2011 African U-17 Championship

The 2011 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Rwanda. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

2011 African U-17 Championship
Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2011
Igikombe cya Afurika cy’abatarengeje imyaka 17 2011
Kombe la Mataifa ya Afrika kwa chini ya miaka 17 2011
Tournament details
Host countryRwanda
CityKigali
Dates8–22 January
Teams8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)3 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Burkina Faso (1st title)
Runners-up Rwanda
Third place Congo
Fourth place Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored45 (2.81 per match)
2009
2013

Qualification edit

Qualified teams edit

Venues edit

Kigali Kigali Gisenyi
Stade Amahoro Stade Régional Nyamirambo Umuganda Stadium
Capacity: 35,000 Capacity: 22,000 Capacity: 5,000

Group stage edit

Group A edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Burkina Faso 3 2 0 1 8 4 +4 6 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Rwanda 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
  Senegal 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Egypt 3 1 0 2 2 6 −4 3
Rwanda  2 – 1  Burkina Faso
Usengimana   3'
Tibingana   46'
Report Ouedraogo   55'
Referee:   Helder Martins De Carvalho

Senegal  1 – 2  Egypt
Ndiaye   21' Report Abdelmonem   66'
Rashad   83'
Referee:   Normandiez Desire Doue

Burkina Faso  3 – 2  Senegal
Sana   26', 29'
Zerbo   27'
Report Nassalan   50'
Drame   53'
Referee:   Kacem Bennaceur

Egypt  0 – 1  Rwanda
Report Usengimana   9'
Referee:   Solomon Wokoma

Rwanda  0 – 1  Senegal
Report Touré   85'
Referee:   Bouchaïb El Ahrach

Burkina Faso  4 – 0  Egypt
Traoré   39', 74'
Sana   50'
Ouedraogo   65'
Report
Referee:   Wellington Kaoma

Group B edit

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 8 4 +4 7 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Congo 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7
  Gambia 3 1 0 2 2 7 −5 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup
  Mali 3 0 0 3 2 5 −3 0
Gambia  0 – 3  Congo
Report Binguila   7', 50'
Epako   10'
Referee:   Hundu Munyemana

Ivory Coast  2 – 1  Mali
Diarrassouba   46'
Bedi   69'
Report Keita   24'
Referee:   Bouchaïb El Ahrach

Congo  2 – 2  Ivory Coast
Sitou   27'
Epako   54'
Report Bedi   57', 89'
Referee:   Wellington Kaoma

Mali  0 – 1  Gambia
Report Sarr   35'
Referee:   Néant Alioum

Gambia  1 – 4  Ivory Coast
Sarr   70' Report Diarrassouba   12'
Kouassi   44'
Lago   61'
Bedi   74'
Referee:   Helder Martins De Carvalho

Congo  2 – 1  Mali
Nkounkou   50'
Epako   56'
Report Berthé   87'
Referee:   Kacem Bennaceur

Knock-out stage edit

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
18 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro)
 
 
  Burkina Faso (pen.)1 (4)
 
22 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro)
 
  Congo1 (2)
 
  Burkina Faso2
 
19 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro)
 
  Rwanda1
 
  Ivory Coast 0
 
 
  Rwanda1
 
Third place
 
 
21 January – Kigali (Stade Régional Nyamirambo)
 
 
  Congo2
 
 
  Ivory Coast 1

Semifinals edit

Burkina Faso  1 – 1 (a.e.t.)  Congo
Traoré   53' Report Epako   33'
Penalties
4–2
Referee:   Bouchaïb El Ahrach
Ivory Coast  0 – 1  Rwanda
Report Mico   72'

Third place match edit

Congo  2 – 1  Ivory Coast
Lekandza   6'
Binguila   45+1'
Report Kouakou   85'
Referee:   Wellington Kaoma

Final edit

Burkina Faso  2 – 1  Rwanda
Sana   59'
Kaboré   72'
Report Tibingana   67'
Referee:   Helder Martins De Carvalho

Winners edit

2011 CAF Under-17 Championship
 
Burkina Faso
First title

Goalscorers edit

4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

External links edit