The 2009 African Youth Championship

African Youth Championship

The African Youth Championship is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds...

 is a football tournament for Under 20 players. It was held in Rwanda

Rwanda

Rwanda or , officially the Republic of Rwanda , is a country in central and eastern Africa with a population of approximately 11.4 million . Rwanda is located a few degrees south of the Equator, and is bordered by Uganda, Tanzania, Burundi and the Democratic Republic of the Congo...

 from the 18th of January until the 1st of February 2009.

The competition consisted of three rounds of two legged matches. Some countries have a bye to the First Round. The winners of the Second Round matches qualified for the Finals in Rwanda.

Preliminary round

The first leg was played on either the 18th, 19th or 20 April 2008. The second leg was held on either the 2nd, 3rd or 4 May 2008. The winners advanced to the First Round.

Congo, Nigeria, Zambia, Gambia, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Cameroon, Benin, Morocco, Tunisia, Mali, Ghana, Angola, Gabon, South Africa and Burkina Faso all received byes to the First Round.
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First round

The First Round first leg matches were held on the 27th, 28th and 29 June 2008. The second legs were held on the 11th, 12th and 13 July 2008. The winners qualified for the Second Round.
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Second round

The first legs were played on the 26th, 27th and 28 September. The second legs were played on the 11th, 12th and 13 October. The winners qualified for the Finals.

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Group A

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Nation	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	7	3	2	1	0	5	1
	5	3	1	2	0	5	2
	4	3	1	1	1	3	4
	0	3	0	0	3	1	7

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Group B

Nation	Pts	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
	6	3	2	0	1	6	2	4
	6	3	2	0	1	4	3	1
	6	3	2	0	1	4	4	0
	0	3	0	0	3	1	6

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Knockout stage

Semi-finals

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3rd Place

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Final

Goal scorers

7 goals Ransford Osei

Ransford Osei

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3 goals Jacques Zoua Daogari

Jacques Zoua

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 Phumelele Bhengu

2 goals Brice Owana

Brice Owana

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 Talaat

Mohamed Talaat

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 Andre 'Dede' Ayew Rabiu Ibrahim

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1 goal Patrick Ekeng Ekeng Germain Francelin Tiko Messina Koro Issa Koné Ahmed Fathi Mohamed Mahmoud Mohamed Ahmed Elsayed Ali Elsayed Hegazi Gladson Awako

Gladson Awako

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 Dominic Adiyiah

Dominic Adiyiah

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 Samba Sow

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1 goal (cont) Kingsley Udoh

Kingsley Udoh

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 Yakubu Alfa

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 Michael Okechukwu Uchebo

Michael Okechukwu

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 Macauley Chrisantus

Macauley Chrisantus

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 Haruna Lukman Frank Temile

Frank Temile

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 Jean Mugiraneza

Jean Mugiraneza

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 Elias Uzamukunda

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 Yussuf Ndayishimiye Mduduzi Nyanda Thulani Serero

Thulani Serero

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 Thabang Matuka Thulane Ngcepe George Maluleka

George Maluleka

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External links

• Confederation of African Football