2005 African Youth Championship
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| CAN Junior Coupe d'Afrique des nations juniors 2005 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Benin |
| Dates | 15–29 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (5th title) |
| Runners-up |  Egypt |
| Third place |  Benin |
| Fourth place |  Morocco |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer | Mouhssine Iajour |
← 2003 2007 → | |
The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Preliminary round
Burundi and Mauritius withdrew. As a result, the Republic of Congo and Lesotho advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Libya  |
2–2(a) |  Niger |
2–2 | 0–0 |
Sierra Leone  |
(a)1–1 |  Gambia |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Sudan  |
3–1 |  Somalia |
1–0 | 2–1 |
Eritrea  |
0–1 |  Rwanda |
0–1 | 0–0 |
Namibia  |
0–5 |  Botswana |
0–0 | 0–5 |
First round
Republic of Congo, Congo Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania withdrew. As a result, Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria  |
1–3 | Niger |
1–2 | 0–1 |
| Morocco |
3–1 | Sierra Leone |
3–0 | 0–1 |
| Egypt |
4–0 | Sudan |
4–0 | 0–0 |
South Africa  |
2–2(a) |  Lesotho |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Mozambique  |
1–4 | Rwanda |
1–0 | 0–4 |
Angola  |
5–2 | Botswana |
3–0 | 2–2 |
Ivory Coast  |
2–2 (p: 5–4) |  Guinea |
2–0 | 0–2 |
Tunisia  |
1–1 (p: 3–5) |  Burkina Faso |
1–0 | 0–1 |
Mali  |
3–1 |  Senegal |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Second round
Niger were disqualified by the FIFA. Accusations were made to each other from Lesotho and Zimbabwe of using over-aged players, but no actions were taken.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco |
DSQ | Niger |
4–0 | not played |
Zambia  |
2–3 | Egypt |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Zimbabwe  |
0–3 | Lesotho |
0–0 | 0–3 |
| Angola |
1–0 | Rwanda |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Ghana  |
1–2 | Ivory Coast |
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Nigeria |
5–2 | Burkina Faso |
2–0 | 3–2 |
| Mali |
(a)2–2 |  Cameroon |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Benin (H) |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 | Mali |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 1-0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Abdramane Diaby  61' |
| Benin | 0-3 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
| Taye Taiwo 25' (pen.) David Adwo 34'Victor Obinna 46' |
| Nigeria | 3-1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Kalifa Dembele 55' |
David Abwo 45' Solomon Okoronkwo 81'Olubayo Adefemi 84' |
| Ivory Coast | 1-4 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Yedi Zahiri 90' |
Coffi Agbessi 37' Gariga Maiga 49' 80' (pen.)Mathieu Adeniyi 52' |
| Nigeria | 1-0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
| Taye Taiwo 78' |
| Benin | 3-3 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Romuald Boco 31' Bachirou Osseni 40'Razak Omotoyossi 44' |
Kalifa Dembele 27' Boubacar Kebe 35'Koniba Ladji 65' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Morocco |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 7 | |
| 3 | Lesotho |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 4 | Angola |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
| Egypt | 1-0 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Islam Adel 20' (pen.) |
| Morocco | 2-0 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Rachid Tiberkanine 63' Tarik Bendamou 80' |
| Angola | 1-2 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Manuel Zando 27' |
Dlomo Monaphathi 40' Bokang Mothoana 45' |
| Morocco | 2-2 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhssine Iajour 49' Tarik Bendamou 76' |
Mahmoud Alla 46' Islam Siam 84' |
| Angola | 0-1 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhssine Iajour 39' |
| Egypt | 4-1 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Abdou Abdallah 7' Farag Ahmed 12'Mohamed Abdallah 75'Mahmoud Alla 82' |
Lintho Korie 88' (pen.) |
Knock-out Stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 26 January - | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2(5) | |||||
| 29 January - | ||||||
| Morocco | 2(3) | |||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| 26 January - | ||||||
| Egypt | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 1(3) | |||||
| Benin | 1(1) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 29 January - | ||||||
| Morocco | 1(3) | |||||
| Benin | 1(5) | |||||
Semifinals
| Nigeria | 2-2 | Morocco |
|---|---|---|
| Solomon Okoronkwo 53' Victor Obinna 114' |
Mouhssine Iajour 11' 101' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 5-3 | ||
| Egypt | 1-1 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Islam Adel 83' |
Abou Maiga 3' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3-1 | ||
Third place match
| Morocco | 1-1 | Benin |
|---|---|---|
| Mouhssine Iajour 11' |
Abdoulaye Ouzerou 45' |
|
| Penalties | ||
| 3-5 | ||
Final
| Nigeria | 2-0 | Egypt |
|---|---|---|
| Isaac Promise 45' 55' |
| 2005 African Youth Championship |
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 Nigeria Fifth title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.