2011 African U-17 Championship
# 2011 African U-17 Championship

The 2011 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Rwanda. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

## Qualification

### Qualified teams

* Burkina Faso
* Congo
* Ivory Coast
* Egypt
* Gambia
* Mali
* Rwanda (Host nation)
* Senegal

## Venues

| Kigali | Kigali | Gisenyi |
| - | - | - |
| Stade Amahoro | Stade Régional Nyamirambo | Umuganda Stadium |
| Capacity: 35,000 | Capacity: 22,000 | Capacity: 5,000 |

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Rwanda | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Senegal | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Ivory Coast | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 7 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Gambia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Mali | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup |

## Knock-out stage

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| - | - | - | - |
| 18 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | 18 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) |
| Burkina Faso (pen.) | 1 (4) |
| Burkina Faso (pen.) | 1 (4) | 22 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | 22 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) |
| Congo | 1 (2) | 22 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | 22 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) |
| Congo | 1 (2) | Burkina Faso | 2 |
| 19 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | 19 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | | Burkina Faso | 2 |
| 19 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | 19 January – Kigali (Stade Amahoro) | Rwanda | 1 |
| Ivory Coast | 0 | Rwanda | 1 |
| Rwanda | 1 | | |
| Rwanda | 1 | Third place | Third place |
| | | 21 January – Kigali (Stade Régional Nyamirambo) | 21 January – Kigali (Stade Régional Nyamirambo) |
| | | Congo | 2 |
| | | Ivory Coast | 1 |

## Winners

* 2011 CAF Under-17 Championship
* Burkina Faso First title

## Goalscorers

### 4 goals

* Zaniou Sana
* Stévy Epako
* Guy Bedi

### 3 goals

* Bertrand Traoré
* Hardy Binguila

### 2 goals

* Fayçal Ouedraogo
* Drissa Diarrassouba
* Yusupha Dawda Sarr
* Charles Tibingana
* Faustin Usengimana

### 1 goal

* Abdoul Aziz Kaboré
* Ben Issa Zerbo
* Ange Sitou
* Christ Nkounkou
* Melvan Lekandza
* Andres Koussounou Kouakou
* Jean Evrard Kouassi
* Lionel Ange Lago
* Mahmoud Abdelmonem
* Mohamed Rashad
* Malick Berthé
* Tiécoro Keita
* Justin Mico
* Ibrahima Drame
* Rémy Nassalan
* Ibrahima Ndiaye
* Mamadou Saliou Touré
