2009 African U-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Algeria |
| City | Algiers |
| Dates | 19 March – 2 April |
| Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) |
| Venues | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Gambia |
| Runners-up |  Algeria |
| Third place |  Burkina Faso |
| Fourth place |  Malawi |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 13 |
| Goals scored | 33 (2.54 per match) |
← 2007 2011 → | |
Qualification
Squads
Venues
| Zéralda, Algiers | Dar El Beïda, Algiers | |
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| Zéralda Stadium | Omar Benrabah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
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Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Algeria (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Guinea |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Cameroon |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 1 |
| Algeria | 1 – 0 | Cameroon |
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Bendahmane  20' |
Report |
| Guinea | 0 – 1 | Algeria |
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| Report | Bendahmane 15' |
Group B
After the group ended, Niger was ejected from the competition for fielding an over-aged player, and CAF ordered that Niger's results be deleted from the records.
Original group standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 |
| 2 |  Niger |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 |
| 3 | Malawi |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 |
| 4 |  Zimbabwe |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | −11 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Adjusted standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Malawi |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | |
| 3 | Zimbabwe |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | −10 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Burkina Faso | 5 – 0 | Zimbabwe |
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| Ouiya 6', 33', 60' Konseiga 28'Kabre Wendkouni 81' |
Report |
| Malawi | 0 – 2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Report | Zoungrana 55', 85' |
| Burkina Faso | 1 – 0[1] | Niger |
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| Adama 87' |
Knock-out stage
Semifinals
| Burkina Faso | 0 – 1 | Algeria |
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| Bendahmane 40' |
Third place match
| Malawi | 2 – 3 | Burkina Faso |
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| Milanzi 38', 55' |
Ouiya 46' Alassane 69', 78' |
Final
| Gambia | 3 – 1 | Algeria |
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| Bojang 7', 85' Camara 22' |
Bendahmane 41' |
Winners
| 2009 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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 Gambia Second title |