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2013 African U-17 Championship

Field	Value
tourney_name	African U-17 Championship
year	2013
other_titles	بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة 2013
image	2013 African U-17 Championship.png
size	159
country	MAR Morocco
dates	13–27 April
num_teams	8
confederations	1
venues	2
cities	2
champion	Côte d'Ivoire
count	1
second	Nigeria
third	Tunisia
fourth	Morocco
matches	16
goals	56
top_scorer	NGR Success Isaac
(7 goals)
NGR Kelechi Iheanacho
(5 goals)
prevseason	[2011](2011-african-u-17-championship)
nextseason	[2015](2015-african-u-17-championship)

(7 goals) NGR Kelechi Iheanacho (5 goals) 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

Main article: 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

(Hosts)

Venues

Casablanca	Marrakech
Stade Mohamed V
Capacity: 67,000
[[File:Raja de Casablanca vs Mouloudia dOujda, November 02 2008-04.jpg	150px]]
Stade de Marrakech
Capacity: 45,240
[[File:Stade de marrakech.jpg	150px]]

Draw

The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt.

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

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.

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)

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

Bnou Marzouk Jaadi

Haj Hassen

Sellimi Haj Hassen Abboud Allogho

Sakhi

Owane

Group B

Bulbwa Iheanacho

Isaac Yahaya Matthew

Knock-out stage

|23 April – Casablanca||1||2 |24 April – Marrakech||4||2 |27 April – Marrakech||1(5)||1(4) |26 April – Marrakech||1(10)||1(11)

Semi-finals

Niangbo

Yahaya Isaac Haj Hassen

Third place match

Saoud Jaadi Jbira Bnou Marzouk El-Bouazzati Jellal Achaoui El Azzouzi Belkouch Sahraoui Hnid Jbeli Slimi Haj Hassan Akrout Abboud Ayadi Sahraoui Samti

Final

Diallo Angban
Ibrahima Keita Niangbo Nwakali Ifeanyi Yahaya Mohammed

Winners

Goalscorers

;7 goals

NGR Success Isaac

;5 goals

NGR Kelechi Iheanacho

;4 goals

TUN Firas Belarbi
MAR Younes Bnou Marzouk
TUN Hazem Haj Hassen

;3 goals

NGR Yahaya Umar
MAR Hamza Sakhi
GAB Mac Leod Eyamba

;2 goals

GAB Kevine Bouanga Owane
GHA Yaw Yeboah
CIV Junior Landry

;1 goal

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

GAB Wilnod Allogho (against Tunisia)
TUN Yasser Sellimi (against Gabon)

References

(19 November 2012). "CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo". Confederation of African Football.
(12 December 2012). "CAF U-17 Championship: Draw result". Confederation of African Football.
Al-Smith, Gary. (13 April 2013). "Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Congo caught cheating". Supersport.com.
(13 April 2013). "U17 CAN: 9 players who failed tests MRI". CAFonline.com.

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