2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2017
Tournament details
Host country  Gabon
Dates 14–28 May 2017
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s) 2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions  Mali (2nd title)
Runners-up  Ghana
Third place  Guinea
Fourth place  Niger
Tournament statistics
Matches played 16
Goals scored 41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s) Guinea Djibril Touré
(6 goals)

The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017,[1] was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

Host selection

The tournament was originally set to take place in Madagascar between 2–16 April 2017.[2] However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 12 January 2017 to withdraw the hosting rights from Madagascar following the reports of the CAF inspection teams.[3]

On 3 February 2017, Gabon were selected as the new hosts,[4] and the tournament will now be played from 14 to 28 May 2017 (originally from 21 May to 4 June 2017).[5][6]

Qualification

The qualifiers were played between June and October 2016. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Gabon.

Player eligibility

Players born 1 January 2000 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Qualified teams

Gabon replaced Madagascar due to their selection as the new hosts. Moreover, Tanzania replaced Congo due to a Congolese player failing to turn up for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging test.[5] Mali were cleared to compete after their suspension was lifted by FIFA on 28 April 2017.[7]

Venues

The two venues were confirmed in March 2017.[6]

Libreville Port-Gentil
Stade de l'Amitié Stade de Port-Gentil
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 20,000
0°31′27″N 9°23′52″E / 0.524167°N 9.397778°E / 0.524167; 9.397778 (Stade de l'Amitié) 0°43′00″S 8°47′00″E / 0.716667°S 8.783333°E / -0.716667; 8.783333 (Stade de Port Gentil)

Original venues of Madagascar before hosts were withdrawn.

Stadium City Capacity
Mahamasina Stadium Antananarivo 22,000
Vontovorona Sport Complex Vontovorona ?

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 24 October 2016, 11:00 local time (UTC+2) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[8][9][10]

The teams were seeded based on the results of the last edition (final tournament and qualifiers).[11]

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
  •  Gabon (replaced  Madagascar after draw) (host, assigned to A1)
  •  Mali (2015 winner, assigned to B1)

Squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.[12]

Match officials

A total of 14 referees and 15 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[13][14]

Referees
  • Egypt Mohamed Maarouf Eid
  • Djibouti Souleiman Ahmed Djamal
  • Nigeria Ferdinand Udoh Aniete
  • Algeria Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Gabon Mihindou Mbina Gauthier
  • Ivory Coast Abou Coulibaly
  • Madagascar Hamada Nampiandraza
  • Burundi Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
  • Kenya Davies Ogenche Omweno
  • Somalia Hassan Mohamed Hagi
  • Senegal Maguette Ndiaye
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
Reserve Referees
  • Tunisia Haithem Kossai
  • Ghana Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea
Assistant Referees
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abouelregal
  • Tunisia Aymen Ismail
  • Burkina Faso Seydou Tiama
  • Gabon Moussounda Montel
  • Lesotho Souru Phatsoane
  • Seychelles Gilbert Lista
  • Benin Gbèmassiandan Kouton
  • Mozambique Arsénio Marengula
  • Morocco Lahcen Azgaou
  • Niger Abdoul Aziz Moctar Saley
  • Guinea Mamady Tere
  • Tanzania Frank John Komba
  • Ethiopia Temesgin Samuel Atango
  • Comoros Soulaimane Amaldine
Reserve Assistant Referee

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[12]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7 Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Gabon (H) 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Host.

14 May 2017 (2017-05-14)
15:30
Gabon  1–5  Guinea
Moubeti  70' Report Touré  7', 38', 69'
Bah  30'
A. Camara  45+1'
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)

14 May 2017 (2017-05-14)
18:30
Cameroon  0–4  Ghana
Report Ayiah  25', 64'
Sulley  32', 34'
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid (Egypt)

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)
15:30
Guinea  1–1  Cameroon
Touré  22' Report Zobo  68'
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)

17 May 2017 (2017-05-17)
18:30
Ghana  5–0  Gabon
Ayiah  30', 57'
Toku  34', 67'
Arhin  76'		 Report
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)
18:30
Gabon  0–1  Cameroon
Report Zobo  20'
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

20 May 2017 (2017-05-20)
18:30
Guinea  0–0  Ghana
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Niger 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Tanzania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
15:30
Mali  0–0  Tanzania
Report
Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh Aniete (Nigeria)

15 May 2017 (2017-05-15)
18:30
Angola  2–2  Niger
Melo  68'
Gelson  84' (pen.)		 Report Sanda  29' (pen.), 42'
Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)

18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
15:30
Tanzania  2–1  Angola
Naftal  6'
Suleiman  70'		 Report Tombé  18'

