2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament

2011 Morocco 4 23 Saudi Arabia 23 Algeria 4 10 ALG Mehdi Benaldjia (3 goals) 2010 2015 The 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took the newly constructed Stade de Tanger in Tangier, Morocco. Of the five UNAF member countries, Libya and Tunisia chose not to participate in the competition. Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament.EN U23 : Les Verts au tournoi de l'UNAF du Maroc https://web.archive.org/web/20110916173535/http://www.dzfoot.com/news-9721/en-u23-les-verts-au-tournoi-de-l-unaf-du-maroc/ 2011-09-16 ; DZFoot.com, August 19, 2011 However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.Tournoi de l'UNAF : Le Qatar et l’Egypte se retirent https://web.archive.org/web/20120403165426/http://www.starafrica.com/fr/football/news/article/view/tournoi-de-lunaf-le-qatar-et-legypte-199083.html 2012-04-03 ; October 28, 2011 Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco. Participants 23 Algeria (holders) 23 Morocco (hosts) 23 Niger (invitee) 23 Saudi Arabia (invitee) Venues Tangier Stade Ibn Batouta Capacity: 45,000 Matches Key to colours in group tableGroup winner and champion TeamPldWDLGFGAGDPts23 Saudi Arabia220052+3623 Algeria210143+1323 Morocco201112-1123 Niger201103-31 November 1, 2011 18:00 GMT 23 Algeria 1 – 3 Report 23 Saudi Arabia Benaldjia 82 Al-Mousa 42 pen.Al Dosari 66Al Otaibi 86 Stade de Tanger, Tangier November 1, 2011 20:30 GMT 23 Morocco 0 – 0 23 Niger Stade de Tanger, Tangier November 4, 2011 18:00 GMT 23 Algeria 3 – 0 Report 23 Niger Bounedjah 9Benaldjia 19 43 Stade de Tanger, Tangier November 4, 2011 20:30 GMT 23 Morocco 1 – 2 23 Saudi Arabia Cheradi 1 Bahebri 11Majarashi 85 Stade de Tanger, Tangier Scorers 3 goals ALG Mehdi Benaldjia 1 goal ALG Baghdad Bounedjah MAR Nabil Cheradi KSA Tamim Al-Dosari KSA Mosaab Al-Otaibi KSA Radhwan Al-Mousa KSA Hattan Bahebri KSA Mohamad Majarashi References External links 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament - unaf-foot.com 2011 Category:2011 in African men's international football Category:2011 in African youth football Category:2011–12 in Moroccan football Category:Men's international association football competitions hosted by Morocco Category:Sport in Tangier Category:November 2011 sports events in Africa