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2023 Africa U-17 Cup Of Nations
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2023 U17 AFCON for short was the 14th edition (19th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below and the first to feature 12 teams in the group stage instead of 8. Algeria was chosen as hosts of this edition on 15 May 2021 which it organized from 29 April to 19 May. All four semi-finalists qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the CAF representatives. Cameroon were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage after losses to Burkina Faso and to Mali. Senegal won their inaugural title, defeating hosts of the cancelled 2021 edition Morocco 2–1 in the final. Qualification The CAF decided on 20 July 2017 that the qualification format should be changed and split according to zones. Player eligibili ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amara Diouf
Amara Diouf (born 7 June 2008) is a Senegalese professional footballer who plays as a winger for Génération Foot and the Senegal national team. Club career Born in Pikine, in Dakar's suburbs, Amara Diouf joined the Génération Foot academy in 2017, after impressing in the Danone Nations Cup. In 2023, he was a standout in the Mohammed VI under-19s tournament in Morocco, where Génération Foot won the competition, after eliminating the likes of Real Madrid. It was reported that Diouf will join FC Metz when he comes of age, following the same path as his compatriot Sadio Mané. International career Youth In 2022, Diouf had joined the Senegal National U17 team following the qualification matches for the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He scored a brace against Cape Verde and a goal against Mali. Diouf was called up to the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. He had scored a brace against Algeria and a goal against Somalia which ultimately helped Senegal qualify for the kn ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Morocco National Under-17 Football Team
The Morocco national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Morocco and is controlled by the Royal Moroccan Football Federation. The team competes in the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, UNAF U-17 Tournament, Arab Cup U-17 and the FIFA U-17 World Cup, which is held every two years. History On 8 September 2022, Morocco lost the 2022 Arab Cup, after losing in penalties to Algeria. In the 2023 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco had a successful run, securing a spot in the knockout stages by finishing atop their group. They demonstrated their prowess by winning two matches and suffering a single defeat. In the subsequent match against Algeria, the Moroccan team emerged triumphant with a remarkable 3-0 victory, solidifying their qualification for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Moving on to the semi-finals, they faced off against Mali in an intense battle that ended with a nail-biting 6-5 victory for Morocco on penalties, thanks to a heroic save by goalkeeper Taha B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Algerian Football Federation
The Algerian Football Federation (AFF); () is the governing body of Association football, football in Algeria. Formed in 1962 and was based in the capital Algiers. It has jurisdiction on the Algerian football league system and is in charge of the men's and women's national teams. Although an unofficial national team had played fixtures since 1958, the first recognized international took place in January 1963, some six months after independence. In 2021, twenty structures were added to the Algerian Football Federation. The Algerian Football Federation is considered a member of FIFA. History The Algerian Football Federation (FAF) was founded on the founding meeting of 21 October 1962. During this meeting, the entire football system in Algeria was rethought, the three main leagues before the independence of Algeria were kept, but were named in the West Region (former Oran League), Center Region (former Algiers League) and East Region (former Constantine League). On the other hand, t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2023 Africa U-17 Cup Of Nations Qualification
The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Players born 1 January 2006 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria who qualified automatically as hosts. Teams Since the 2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations was cancelled, this will be the first edition in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament. ;Notes *Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. *(H): Qualifying tournament hosts *(Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results *(W): Withdrew *(D): Disqualified Schedule The qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The schedule of each ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2019 Africa U-17 Cup Of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (18th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. In May 2015, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Tanzania. Four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as the CAF representatives. Cameroon won their second title. Angola and Nigeria qualified for finishing third and fourth in the competition respectively. Defending champions Mali failed to qualify. Following completion of the tournament, CAF ejected Guinea from the competition, and deleted its results from the records, for fielding players with passports which had a different date of birth to those the players had used in the U-16 age restricted 'International Dream Cup' in Japan. Senegal were given the remaining place at the U-17 World Cu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 African U-17 Championship
The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Qualification Qualified teams * * * * * * * * (host nation) Squads Group stage Group A Group B Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- For winning their semi-finals, Cameroon and Sierra Leone qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt and Nigeria meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Third place match For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship, was the tenth edition of FIFA U-17 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Championship. It was held in the cities of Helsinki, Tampere, Lahti and Turku in Finland from 13 to 30 August 2003. Players born after 1 January 19 ... with Egypt m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2015 African U-17 Championship
The 2015 African U-17 Championship was the 11th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in Niamey, Niger, and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May. However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March. The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Chile. Mali won the tournament, and were joined by South Africa, Guinea, and Nigeria as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Qualification The qualifiers were played between June and September 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Niger. Player eligibility During CAF Executive Committee meetings held on 21 and 22 September 2013, the CAF Medical Committee was instructed to continue the use of magnetic resona ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2017 U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations
The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017, was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India. Host selection The tournament was originally set to take place in Madagascar between 2–16 April 2017. However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 12 January 2017 to withdraw the hosting rights from Madagascar following the reports of the CAF inspection teams. On 3 February 2017, Gabon were selected as the new hosts, and the tournament will now be played from 14 to 28 May 2017 (originally from 21 May to 4 June 2017). Qualification The qualifiers were played between June and October 2016. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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. Qualification Qualified teams * * * * * * * (Host nation) * Venues Group stage Group A Group B Knock-out stage Semifinals Third place match Final Winners Goalscorers ;4 goals * Zaniou Sana * Stévy Epako * Guy Bedi ;3 goals * Bertrand Traoré * Hardy Binguila ;2 goals * Fayçal Ouedraogo * Drissa Diarrassouba * Yusupha Dawda Sarr * Charles Tibingana * Faustin Usengimana ;1 goal * Abdoul Aziz Kaboré * Ben Issa Zerbo * Ange Sitou * Christ Nkounkou * Melvan Lekandza * Andres Koussounou Kouakou * Jean Evrard Kouassi * Lionel Ange Lago * Mahmoud Abdelmonem * Mohamed Rashad * Malick Berthé * Tiécoro Keita * Justin Mico * Ibrahima Drame * Rémy Nassalan * Ibrahima Ndiaye (football), Ibrahima Ndiaye * Mamadou Saliou Touré External links ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2007 African U-17 Championship
The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of the expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments. Qualification Qualified teams * * * * * * * (host nation) * Group stage Group A Group B Knock-out stage Semifinals ---- Third place match Final Winners External linksRSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2007 {{CAF African U-17 Football Championship 2007 African U-17 Championship, U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2006–07 in African youth football, U-17 Championship 2007 in Togolese sport, African Under-17 Championship, 2007 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2001 African U-17 Championship
The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place. Qualification Qualified teams * * * * * * * * (host nation) Group stage Group A Group B Knock-out stage Semi-finals ---- Third place match Following Guinea's disqualification, the match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with four ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2013 African U-17 Championship
The 2013 African U-17 Championship was a Association football, 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 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 Draw The draw for the tournament was held on 9 December 2012 in Cairo, Egypt. Match officials ;Referees * Redouane Jiyed * Med Said Kordi * Davies Ogenche Omweno * Wiish Hagi Yabarow * Samuel Chirindza * Mahamadou Keita * Ali Mohamed Adelaid * Joshua Bondo * Achille Madila * Rainhold Shikongo * Maguette Ndiaye * Juste Ephrem Zio ;Assistant referees * Bouazza Rouani * Eldrick Adelaide * Sidiki Sidibe * M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
