

Third place match
Malawi 2 – 3 Burkina Faso
Milanzi  38, 55' Ouiya  46'
Alassane  69, 78'
Stade Zéralda, Algiers
Referee: Slim Jedidi (Tunisia)

Final
Gambia 3 – 1 Algeria
Bojang  7, 85'
Camara  22'		 Bendahmane  41'
Omar Benrabah Stadium, Algiers
Referee: Osmane Karembe (Mali)

Winners
2009 CAF Under-17 Championship

Gambia
Second title

References
  1. Match result expunged after Niger was ejected from the competition.
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