2005 African U-17 Championship

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.

2005 African U-17 Championship

African U-17 Championship 2005
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

Qualification

Main article: 2005 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

• Burkina Faso
• Gambia (host nation)
• Ghana
• Ivory Coast
• Mali
• Nigeria
• South Africa
• Zimbabwe

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status Ghana 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advanced to the semifinals Gambia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6 Mali 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3 7 May 2005 Gambia 1–0 Burkina Faso Sanna Nyassi 69' Independence Stadium, Bakau 7 May 2005 Ghana 3–2 Mali Michael 9' Appiah 72' (pen.) Agyemang Diabaté 8' Ansong 51' (o.g.) Independence Stadium, Bakau 10 May 2005 Gambia 3–2 Mali Jallow 50' (pen.) 64' Ceesay 59' M. Traoré 48' Diabaté 65' Independence Stadium, Bakau 10 May 2005 Burkina Faso 2–1 Ghana Akaminko 10' (o.g.) Kiema 14' Agyemang 80' (pen.) Independence Stadium, Bakau 13 May 2005 Gambia 0–1 Ghana Agyemang 14' Independence Stadium, Bakau 13 May 2005 Mali 3–1 Burkina Faso Diabaté 11' M. Traoré Diarra 90' A. Traoré 64' Independence Stadium, Bakau Group B Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advanced to the semifinals Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0 8 May 2005 Nigeria 2–2 South Africa Zenke 50' Wuya 78' Msomi 20' Nhlapo 43' (pen.) Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda 8 May 2005 Ivory Coast 2–0 Zimbabwe Fofana 63' 68' Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda 11 May 2005 Nigeria 2–3 Ivory Coast Wuya 4' Zenke 84' Fofana 7' Kouassi 18' Kouadio 78' Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda 11 May 2005 South Africa 4–1 Zimbabwe Nkambule 45' Siwahla 57' Nhlapo 65' Msomi 82' Mtandavari 34' Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda 14 May 2005 Zimbabwe 1–4 Nigeria Karuru 40' Zenke 37' Wuya 43' Chukwudi 62' 69' Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda 14 May 2005 Ivory Coast 0–1 South Africa Nhlapo 48' Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda Knock-out stage Semifinals 17 May 2005 Ghana 2 – 0 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast Abubakar 115' Agyemang 120' Independence Stadium, Bakau 17 May 2005 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 21 May 2005 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 22 May 2005 Ghana 0 – 1 Gambia Report Jallow 87' Independence Stadium, Bakau Winners 2005 CAF Under-17 Championship Gambia First title Goalscorers 4 goals Opoku Agyemang 3 goals Ismaël Fofana Ousman Jallow Cheick Diabaté Simon Zenke Ibrahim Jibrin Wuya Tumelo Nhlapo 2 goals Konan Serge Kouadio Momodou Ceesay 2 goals, cont. Mahamane Traoré Samuel Chukwudi Sibusiso Msomi 1 goal Marius Sibdou Kiema Alain Traoré Koffi Kouassi (footballer, born 1989) Sainey Nyassi Sanna Nyassi Awudu Abubakar George Appiah 1 goal, cont. Banahene Michael Lassina Diarra Michael Nkambule Amos Sibeko Mkhanyiseli Siwahla Ovidy Karuru Victor Mtandavari Own goals Jerry Akaminko (for Burkina Faso) Emmanuel Ansong (for Mali) References External links RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2005