2005 African U-17 Championship
2005 African U-17 Championship
African U-17 Championship 2005
Tournament details
Host countryGambia
Dates7–22 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Gambia (1st title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored48 (3 per match)
Top scorerGhana Opoku Agyemang
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International football competition

The 2005 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Gambia. The top three teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Knockout stage
2  Gambia (H) 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3
4  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Gambia 1–0 Burkina Faso
Sanna Nyassi 69'
Ghana 3–2 Mali
Michael 9'
Appiah 72' (pen.)
Agyemang 		Diabaté 8'
Ansong 51' (o.g.)
Gambia 3–2 Mali
Jallow 50' (pen.) 64'
Ceesay 59'		 M. Traoré 48'
Diabaté 65'
Burkina Faso 2–1 Ghana
Akaminko 10' (o.g.)
Kiema 14'		 Agyemang 80' (pen.)
Gambia 0–1 Ghana
Agyemang 14'
Mali 3–1 Burkina Faso
Diabaté 11'
M. Traoré
Diarra 90'		 A. Traoré 64'

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6
3  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4
4  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 2–2 South Africa
Zenke 50'
Wuya 78'		 Msomi 20'
Nhlapo 43' (pen.)
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda
Ivory Coast 2–0 Zimbabwe
Fofana 63' 68'
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda
Nigeria 2–3 Ivory Coast
Wuya 4'
Zenke 84'		 Fofana 7'
Kouassi 18'
Kouadio 78'
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda
South Africa 4–1 Zimbabwe
Nkambule 45'
Siwahla 57'
Nhlapo 65'
Msomi 82'		 Mtandavari 34'
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda
Zimbabwe 1–4 Nigeria
Karuru 40' Zenke 37'
Wuya 43'
Chukwudi 62' 69'
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda
Ivory Coast 0–1 South Africa
Nhlapo 48'
Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Ghana 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Abubakar 115'
Agyemang 120'
South Africa 1 – 2 Gambia
Sibeko 18' Sainey Nyassi 48'
Ceesay 51'

For winning their semifinals, Ghana and Gambia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ivory Coast and South Africa meeting in the third place playoff for the third and final place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place playoff

Ivory Coast 1 – 0 South Africa
Kouadio 87'

For winning the third place playoff, Ivory Coast qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with South Africa missing out.

Final

Ghana 0 – 1 Gambia
Report Jallow 87'

[1]

Winners

2005 CAF Under-17 Championship
The Gambia
Gambia
First title

Goalscorers

References

  1. ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
  • RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2005
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