Host country South Africa Dates 17 April – 1 May Champions Nigeria (6th title) | City Johannesburg Venue(s) 2 (in 1 host city) | |
Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April. Following political unrest in the region, CAF decided to postpone the tournament, before deciding that South Africa would be the new hosts, with games taking place between 17 April and 2 May.
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As the Championship also acted as a qualifier for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup, the tournament would have to be played before the end of June 2011.
The tournament was won by Nigeria, who beat Cameroon in the final, to win their sixth title.
Qualification
Qualified teams:
Venues
Johannesburg has been named as venue of Orange African Youth Championship 2011. Matches was played at two stadiums in Johannesburg. Dobsonville Stadium, home of Moroka Swallows and Bidvest Stadium, home of Wits University. Rand Stadium, was originally selected as a host stadium, but was dropped in favour of Bidvest Stadium.
Officials
The following referees were chosen for the tournament.
Knockout stage
The teams that reached this phase qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-20 World Cup.