2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament

2011 UNAF U-23 Tournament
Country  Morocco
Teams 4
Champions  Saudi Arabia
Runners-up  Algeria
Matches played 4
Goals scored 10 (2.5 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Algeria Mehdi Benaldjia (3 goals)
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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 to participate in the competition . Instead, Niger, Saudi Arabia and Qatar were invited to the tournament.[1] However, just days prior to the start of the competition, Egypt and Qatar withdrew from the competition.[2]

Saudi Arabia won the competition after winning their two games against Algeria and Morocco.

Participants

Venues

Tangier
Stade de Tanger
Capacity: 45,000

Matches

Key to colours in group table
Group winner and champion
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Saudi Arabia 220052+36
 Algeria 210143+13
 Morocco 201112-11
 Niger 201103-31

November 1, 2011
18:00 GMT
Algeria  1 – 3  Saudi Arabia
Benaldjia  82' Report Al-Mousa  42' (pen.)
Al Dosari  66'
Al Otaibi  86'

November 1, 2011
20:30 GMT
Morocco  0 – 0  Niger

November 4, 2011
18:00 GMT
Algeria  3 – 0  Niger
Bounedjah  9'
Benaldjia  19'  43' 		Report

November 4, 2011
20:30 GMT
Morocco  1 – 2  Saudi Arabia
Cheradi  1' Bahebri  11'
Majarashi  85'

Scorers

3 goals
1 goal

References

  1. ↑ EN U23 : Les Verts au tournoi de l'UNAF du Maroc; DZFoot.com, August 19, 2011
  2. ↑ Tournoi de l'UNAF : Le Qatar et l’Egypte se retirent; October 28, 2011

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