2013 African U-17 Championship

African U-17 Championship 2013 بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة 2013 2013 African U-17 Championship.png 159 MAR Morocco 13–27 April 8 1 2 2 Côte d'Ivoire 1 Nigeria Tunisia Morocco 16 56 NGR Success Isaac(7 goals)NGR Kelechi Iheanacho(5 goals) 2011 2015 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 2013 African U-17 Championship 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 22em 17 BOT 17 CGO 17 CIV 17 GAB 17 GHA 17 MAR (Hosts) 17 NGR 17 TUN Venues CasablancaMorocco right 220 Morocco 33.586881 -7.611122 Casablanca left Morocco 31.635278 -8.000278 Marrakesh rightStade Mohamed VCapacity: 67,000150pxMarrakeshStade de MarrakechCapacity: 45,240150px Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/15953-caf-u-17-and-u-20-championships-final-draws-set-for-cairo.html CAF Online Confederation of African Football 19 November 2012CAF U-17 Championship: Draw result http://www.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2011/news/16081-caf-u-17-championship-draws-result.html CAF Online Confederation of African Football 12 December 2012 Match officials Referees Morocco Redouane Jiyed Tunisia Med Said Kordi Kenya Davies Ogenche Omweno Somalia Wiish Hagi Yabarow Mozambique Samuel Chirindza Mali Mahamadou Keita Comoros Ali Mohamed Adelaid Botswana Joshua Bondo DR Congo Achille Madila Namibia Rainhold Shikongo Senegal Maguette Ndiaye Burkina Faso Juste Ephrem Zio Assistant referees Morocco Bouazza Rouani Seychelles Eldrick Adelaide Guinea Sidiki Sidibe Uganda Mark Ssonko Angola Jerson Emiliano Dos Santos South Africa Mothibidi Stevens Khumalo Ivory Coast Marius Donatien Tan Mauritania Abderahmane Warr Benin Babadjide Bienvenu Dina Niger Yahaya Mahamadou Mozambique Arsénio Chadreque Marengula Ethiopia Kindie Mussie Cameroon Elvis Guy Noupue Nguegoue Burkina Faso Seydou Tiama Squads 2013 African U-17 Championship 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.Al-Smith Gary Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Congo caught cheating http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/130413/Nigeria_Ivory_Coast_Congo_caught_cheating Supersport.com 13 April 2013 13 April 2013 CAF released the names of the players who were found to be over-age: Côte d'Ivoire CIV Willy Britto Dagou (DF) CIV Abdoul Diarrassouba (DF) CIV Sidiki Dembele (MF) Nigeria NGR Wilfred Onyinye Ndidi (DF) NGR Ibrahim Abdullahi (DF) NGR Emmanuel Asadu (FW) Congo CGO Charlevy Mabiala (MF) CGO Hardy Binguila (MF) CGO Bermagin Kangou (FW) U17 CAN: 9 players who failed tests MRI http://fr.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2011/news/16832-can-u17-9-joueurs-recals-aux-tests-irm.html CAFonline.com French 13 April 2013 13 April 2013 https://web.archive.org/web/20130416021549/http://fr.cafonline.com/competition/can-u-17_2011/news/16832-can-u17-9-joueurs-recals-aux-tests-irm.html 16 April 2013 dead 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 main WDL 17 MAR 17 TUN 17 GAB 17 BOT complete 2 1 0 8 2 H 2 1 0 8 4 1 0 2 6 9 0 0 3 2 9 MAR TUN GAB BOT Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 13 April 2013 15:00 17 MAR 4–1 17 GAB Sakhi 8 10Bnou Marzouk 56Jaadi 90 Eyamba 61 pen. Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia) 13 April 2013 18:00 17 TUN 3–1 17 BOT Belarbi 2 6 pen.Haj Hassen 50 Tumisang 20 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Juste Zio (Burkina Faso) 16 April 2013 15:30 17 GAB 2–4 17 TUN Bouanga Owane 73Sellimi 79 o.g. Belarbi 32Haj Hassen 39Abboud 45+2Allogho 88 o.g. Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Maguette N'Diaye (Senegal) 16 April 2013 18:30 17 BOT 0–3 17 MAR Bnou Marzouk 17 80Sakhi 49 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya) 19 April 2013 18:30 17 MAR 1–1 17 TUN El Bouazzati 47 Haj Hassem 50 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Mahamadou Keita (Mali) 19 April 2013 18:30 17 BOT 1–3 17 GAB Mooketsane 38 Eyamba 2 45+2Owane 78 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Achille Madila (DR Congo) Group B main WDL 17 NGA 17 CIV 17 GHA 17 CGO complete 2 0 1 13 2 1 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 2 7 0 2 1 2 9 NGA CIV GHA CGO Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 14 April 2013 15:00 17 CGO 1–1 17 CIV Ngatsongo Obassi 8 Landry 27 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Med Said Kordi (Tunisia) 14 April 2013 18:00 17 NGA 6–1 17 GHA Isaac 10 40 63 pen. 68Bulbwa 30Iheanacho 90+5 Yeboah 66 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Redouane Jiyed (Morocco) 17 April 2013 15:30 17 CIV 1–0 17 NGA Niangbo 90 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Samuel Chirindza (Mozambique) 17 April 2013 18:30 17 GHA 1–1 17 CGO Yeboah 38 Bidimbou 3 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Wiish Hagi Yabarow (Somalia) 20 April 2013 15:00 17 CGO 0–7 17 NGA Iheanacho 4 44 86Isaac 27 33Yahaya 49Matthew 60 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Joshua Bondo (Botswana) 20 April 2013 15:00 17 CIV 0–0 17 GHA Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Ali Mohamed Adelaid (Comoros) Knock-out stage 23 April – Casablanca 17 MAR 1 17 CIV 2 24 April – Marrakech 17 NGA 4 17 TUN 2 27 April – Marrakech 17 CIV 1(5) 17 NGA 1(4) 26 April – Marrakech 17 MAR 1(10) 17 TUN 1(11) Semi-finals 23 April 2013 15:00 17 MAR 1–2 17 CIV Sabbar 67 pen. Bedi 31Niangbo 39 Stade Mohamed V, Casablanca Reinhold Shikongo (Namibia) 24 April 2013 18:30 17 NGA 4–2 17 TUN Iheanacho 2Yahaya 12 58Isaac 21 Belarbi 25Haj Hassen 30 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya) Third place match 27 April 2013 16:00 17 MAR 1–1 yes 17 TUN Bnou Marzouk 69 Haj Hassan 44 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Joshua Bondo (Botswana) 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 Final 27 April 2013 18:00 17 CIV 1–1 Report 17 NGA Bile Bedia 26 Izu Omego 8 Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh Mahamadou Keita (Mali) Coulibaly Diallo Angban Ibrahima Keita Niangbo 5–4 Issac Nwakali Ifeanyi Yahaya Mohammed Winners 2013 CAF Under-17 Championship CIV Ivory Coast First Goalscorers 7 goals NGR Success Isaac 5 goals NGR Kelechi Iheanacho 4 goals 22em TUN Firas Belarbi MAR Younes Bnou Marzouk TUN Hazem Haj Hassen 3 goals 22em NGR Yahaya Umar MAR Hamza Sakhi GAB Mac Leod Eyamba 2 goals 22em GAB Kevine Bouanga Owane GHA Yaw Yeboah CIV Junior Landry 1 goal 22em BOT Orebonye Tumisang CGO Bersyl Ngatsongo Obassi CGO Kader Bidimbou CIV Guy Bedi NGR Prince Izu Omego MAR Nabil Jaadi NGR Ifeanyi Matthew BOT Kabelano Mooketsane MAR Walid Sabar NGR Bernard Bulbwa TUN Moez Abboud MAR Mohamed El Boauzzati CIV Chris Bile Bedia Own goal 22em GAB Wilnod Allogho (against Tunisia) TUN Yasser Sellimi (against Gabon) References External links Official website 2013 U-17 Championship U-17 Championship Category:2012–13 in Moroccan football 2013 Category:April 2013 sports events in Africa