African U-20 Championship 2011

South Africa qualified for final stage although they
had been eliminated by Lesotho in the qualifying stage;
The Tournament was due to be held in Libya.
Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to
postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa
would be the new hosts, thereby earning a birth

Preliminary Round [Apr 16 - May 2; 2010]
Central African Republic  3–0  4-1  Congo DR
Togo                      2–1  0-1  Guinea
Mauritius                    w/o    Comoros           [Comoros withdrew] 
Uganda                       w/o    Ethiopia          [Ethiopia withdrew]
Senegal                   0-0  1–0  Tunisia
Lesotho                   6–1  1-1  Mozambique
Eritrea                      w/o    Kenya             [Kenya withdrew]
Malawi                    2-2  1-3  Tanzania
Sierra Leone              2–0  0-1  Algeria
Namibia                      w/o    Zimbabwe          [Zimbabwe withdrew]
Equatorial Guinea         0-3  1-1  Gabon
Chad                      5-0  2-4  Burundi
Byes: Ghana, Cameroon, South Africa, Nigeria, Egypt,
Rwanda, Mali, Ivory Coast, Benin, Gambia, Sudan,
Zambia, Congo, Burkina Faso, Angola, Morocco.

First round [Jul 23 - Aug 8; 2010]
Cameroon                  4-0  1-1  Central African Republic
Congo                     2–0  1-2  Rwanda
Nigeria                   2–0  0-1  Guinea
Zambia                    1-0  1–3  Mauritius
Egypt                     2–0  0-1  Uganda
Morocco                   0–2  0-0  Senegal
South Africa              0-2  2-1  Lesotho
Sudan                     0–2  0-1  Kenya
Ivory Coast               1-0  1-1  Tanzania
Gambia                    4–1  0-0  Sierra Leone
Ghana                     4-0  1-1  Namibia
Benin                     0-0  4–2  Burkina Faso
Angola                    2–0  0-3  Gabon
Mali                      2–0  2-0  Chad

Second round [Sep 24 - Oct 24; 2010]
Senegal                   1–0  0-3  Egypt
Benin                     0–2  1-4  Ghana
Gambia                    1-0  1-0  Ivory Coast
Mauritius                 0-2  1-2  Nigeria
Cameroon                  1–0  2-0  Congo
Kenya                     0–1  0-0  Lesotho
Mali                      3–1  0-1  Gabon
 

Final Tournament (in Johannesburg - South Africa)

[Apr 17 - May 1; 2011] 

Group A

17 Apr 2011 South Africa    2–4 Mali
17 Apr 2011 Egypt           2–0 Lesotho
20 Apr 2011 Lesotho         1–2 South Africa
20 Apr 2011 Mali            1–0 Egypt
23 Apr 2011 Mali            1–1 Lesotho
23 Apr 2011 South Africa    0–1 Egypt

1.Mali           3  2 1 0   6- 3   7
2.Egypt          3  2 0 1   3- 1   6
3.South Africa   3  1 0 2   4- 6   3
4.Lesotho        3  0 1 2   2- 5   1 

Group B 

18 Apr 2011 Ghana           1–2 Nigeria
18 Apr 2011 Cameroon        1–0 Gambia
21 Apr 2011 Nigeria         0–1 Cameroon
21 Apr 2011 Gambia          1–1 Ghana
24 Apr 2011 Ghana           1–1 Cameroon
24 Apr 2011 Nigeria         2–0 Gambia

1.Cameroon       3  2 1 0   3- 1   7
2.Nigeria        3  2 0 1   4- 2   6
3.Ghana          3  0 2 1   3- 4   2
4.Gambia         3  0 1 2   1- 4   1

Semifinals
28 Apr 2011 Mali            0–2 Nigeria
28 Apr 2011 Egypt           0–0 Cameroon              [aet; 2-4 on pen.]

Third Place Match
01 May 2011 Mali            0–1 Egypt

Final
01 May 2011 Nigeria         3–2 Cameroon
 
 
Nigeria, Cameroon, Egypt and Mali qualified
for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

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