2005 African U-17 Championship

The 2005 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Gambia. The top three teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

2005 African U-17 Championship

African U-17 Championship 2005
Tournament details
Host country	Gambia
Dates	7–22 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Gambia (1st title)
Runners-up	Ghana
Third place	Ivory Coast
Fourth place	South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	48 (3 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Opoku Agyemang
← 2003 2007 →

Qualification

Main article: 2005 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•  Burkina Faso
•  Gambia (host nation)
•  Ghana
•  Ivory Coast
•  Mali
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•  Zimbabwe

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Ghana 3 2 0 1 5 4 +1 6 Advanced to the semifinals  Gambia 3 2 0 1 4 3 +1 6  Mali 3 1 0 2 7 7 0 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 3

Gambia	1–0	Burkina Faso
Sanna Nyassi 69'

7 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Ghana	3–2	Mali
Michael 9' Appiah 72' (pen.) Agyemang		Diabaté 8' Ansong 51' (o.g.)

7 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Gambia	3–2	Mali
Jallow 50' (pen.) 64' Ceesay 59'		M. Traoré 48' Diabaté 65'

10 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Burkina Faso	2–1	Ghana
Akaminko 10' (o.g.) Kiema 14'		Agyemang 80' (pen.)

10 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Gambia	0–1	Ghana
		Agyemang 14'

13 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Mali	3–1	Burkina Faso
Diabaté 11' M. Traoré Diarra 90'		A. Traoré 64'

13 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  South Africa 3 2 1 0 7 3 +4 7 Advanced to the semifinals  Ivory Coast 3 2 0 1 5 3 +2 6  Nigeria 3 1 1 1 8 6 +2 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 2 10 -8 0

Nigeria	2–2	South Africa
Zenke 50' Wuya 78'		Msomi 20' Nhlapo 43' (pen.)

8 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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Ivory Coast	2–0	Zimbabwe
Fofana 63' 68'

8 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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Nigeria	2–3	Ivory Coast
Wuya 4' Zenke 84'		Fofana 7' Kouassi 18' Kouadio 78'

11 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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South Africa	4–1	Zimbabwe
Nkambule 45' Siwahla 57' Nhlapo 65' Msomi 82'		Mtandavari 34'

11 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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Zimbabwe	1–4	Nigeria
Karuru 40'		Zenke 37' Wuya 43' Chukwudi 62' 69'

14 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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Ivory Coast	0–1	South Africa
		Nhlapo 48'

14 May 2005

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Ghana	2 – 0 (a.e.t.)	Ivory Coast
Abubakar 115' Agyemang 120'

17 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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South Africa	1 – 2	Gambia
Sibeko 18'		Sainey Nyassi 48' Ceesay 51'

17 May 2005

For winning their semifinals, Ghana and Gambia qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ivory Coast and South Africa meeting in the third place playoff for the third and final place in the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place playoff

Ivory Coast	1 – 0	South Africa
Kouadio 87'

21 May 2005

For winning the third place playoff, Ivory Coast qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship with South Africa missing out.

Final

Ghana	0 – 1	Gambia
	Report	Jallow 87'

22 May 2005

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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Winners

2005 CAF Under-17 Championship
Gambia First title

Goalscorers

4 goals Opoku Agyemang 3 goals Ismaël Fofana Ousman Jallow Cheick Diabaté Simon Zenke Ibrahim Jibrin Wuya Tumelo Nhlapo 2 goals Konan Serge Kouadio Momodou Ceesay

2 goals, cont. Mahamane Traoré Samuel Chukwudi Sibusiso Msomi 1 goal Marius Sibdou Kiema Alain Traoré Koffi Kouassi (footballer, born 1989) Sainey Nyassi Sanna Nyassi Awudu Abubakar George Appiah

1 goal, cont. Banahene Michael Lassina Diarra Michael Nkambule Amos Sibeko Mkhanyiseli Siwahla Ovidy Karuru Victor Mtandavari Own goals Jerry Akaminko (for Burkina Faso) Emmanuel Ansong (for Mali)

References

1. Barrie, Mohamed Fajah (22 May 2005). "Gambia win African U-17 title". BBC. Retrieved 1 July 2021.

External links

• RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2005