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2005 African U-17 Championship

FieldValue
tourney_nameAfrican U-17 Championship
year2005
other_titlesAfrican U-17 Championship 2005
image2005 African U-17 Championship.png
size162px
countryGambia
dates7–22 May
num_teams8
confederations1
venues2
cities2
champion_other
count1
second_other
third_other
fourth_other
matches16
goals48
top_scorerGHA Opoku Agyemang
prevseason2003
nextseason2007

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

Main article: 2005 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

  • (host nation)

Group stage

Group A

Appiah
Agyemang Ansong

Ceesay Diabaté

Kiema

M. Traoré
Diarra

Group B

Wuya Nhlapo

Zenke Kouassi
Kouadio

Siwahla
Nhlapo
Msomi

Wuya
Chukwudi

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Agyemang

Ceesay 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

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

Final

Winners

Goalscorers

;4 goals

  • GHA Opoku Agyemang ;3 goals
  • CIV Ismaël Fofana
  • GAM Ousman Jallow
  • MLI Cheick Diabaté
  • NGR Simon Zenke
  • NGR Ibrahim Jibrin Wuya
  • RSA Tumelo Nhlapo ;2 goals
  • CIV Konan Serge Kouadio
  • GAM Momodou Ceesay ;2 goals, cont.
  • MLI Mahamane Traoré
  • NGR Samuel Chukwudi
  • RSA Sibusiso Msomi ;1 goal
  • BFA Marius Sibdou Kiema
  • BFA Alain Traoré
  • CIV Koffi Kouassi (footballer, born 1989)
  • GAM Sainey Nyassi
  • GAM Sanna Nyassi
  • GHA Awudu Abubakar
  • GHA George Appiah ;1 goal, cont.
  • GHA Banahene Michael
  • MLI Lassina Diarra
  • RSA Michael Nkambule
  • RSA Amos Sibeko
  • RSA Mkhanyiseli Siwahla
  • ZIM Ovidy Karuru
  • ZIM Victor Mtandavari ;Own goals
  • GHA Jerry Akaminko (for Burkina Faso)
  • GHA Emmanuel Ansong (for Mali)

References

References

  1. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah. (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC.
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