The 2013 African U-20 Championship officially known as the Orange African U-20 Championship, Algeria 2013 was the 19th edition of the African U-20 Championship. The competition was held in Algeria in the cities of Oran and Aïn Témouchent from March 16 to 30 March 2013.[1] The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
| بطولة إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2013 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| Dates | 16–30 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (4th title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 26 (1.63 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Aminu Umar (4 goals) |
| Best player | Saleh Gomaa |
| Best goalkeeper | Mossad Awad |
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Qualification
editSquads
editVenues
editIn March 2012, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Algiers and Oran were the two candidate cities to host the competition.[2] In May, Algiers was initially chosen as the host city of the competition.[3] However, in August, the Algerian Football Federation announced that Oran and Aïn Témouchent would replace Algiers as the host cities, due to the lack of available stadiums in the latter city.[4]
| Oran | Aïn Témouchent | ||
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| Stade Ahmed Zabana | Stade Omar Oucief | ||
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 11,500 | ||
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Draw
editOfficials
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Group stage
editTiebreakers
edit- Greater number of points obtained in the matches between the concerned teams
- Best goal difference resulting from the matches between the concerned teams
- Greatest number of goals scored in the matches between the concerned teams
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
- Fair Play point system in which the number of yellow and red cards are evaluated
- Drawing of lots by CAF Organising Committee
Group A
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Benin |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Algeria (H) |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Algeria | 0–0 | Benin |
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Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
| Ghana | 1–0 | Benin |
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Assifuah  56' |
Referee: Denis Dembele (Ivory Coast)
| Benin | 0–1 | Egypt |
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| Kahraba 22' |
Referee: Juste Zio (Burkina Faso)
Group B
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Gabon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  DR Congo |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
| Nigeria | 0–1 | Mali |
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| Niane 12' |
Referee: Bamlak Tessema (Ethiopia)
| DR Congo | 0–0 | Gabon |
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Referee: Mehdi Abid Charef (Algeria)
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Stade Omar Oucief - 26 March | ||||||
| Egypt | 2 | |||||
| Stade Ahmed Zabana - 30 March | ||||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 (5) | |||||
| Stade Ahmed Zabana - 26 March | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 (4) | |||||
| Ghana | 0 (4) | |||||
| Mali | 0 (2) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Stade Ahmed Zabana - 29 March | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
edit- Originally the games were scheduled to kick-off at 17:30 and 20:30. However CAF made changes on the 10 March so that both matches started at 17:00.[7]
| Egypt | 2–0 | Nigeria |
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| Kahraba 46', 81' |
Referee: Bernard Camille (Seychelles)
Third place match
editFinal
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Winners
edit| 2013 African U-20 Championship winners |
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 Egypt Fourth title |
Player Awards
edit- Top goalscorer: Aminu Umar[8]
- Fair player of the tournament: Francis Narh[8]
- Player of the tournament: Saleh Gomaa[8]
Team of the tournament
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Goal scorers
edit- 4 goals
- 3 goals
- 2 goals
- 1 goal
- Ebenezer Ofori
- Seidu Salifu
- Jeremiah Arkorful
- Mahmoud Hamad
- Ramy Rabia
- Samba Diallo
- Tiékoro Keita
- Emomo Eddy Ngoyi
Countries to participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup
editThe top four teams qualified for 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup:
See also
edit- 2012 Accra Three Nations Cup - exhibition competition in preparation of the Championship
References
edit- ↑ "Final tournament dates" (pdf). cafonline.com. March 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
- ↑ APS (March 20, 2012). "CAN U20 : Oran en pôle devant Alger pour abriter le tournoi" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ Toufik O. (May 3, 2012). "CAN U20 2013 : Alger retenue pour abriter le tournoi" (in French). DZFoot. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ↑ "CAN U20 2013 : L'organisation à Oran plutôt qu'à Alger". dzfoot.com. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
- ↑ "CAF U-17 and U-20 Championships Final Draws set for Cairo". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 19 November 2012.
- ↑ "Orange U-20 Championship Algeria 2013: Draw result". CAF Online. Confederation of African Football. 9 December 2012.
- ↑ "AFCON 2015 draw to be held in the beginning of 2014". CAFonline.com. 10 March 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 "AWARDS FROM ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013". ORANGE CAF U-20 CHAMPIONSHIP- ALGERIA 2013. CAF. Retrieved 31 March 2013.