2005 African U-17 Championship
| African U-17 Championship 2005 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Gambia |
| Dates | 7–22 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gambia (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  South Africa |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 48 (3 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Opoku Agyemang |
← 2003 2007 → | |
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
[edit]Qualified teams
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Burkina Faso
Gambia (host nation)
Ghana
Ivory Coast
Mali
Nigeria
South Africa
Zimbabwe
Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Group B
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| Ivory Coast | 2–0 |  Zimbabwe |
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Fofana  63' 68' |
| South Africa | 4–1 | Zimbabwe |
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| Nkambule 45' Siwahla 57' Nhlapo 65' Msomi 82' |
Mtandavari 34' |
Knock-out stage
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]| Ghana | 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
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| Abubakar 115' Agyemang 120' |
| South Africa | 1 – 2 | Gambia |
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| 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
[edit]| Ivory Coast | 1 – 0 | South Africa |
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| 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
[edit]Winners
[edit]| 2005 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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 Gambia First title |
Goalscorers
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References
[edit]- ^ Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.