18 May 2017 (2017-05-18)
18:30
Niger  1–2  Mali
Habibou  35' Report Dramé  6'
M. Camara  44'

21 May 2017 (2017-05-21)
18:30
Mali  6–1  Angola
S. Camara  2'
Dramé  14', 72'
N'Diaye  39', 70'
Kané  81'		 Report Melo  83'

21 May 2017 (2017-05-21)
18:30
Tanzania  0–1  Niger
Report Marou  42'
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).[12]

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 May – Port-Gentil
 
 
 Ghana (p)0 (6)
 
28 May – Libreville
 
 Niger0 (5)
 
 Ghana0
 
24 May – Libreville
 
 Mali1
 
 Mali (p)0 (2)
 
 
 Guinea0 (0)
 
Third Place
 
 
28 May – Libreville
 
 
 Niger1
 
 
 Guinea3

Semi-finals

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)
15:30
Ghana  0–0  Niger
Report
  Penalties  
Owusu
Acquah
Iddriss
Ayiah
Osman
Sulley
Toku 		6–5 Habibou
Ajina
Massamba
Magagi
Namata
Souley
Mossi
Stade de Port-Gentil, Port-Gentil
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)

24 May 2017 (2017-05-24)
18:30
Mali  0–0  Guinea
Report
  Penalties  
Dramé
M. Camara
Konaté 		2–0 I. Soumah
Conté
F. Soumah
Touré
Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)

Third place match

28 May 2017 (2017-05-28)
15:30
Niger  1–3  Guinea
Marou  66' Report Touré  55', 75'
Bah  73'
Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise, Libreville
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)

Final

28 May 2017 (2017-05-28)
18:30
Ghana  0–1  Mali
Report Samaké  22'

Goalscorers

6 goals
4 goals
  • Ghana Eric Ayiah
3 goals
  • Mali Hadji Dramé
2 goals
  • Angola Melo
  • Cameroon Stéphane Zobo
  • Ghana Ibrahim Sulley
  • Ghana Emmanuel Toku
  • Guinea Elhadj Bah
  • Mali Lassana N'Diaye
  • Niger Ibrahim Marou
  • Niger Abdoul Karim Sanda
1 goal
  • Angola Gelson
  • Angola Tombé
  • Gabon Fahd Moubeti
  • Ghana Patmos Arhin
  • Guinea Aguibou Camara
  • Mali Mohamed Camara
  • Mali Semé Camara
  • Mali Ibrahim Kané
  • Mali Mamadou Samaké
  • Niger Sofiane Habibou
  • Tanzania Kelvin Naftal
  • Tanzania Abdul Suleiman

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17][18][19]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Mali 21 May 2017 4 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2015)
 Ghana 17 May 2017 8 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007)
 Guinea 20 May 2017 4 (1985, 1989, 1995, 2015)
 Niger 21 May 2017 0 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

References

  1. ↑ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  2. ↑ "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Confederation of African Football. 5 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee". CAF. 13 January 2017.
  4. ↑ "Gabon new host for U17 Championship". SuperSport. 3 February 2017.
  5. 1 2 "Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17". CAF. 4 February 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Decisions of the CAF Executive Committee of 14 March 2017". CAFonline.com. 14 March 2017.
  7. ↑ "FIFA lifts suspension of Mali Football Federation". CAF. 29 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "Media accreditation for draw of u-17 & u-20 AFCON final tournaments". CAFonline.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  9. ↑ "Draw Procedure: TOTAL U-17 AFCON & TOTAL U-20 AFCON". CAF. 23 October 2016.
  10. ↑ "Results of draw: Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations MADAGASCAR 2017". CAF. 24 October 2016.
  11. ↑ "Procedures of the draw of the 12th Edition TOTAL U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Madagascar 2017" (PDF). CAF.
  12. 1 2 3 "Regulations of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAFonline.com. 3 October 2016. Retrieved 3 October 2016.
  13. ↑ "Match officials for Total U-17 AFCON Gabon 2017 announced". CAF. 20 April 2017.
  14. ↑ "Selected Match Officials for the 12th Edition of the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017" (PDF). CAF.
  15. ↑ "Laryea among 29 refs for U17 Afcon". SuperSport. Retrieved 21 April 2017.
  16. ↑ http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2017/05/2017-caf-u-17-championship-finale.html
  17. ↑ "Ghana ease their way to India". FIFA.com. 17 May 2017.
  18. ↑ "Guinea join Ghana on plane to India". FIFA.com. 20 May 2017.
  19. ↑ "Mali and Niger seal Africa's final tickets to India". FIFA.com. 21 May 2017.
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