2011 African U-20 Championship

The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa would be the new hosts, with games taking place between 17 April and 2 May.

Qualification

Qualified teams: • (hosts, replaces ) • • • • • • • ==Squads==

Venues

Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011. Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville Stadium, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium, home of Wits University.{{cite web|title=Dobsonville, Rand Stadiums to host AYC ==Officials==

Officials

The following referees were chosen for the tournament. ;Referees • Daniel Volgraaff (South Africa) • Adam Cordier (Chad) • Badara Diatta (Senegal) • Crespin Aguidissou (Benin) • Eldin Abdel Gadir Badr (Sudan) • Hamdi Chaaban (Egypt) • Mohamed Benouza (Algeria) • Mario Bangoura Aboubacar (Guinea) ;Assistant referees • Thusi Siwela Zakhele (South Africa) • Mohamed Benarous (Algeria) • Sunguifolo Yeo (Ivory Coast) • Malonga Bouende (Congo) • John Kanyenye Lonngional (Tanzania) • Berhe Tesfagiorgis (Eritrea) • Malick Alidu Salifu (Ghana) • Fousseyni Traore (Mali) ==Group stage==

Group stage

Group A ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==

Knockout stage

The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Semifinals ---- {{footballbox Third place playoff Final ==Winners==

Player Awards

• Top goalscorer: Uche Nwofor • Fair player of the tournament: Ahmed El Shenawy • Player of the tournament: Edgar Salli ==Goal scorers==

Goal scorers

;4 goals • Uche Nwofor ;3 goals • Lucky Nguzana ;2 goals • Frank Ohandza • Edgar Salli • Mohamed Hamdy • Richmond Boakye • Kalifa Coulibaly • Olarenwaju Kayode ;1 goal • Emmanuel Mbongo • Ahmed Hegazy • Mohamed Salah • Baboucarr Jammeh • Kwame Chana • Litsepe Leonty Marabe • Amara Konaté • Cheick Mohamed Chérif Doumbia • Ibrahim Diallo • Terry Envoh • Azeez Ramon Olamilekan • Stanley Okoro • Letsie Koapeng ==References==

Source: Wikipedia ↗

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