2015 Coupe d'Afrique des nations U-23 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Senegal |
Dates | 28 November – 12 December |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up | Algeria |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Senegal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Etebo Oghenekaro (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Azubuike Okechukwu |
Best goalkeeper | Abdelkader Salhi |
Fair play award | South Africa |
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. The tournament started on 28 November and finished on 12 December 2015. [1] A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament.
The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 5–19 December 2015. [2] [3] However, CAF changed the hosts and requested Senegal to host the tournament instead, [4] and the tournament dates were also changed.
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations. [5]
Same as the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives. [6]
Nigeria won the tournament with a 1–0 final win over Algeria. Both finalists and third-placed South Africa qualified for the Olympics. [7]
Senegal qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from April to August 2015. [3]
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Gabon failed to qualify after they lost to Mali.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
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Algeria | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Egypt | 2nd | Third place ( 2011) |
Mali | 1st | Debut |
Nigeria | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Senegal (hosts) | 2nd | Fourth place ( 2011) |
South Africa | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Tunisia | 1st | Debut |
Zambia | 1st | Debut |
The tournament was held in two venues. [1]
Dakar | M'Bour | |
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Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | Stade Caroline Faye | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each squad could contain a maximum of 21 players. [8]
A total of 10 referees and 13 assistant referees were selected. [9]
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The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 14 September 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. [5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. [10] For the draw, the hosts Senegal were seeded in position A1 and the previous tournament's best-placed qualified team Egypt were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups. [11]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: [8]
All times were local, GMT ( UTC±0). [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Senegal | 3–1 | South Africa |
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Keita 15' (
pen.), 20' S. Sarr 87' |
Report | Ntshangase 27' ( pen.) |
South Africa | 3–2 | Zambia |
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Masuku 46' Motupa 51', 58' |
Report |
Luchanga 34' Katema 72' |
South Africa | 1–0 | Tunisia |
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Masuku 85' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Mali | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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Niane 55' (
pen.) A. Diarra 64' |
Report |
Ajayi 15', 45' Usman 33' |
Nigeria | 2–2 | Egypt |
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Oghenekaro 20' ( pen.), 30' ( pen.) | Report |
Sobhi 47' Elsayed 51' |
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time would be played. [8]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 December – Dakar | ||||||
Senegal | 0 | |||||
12 December – Dakar | ||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
9 December – Dakar | ||||||
Algeria | 1 | |||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
South Africa | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
12 December – Dakar | ||||||
Senegal | 0 (1) | |||||
South Africa ( p) | 0 (3) |
Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
Algeria | 2–0 | South Africa |
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Darfalou 8' Benkhemassa 49' |
Report |
Winner qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
Senegal | 0–0 | South Africa |
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Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Badji Diaw I. Sarr S. Sarr |
1–3 |
Motupa Mngonyama Masuku Dolly Mahlambi |
Nigeria | 2–1 | Algeria |
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Oghenekaro 14' ( pen.), 40' | Report | Tope 30' ( o.g.) |
2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations champions |
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Nigeria First title |
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
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Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Champions | |
Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Runners-up | |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Third place | |
4 | Senegal (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
6 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
7 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
8 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
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Nigeria | 9 December 2015 | 6 ( 1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
Algeria | 9 December 2015 | 1 ( 1980) |
South Africa | 12 December 2015 | 1 ( 2000) |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [13]
2015 Coupe d'Afrique des nations U-23 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Senegal |
Dates | 28 November – 12 December |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (1st title) |
Runners-up | Algeria |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Senegal |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 36 (2.25 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Etebo Oghenekaro (5 goals) |
Best player(s) | Azubuike Okechukwu |
Best goalkeeper | Abdelkader Salhi |
Fair play award | South Africa |
The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations was the 2nd edition of the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, the quadrennial international age-restricted football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the men's under-23 national teams of Africa. The tournament started on 28 November and finished on 12 December 2015. [1] A total of eight teams are playing in the tournament.
The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in the Democratic Republic of the Congo between 5–19 December 2015. [2] [3] However, CAF changed the hosts and requested Senegal to host the tournament instead, [4] and the tournament dates were also changed.
