The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa would be the new hosts, with games taking place between 17 April and 2 May.[1]
| 2011 Afrikaanse Jeug Championship CAF U20/South Africa | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | South Africa |
| City | Johannesburg |
| Dates | 17 April – 1 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 34 (2.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Uche Nwofor (4 goals) |
As the Championship also acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the tournament would have to be played before the end of June 2011.[2]
The tournament was won by Nigeria, who beat Cameroon in the final, to win their sixth title.[3]
Qualification
Qualified teams:
Squads
Venues
Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011.[4] Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville Stadium, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium, home of Wits University.[5] Rand Stadium, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium.[6]
 Johannesburg | |
|---|---|
| Dobsonville Stadium | Bidvest Stadium |
| 26°13′36″S 27°51′51″E / 26.226798°S 27.864071°E | 26°11′16″S 28°01′42″E / 26.187778°S 28.028333°E |
| Capacity: 24,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |
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Officials
The following referees were chosen for the tournament.[7]
Final tournament
| Key to colours in group tables | |
|---|---|
| Team qualified for the knockout stages | |
Group stage
Group A
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 7 |
| Egypt | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 |
 Lesotho | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| South Africa | 2–4 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Nguzana  20', 77' | Report | Doumbia 11' Coulibaly 22', 38'Diallo 67' |
| Lesotho | 1–2 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
| L. Marabe 66' | Report | Koapeng 22' Nguzana 32' |
| South Africa | 0–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdy 45' |
Group B
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 |
 Ghana | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
 Gambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 1 |
| Gambia | 1–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Jammeh 22' | Report | Boakye 88' |
| Ghana | 1–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Chana 20' | Report | Mbongo 90' |
Knockout stage
The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.[8]
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| 28 April | ||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Egypt | 0 (2) | |||||
| Cameroon | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 1 May | ||||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
Semifinals
| Egypt | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
Hegazy  Hamdy Ibrahim  Ashraf | 2–4 | Songo’o Nyatchou Ndema Mvom-Mbeyo'o Banana |
Third place playoff
| Mali | 0–1 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Hamdy 48' |
Final
Winners
| 2011 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Nigeria Sixth title |
Player Awards
- Top goalscorer:
Uche Nwofor[9] - Fair player of the tournament:
Ahmed El Shenawy[9] - Player of the tournament:
Edgar Salli[9]
Goal scorers
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Lucky Nguzana
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Emmanuel Mbongo
- Ahmed Hegazy
- Mohamed Salah
Baboucarr Jammeh
Kwame Chana
Litsepe Leonty Marabe
Amara Konaté- Cheick Mohamed Chérif Doumbia
- Ibrahim Diallo
- Terry Envoh
- Azeez Ramon Olamilekan
- Stanley Okoro
- Letsie Koapeng