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

7 May 2005

Gambia	1–0	Burkina Faso
Sanna Nyassi 69'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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7 May 2005

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

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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10 May 2005

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

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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10 May 2005

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

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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13 May 2005

Gambia	0–1	Ghana
		Agyemang 14'

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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13 May 2005

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

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

8 May 2005

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

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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8 May 2005

Ivory Coast	2–0	Zimbabwe
Fofana 63' 68'

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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11 May 2005

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

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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11 May 2005

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

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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14 May 2005

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

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

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14 May 2005

Ivory Coast	0–1	South Africa
		Nhlapo 48'

Serrekunda Stadium, Serrekunda

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

17 May 2005

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

Independence Stadium, Bakau

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17 May 2005

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

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

21 May 2005

Ivory Coast	1 – 0	South Africa
Kouadio 87'

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

Final

22 May 2005

Ghana	0 – 1	Gambia
	Report	Jallow 87'

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)