2015 African U-20 Championship

2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015.
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal.
Qualified teams
(hosts)
Venues
Match officials
The referees were:
Referees
Joshua Bondo
Juste Ephrem Zio
Thierry Nkurunziza
Aurélien Juenkou Wandji
Ibrahim Nour El Din
Bienvenu Sinko
Davies Ogenche Omweno
Mohamed Ragab Omar
Mahamadou Keita
Rédouane Jiyed
Daouda Gueye
Hagi Yabarow Wiish
Mutaz Abdelbasit Khairalla
Assistant referees
Mokrane Gourari
Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue
Issa Yaya
Olivier Safari Kabene
Berhe O'Michael
Kindie Mussie
David Laryea
Sidiki Sidibe
Abderahmane Warr
Abel Baba
Ababacar Sene
Hensley Danny Petrousse
Mothibidi Stevens Khumalo
Faouzi Jridi
Mark Ssonko
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. Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.
Squads
Each team could register a squad of 21 players (three of whom had to be goalkeepers).
Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Tiebreakers
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers were applied in the following order:
Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
Goal difference 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 were evaluated;
Drawing of lots.
All times are UTC±00:00.
Group A
Group B
Knockout stage
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time was played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by a penalty shoot-out to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time was played.
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
Awards
Fair play trophy: Nigeria
Orange Man of the tournament: Yaw Yeboah
Best goal of the tournament: Bernard Bulbwa against Senegal in the final
Team of the tournament
Starting Eleven
Enaholo Joshua
Musa Muhammed
Souleymane Diarra
Mouhameth Sané
Sidy Sarr
Alassane Diallo
Ibrahima Wadji
Yaw Yeboah
Idowu Elijah
Clifford Aboagye
Taiwo Awoniyi
Substitutes
Sory Ibrahim Traore
Joseph Aidoo
Ifeanyi Matthew
Omego Prince
Tyroane Joe Sandows
Silvere Ganvoula Mboussy
Malick Toure
Prosper Kassim
Goalscorers
4 goals
Musa Muhammed
3 goals
Silvère Ganvoula
Taiwo Awoniyi
Sidy Sarr
Ibrahima Wadji
Tyroane Sandows
2 goals
Chris Bedia
Yaw Yeboah
Alassane Diallo
Hamidou Traoré
Ifeanyi Matthew
Dumisani Zuma
Moussa Koné
1 goal
Constantin Bakaki
Moise Nkounkou
Clifford Aboagye
Samuel Afful
Asiedu Attobrah
Benjamin Tetteh
Victorien Angban
Yakou Meite
Dogbole Niangbo
Ichaka Diarra
Malick Touré
Bernard Bulbwa
Obinna Nwobodo
Christian Pyagbara
El Hadji Malick Niang
Motjeka Madisha
Dave Daka
Charles Zulu
Own goal
Thamsanqa Masiya (against Ghana)
Kabelo Seriba (against Zambia)
See also
2015 African U-17 Championship
References
External links
19th Edition of the African Under 20 Championship, CAFonline.com
2015
U-20 Championship
International association football competitions hosted by Senegal
2015 in youth association football
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