2005 African Under-20 Football Championship
| 2005 African Under-20 Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| African Youth Championship 2005 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 36 applicants) |
| African champions |
 Nigeria (5th title)
|
| venue |
 Benin
|
| Opening game | January 14, 2005 |
| Endgame | January 29, 2005 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 46 (⌀: 2.88 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Mouhcine Iajour (5)
|
The 2005 U-20 African Football Championship was the 14th edition of the tournament for junior football teams (U-20) in Africa organized by the African Football Association (CAF) . The tournament was held in Benin from January 14th to 29th, 2005 . The winner was Nigeria with a 2: 0 win over Egypt . The two finalists as well as the losing semi-finalists Benin and Morocco qualified for the Junior World Cup 2005 in the Netherlands.
Attendees
The following teams qualified for the finals:
mode
The teams first played a preliminary round in two groups of four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the semi-finals. If there was a tie, extra time and possibly a penalty shoot-out was played there.
Group A
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Nigeria
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7: 1 | +6 | 9 |
| 2. |
Benin
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7: 7 | ± 0 | 4th |
| 3. |
 Ivory Coast
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 5 | −3 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Mali
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4: 7 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7: 3 | +4 | 7th |
| 2. |
Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5: 2 | +3 | 7th |
| 3. |
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|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3: 7 | −4 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Angola
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: 4 | −3 | 0 |
Semifinals
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
2: 2 n.v. 5: 3 i. E. |
Morocco
|
|
Egypt
|
1: 1 n.v. 3: 1 i. E. |
Benin
|
Third place game
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Morocco
|
1: 1 n.v. 3: 5 i. E. |
Benin
|
final
The final was held on January 29, 2005.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Nigeria
|
2-0 |
Egypt
|
Nigeria won their fourth African championship with two goals from Isaac Promise .
World Championship
Nigeria , Egypt , Benin and Morocco qualified for the 2005 Junior World Cup in the Netherlands. There, Nigeria finished the preliminary round behind Brazil in second place. After victories in the round of 16 against Ukraine and in the quarter-finals against the hosts , the African champions prevailed against Morocco in the semi-finals. In the final, Nigaria lost to Argentina . Morocco also finished their preliminary group in second place behind Spain . In the second round, the North Africans eliminated Japan and in the quarter-finals Italy . After losing to Nigeria in the semi-finals, Morocco lost to Brazil in their third place match. Egypt finished the preliminary round behind the USA , Argentina and Germany in last place. Benin was third in the group behind the hosts and Japan.
Web links
- African U-20 Championship 2005 on rsssf.com (English)