U-20 African Cup of Nations 2007
| U-20 African Cup of Nations 2007 | |
|---|---|
| African Youth Championship 2007 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 43 applicants) |
| African champions |
 Republic of the Congo (1st title)
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| venue |
Republic of the Congo
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| Opening game | January 20, 2007 |
| Endgame | February 3, 2007 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 35 (⌀: 2.19 per game) |
| Top scorer |
 Ousman Jallow , Clifford Mulenga , Fwayo Tembo (3 each)
 |
The U-20 African Football Championship 2007 was the 15th edition of the tournament for junior football national teams (U-20) in Africa organized by the African Football Association (CAF) . The tournament was held from January 20th to February 3rd 2007 in the Republic of the Congo . The hosts won with a 1-0 win over Nigeria . The two finalists and the losing semi-finalists Gambia and Zambia qualified for the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada.
Attendees
The following teams qualified for the finals:
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Egypt
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Burkina Faso
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Ivory Coast
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Gambia
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Cameroon
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Republic of the Congo (hosts) -
Nigeria (defending champion) -
Zambia
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
Group A was held in Brazzaville .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Gambia
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3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4-0 | +4 | 9 |
| 2. |
Republic of the Congo
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3: 1 | +2 | 6th |
| 3. |
Burkina Faso
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 |
| 4th |
Ivory Coast
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0: 5 | −5 | 0 |
Group B
Group B was held in Pointe-Noire .
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Zambia
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8: 6 | +2 | 6th |
| 2. |
Nigeria
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5: 5 | ± 0 | 4th |
| 3. |
Egypt
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2: 4 | −2 | 4th |
| 4th |
Cameroon
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4: 4 | ± 0 | 3 |
Semifinals
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Gambia
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0: 1 |
Nigeria
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Zambia
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0: 1 |
Republic of the Congo
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Third place game
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Gambia
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3: 1 |
Zambia
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final
The final was held on February 3, 2007 in Brazzaville .
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
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Nigeria
|
0: 1 |
Republic of the Congo
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The Republic of Congo became African champions for the first time thanks to a goal from Franchel Ibara .
World Championship
The Republic of the Congo , Nigeria , Gambia and Zambia qualified for the 2007 U-20 World Cup in Canada. There, the Republic of the Congo finished their preliminary group behind Chile and Austria in third place and were eliminated in the round of 16 against Mexico . Nigeria finished their preliminary group in second place behind Japan . After beating Zambia in the round of 16, Nigeria were eliminated in the quarter-finals against Chile. Zambia had previously finished the preliminary round in second place behind Spain . Gambia finished the preliminary round behind Mexico in second place in their group and were eliminated in the round of 16 against Austria.
Web links
- African U-20 Championship 2007 on rsssf.com (English)