African U-23 Championship 2015

NB: served as qualifying tournament for the 2016 Olympics Games.
 
Senegal qualified automatically as hosts.
 
First Round [24 April-10 May 2015]
 
Ghana                     2-0 5-1 Liberia
  [Mohammed 28, Ashia 65]
  [Gadze 20, Mensah 25, Mohammed 39, 60, Montari 77; Harmond 34]              
Guinea Bissau               w/o   Sierra Leone         [Guinea Bissau withdrew]
Libya                       w/o   Mauritania           [Libya withdrew]
Botswana                  3-0 1-4 Kenya
  [Kebatho 66, 86, Makgantai 67]
  [Kebatho 22; Olunga 19, 36, 90, Ndirangu 78] 
Rwanda                    2-0 1-1 Somalia
  [Mukunzi 17, Muhire 90+2]
  [Isaie 4; Mohammed 90]
 
Second Round [23-31 May 2015]
 
Ghana                     1-0 0-1 Congo                [4-5 on penalty kicks]
  [Andoh 44]
  [Ganvoula 26]
Sierra Leone              0–0 1-1 Cameroon
  [Minala 33; Barrie 90pen]
Mauritania                1-1 1-3 Mali
  [Niass 63; Niane 88pen]
  [Bagili 53; Niane 3, 88pen, Cissé 69] 
Botswana                  1–1 0-2 Zambia
  [Mbaiwa 67; Chirwa 13]
  [Kampamba 47, Mubanga 55]
Rwanda                    1–2 0-2 Uganda
  [Nshuti 61; Miya 10, Mutyaba 70]
  [Ssemazi 61, Miya 64]
Zimbabwe                  0–0 2-2 Swaziland
  [Kadewere 56, Pfumbidzai 80pen; Mkhontfo 40pen, Dlamini 60]
Tunisia                   1–0 2-0 Sudan
  [Kchouk 89]
  [Chaalali 23, Meriah 66] 

Third Round [18 July-2 August 2015]
 
Nigeria                   2–1 0-0 Congo
  [Ajayi 48, 54; Nkounkou 66]
Algeria                   2–0 0-0 Sierra Leone
  [Amokrane 8, 21]
Gabon                     0–1 0-2 Mali
  [Niane 77]
  [Mboudou 68og, Traoré 89]
Ivory Coast               0–0 0-0 Zambia               [3-4 on penalty kicks]
Egypt                     4–0 2-1 Uganda
  [Salem 7, Kahraba 68, 90+2, Sobhi 79]
  [Kahraba 18, 56; Miya 77]
Zimbabwe                  1–1 0-3 South Africa
  [Musona 84pen; Dolly 66]
  [Dolly 2, 90, Motupa 9]
Morocco                   1–0 0-2 Tunisia
  [Bencharki 45pen]
  [Rjaibi 57, Jouini 63]
 
 
FINAL TOURNAMENT
 
Senegal, 28 November - 12 December 2015
 
Group A
 
28 Nov 2015 Senegal       3–1 South Africa
             [Keita 15pen, 20, Sarr 87; Ntshangase 27pen]
28 Nov 2015 Zambia        1–2 Tunisia
             [Kampamba 15; Jouini 3, 83]
01 Dec 2015 South Africa  3–2 Zambia
             [Masuku 46, Motupa 51, 58; Luchanga 34, Mutale 72]
01 Dec 2015 Tunisia       0–2 Senegal
             [Diedhiou 8, Diallo 84]
04 Dec 2015 Senegal       1–0 Zambia
             [Diallo 3]
04 Dec 2015 South Africa  1–0 Tunisia
             [Masuku 85]
 
1.SENEGAL        3  3 0 0  6- 1  9
2.SOUTH AFRICA   3  2 0 1  5- 5  6
3.Tunisia        3  1 0 2  2- 4  3
4.Zambia         3  0 0 3  3- 6  0
 
Group B
 
29 Nov 2015 Egypt         1–1 Algeria
             [Kahraba 54; Ferhat 68]
29 Nov 2015 Mali          2–3 Nigeria
             [Niane 55pen, A. Diarra 64; Ajayi 15, 45, Mohammed 33]
02 Dec 2015 Algeria       2–0 Mali
             [Ferhat 72, Y. Traoré 83og]
02 Dec 2015 Nigeria       2–2 Egypt
             [Oghenekaro 21pen, 30pen; Sobhi 47, Amaefule 54og]
05 Dec 2015 Egypt         0–1 Mali
             [Coulibaly 18]
05 Dec 2015 Algeria       0–0 Nigeria
 
1.ALGERIA        3  1 2 0  3- 1  5
2.NIGERIA        3  1 2 0  5- 4  5
3.Mali           3  1 0 2  3- 5  3
4.Egypt          3  0 2 1  3- 4  2
 
Semifinals
09 Dec 2015 Senegal       0–1 Nigeria
             [Oghenekaro 76pen]
09 Dec 2015 Algeria       2–0 South Africa
             [Darfalou 8, Benkhemassa 49]
 
Third Place Match
12 Dec 2015 Senegal       0–0 South Africa             [1-3 on penalty kicks]
 
Final
12 Dec 2015 Nigeria       2–1 Algeria
             [Oghenekaro 13pen, 39; Tope 30og]
 
 
Nigeria, Algeria and South Africa qualified for 2016 Olympics Games
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Author: Roberto Di Maggio
Last updated: 29 Aug 2024