2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament
Encyclopedia
The 2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament is an association football tournament open to the Under-23 national teams of UNAF member countries. The tournament took the newly constructed Stade de Tanger
in Tangier
, Morocco
. Of the five UNAF member countries, Libya and Tunisia chose not participate in the competition . Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament. However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.
Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco.
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1 goal Baghdad Bounedjah
Nabil Cheradi Tamim Al-Dosari Mosaab Al-Otaibi Radhwan Al-Mousa Hattan Bahebri Mohamad Majarashi
Stade de Tanger
Stade de Tanger, also known as the Stade Ibn Battouta, is a multi-use stadium in Tanger, Morocco. Once completed in 2011, it will be used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people...
in Tangier
Tangier
Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel...
, Morocco
Morocco
Morocco , officially the Kingdom of Morocco , is a country located in North Africa. It has a population of more than 32 million and an area of 710,850 km², and also primarily administers the disputed region of the Western Sahara...
. Of the five UNAF member countries, Libya and Tunisia chose not participate in the competition . Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament. However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.
Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco.
Participants
| (holders) (hosts) (invitee) (invitee) |
Venues
| Tangier Tangier Tangier, also Tangiers is a city in northern Morocco with a population of about 700,000 . It lies on the North African coast at the western entrance to the Strait of Gibraltar where the Mediterranean meets the Atlantic Ocean off Cape Spartel... |
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| Stade de Tanger Stade de Tanger Stade de Tanger, also known as the Stade Ibn Battouta, is a multi-use stadium in Tanger, Morocco. Once completed in 2011, it will be used mostly for football matches. The stadium has a capacity of 45,000 people... |
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| Capacity: 45,000 | ||
Matches
| Key to colours in group table | |
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| Group winner and champion | |
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 6 | ||
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
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| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |||
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Scorers
3 goals Mehdi BenaldjiaMehdi Benaldjia
Mehdi Benaldjia is an Algerian football player. He is currently playing for USM Alger in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Personal:Benaldjia is the younger brother of footballer Mohamed Billel Benaldjia....
1 goal Baghdad Bounedjah
Baghdad Bounedjah
Baghdad Bounedjah, last name sometimes spelt as Boudjenah, is an Algerian football player. He currently plays for USM El Harrach in the Algerian Ligue Professionnelle 1.-Club career:...
Nabil Cheradi Tamim Al-Dosari Mosaab Al-Otaibi Radhwan Al-Mousa Hattan Bahebri Mohamad Majarashi