2009 African U-17 Championship
The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football. The tournament took place in Algeria. The top four teams qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Nigeria, automatically qualified as the hosts, didn't qualify for the Finals, although if they qualified for the Finals and went on to reach the semi-finals, then the teams who finished third in their respective groups would have met in a playoff for the fourth and final place in the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Squads
Venues
| Zéralda, Algiers | Dar El Beïda, Algiers | |
| Zéralda Stadium | Omar Benrabah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
After the group ended, Niger was ejected from the competition for fielding an over-aged player. Their results were expunged from the standings.Original group standings
| Team | ||||||||
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 9 | |
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 11 | -11 | 0 |
Corrected standings
| Team | Status | ||||||||
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | +7 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 3 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 | - |
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