On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations. [5]
Same as the previous edition, the tournament acted as the CAF qualifiers for the Olympic football tournament. The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in Brazil as the CAF representatives. [6]
Nigeria won the tournament with a 1–0 final win over Algeria. Both finalists and third-placed South Africa qualified for the Olympics. [7]
Senegal qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining seven spots were determined by the qualifying rounds, which took place from April to August 2015. [3]
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Gabon failed to qualify after they lost to Mali.
Team | Appearance | Previous best performance |
---|---|---|
Algeria | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Egypt | 2nd | Third place ( 2011) |
Mali | 1st | Debut |
Nigeria | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Senegal (hosts) | 2nd | Fourth place ( 2011) |
South Africa | 2nd | Group stage ( 2011) |
Tunisia | 1st | Debut |
Zambia | 1st | Debut |
The tournament was held in two venues. [1]
Dakar | M'Bour | |
---|---|---|
Stade Léopold Sédar Senghor | Stade Caroline Faye | |
Capacity: 60,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament. Each squad could contain a maximum of 21 players. [8]
A total of 10 referees and 13 assistant referees were selected. [9]
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|
The draw for the final tournament of the competition took place on 14 September 2015, 11:00 UTC+2, at the CAF headquarters in Cairo. [5] The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four. [10] For the draw, the hosts Senegal were seeded in position A1 and the previous tournament's best-placed qualified team Egypt were seeded in position B1. The remaining six teams were drawn from one pot to fill the other positions in the two groups. [11]
The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
The teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers would be applied in the following order: [8]
All times were local, GMT ( UTC±0). [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Senegal (H) | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Knockout stage |
2 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
Senegal | 3–1 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Keita 15' (
pen.), 20' S. Sarr 87' |
Report | Ntshangase 27' ( pen.) |
South Africa | 3–2 | Zambia |
---|---|---|
Masuku 46' Motupa 51', 58' |
Report |
Luchanga 34' Katema 72' |
South Africa | 1–0 | Tunisia |
---|---|---|
Masuku 85' | Report |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Algeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 | Knockout stage |
2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 5 | |
3 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 |
Mali | 2–3 | Nigeria |
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Niane 55' (
pen.) A. Diarra 64' |
Report |
Ajayi 15', 45' Usman 33' |
Nigeria | 2–2 | Egypt |
---|---|---|
Oghenekaro 20' ( pen.), 30' ( pen.) | Report |
Sobhi 47' Elsayed 51' |
In the knockout stage, if a match was level at the end of normal playing time, extra time would be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the third place match where no extra time would be played. [8]
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 December – Dakar | ||||||
Senegal | 0 | |||||
12 December – Dakar | ||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
9 December – Dakar | ||||||
Algeria | 1 | |||||
Algeria | 2 | |||||
South Africa | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
12 December – Dakar | ||||||
Senegal | 0 (1) | |||||
South Africa ( p) | 0 (3) |
Winners qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
Algeria | 2–0 | South Africa |
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Darfalou 8' Benkhemassa 49' |
Report |
Winner qualified for 2016 Summer Olympics.
Senegal | 0–0 | South Africa |
---|---|---|
Report | ||
Penalties | ||
Badji Diaw I. Sarr S. Sarr |
1–3 |
Motupa Mngonyama Masuku Dolly Mahlambi |
Nigeria | 2–1 | Algeria |
---|---|---|
Oghenekaro 14' ( pen.), 40' | Report | Tope 30' ( o.g.) |
2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations champions |
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Nigeria First title |
As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Final result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nigeria | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | +3 | 11 | Champions | |
Algeria | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 8 | Runners-up | |
South Africa | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 | Third place | |
4 | Senegal (H) | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 10 | Fourth place |
5 | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | Eliminated in Group stage |
6 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
7 | Egypt | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 2 | |
8 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 0 |
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the Olympic football tournament.
Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament 1 |
---|---|---|
Nigeria | 9 December 2015 | 6 ( 1968, 1980, 1988, 1996, 2000, 2008) |
Algeria | 9 December 2015 | 1 ( 1980) |
South Africa | 12 December 2015 | 1 ( 2000) |
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament: [13]