The football tournament at the 2017 Jeux de la Francophonie took place from 21 to 30 July in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. The organization of the football competition has been considered to be a fiasco by some participating countries. The tournament was supposed to follow the FIFA tiebreaker rules. However, the organizing committee decided to change the rules in the midst of the competition in favour of Ivory Coast, thus eliminating Guinea from the group stage. Due to these changes, D.R. Congo also qualified for the semifinals instead of Quebec. Also in the semifinals, Mali delegation protested the referee's call of a frivolous penalty that won the game for the hosts Ivory Coast.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| City | Abidjan |
| Dates | 21–30 July 2017 |
| Teams | 16 (from 16 associations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Morocco (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  DR Congo |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 28 |
| Goals scored | 62 (2.21 per match) |
Participants edit
Draw edit
The draw was carried out on 23 February 2017.[1]
Prior to the draw, teams were divided in pools.[2]
| Pool 1 | Pool 2 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Pool 3 | Pool 4 |
Squads edit
Players must be born on or after 1 January 1997.[3]
Group stage edit
Tiebreakers edit
The ranking of each team in each group will be determined as follows:
- Greatest number of points obtained in group matches
- Greatest number of points obtained in direct confrontation
- Goal difference in all group matches
- Greatest number of goals scored in all group matches
Group A edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ivory Coast (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Guinea
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lebanon
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Match 1
| Guinea | 3–2 | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Toure  26', 77'Cisse 42' |
Report | Loba 16' Meleke 89' |
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Match 2
| Burkina Faso | 1–1 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé 33' |
Report | El Shoum 89' |
Parc des sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Issa Sy (Senegal)
Match 10
| Lebanon | 1–2 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Mehanna 62' |
Report | Bah 40' A. Camara 87' |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Match 17
| Ivory Coast | 2–0 | Lebanon |
|---|---|---|
| W. Ta Bi 32' Loba 69' |
Report |
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Match 18
| Burkina Faso | 2–1 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Cissé 13', 85' |
Report | F. Soumah 52' |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
Group B edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 5 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Congo
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Niger
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 1 |
Match 3
| Niger | 1–4 | Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Haïnikoye 38' |
Report | Massala Maleke 30' Nguessi Ondama 34'Nkaya 43'Ondongo 47' |
Referee: Kouassi Frédéric Biro (Ivory Coast)
Match 4
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Jean Ouatarra (Burkina Faso)
Match 12
| Mali | 3–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| D. Traoré 44' M. Traoré 47'Kane 80' |
Report |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Yannick Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Match 20
| Cameroon | 0–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Samir Guezzaz (Morocco)
Group C edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | +11 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Senegal
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 7 | |
| 3 |  Mauritius
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 13 | −9 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Gabon
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 | Withdrew |
Match 6
| Senegal | 5–1 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Niang 19', 65' Ba 47' Djitte 51' Diop 73' |
Report | Jolicoeur 54' |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Match 21
| Morocco | 8–0 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Kiyine 5', 56' Nassik 41', 60', 83' Boutouil 66' Hannouri 88', 90+1' |
Report |
Referee: Roland Danon (Ivory Coast)
Group D edit
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR Congo
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Quebec
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  France
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Haiti
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Match 8
| Quebec | 1–0 | DR Congo |
|---|---|---|
| Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti 36' |
Report |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Gaoussou Kané (Mali)
Match 16
| DR Congo | 1–0 | Haiti |
|---|---|---|
| Nzembele 83' |
Report |
Parc des Sports de Treichville, Abidjan
Referee: Ousmane Camara (Guinea)
Knockout stage edit
Semi-finals edit
Match 25
| Ivory Coast | 2–1 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
| Diaby 18' Loba 79' (p) |
Report | Camara 45+6' |
Referee: Daouda Gomno (Niger)
Third-place playoff edit
Final edit
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Men's under-20 | Morocco El Mehdi Benabid Hamza El Kaouakibi Achraf Dari Abdelmounaim Boutouil Badr Gaddarine Anas Bach Youssef Belammari Fahd Difi Bilal Bari Mohamed El Mourabit Zakaria Nassik El Mehdi Agdai Achraf Laadoul Zakaria El Wardi Zakaria Azoud Hamza Hannouri Sofian Kiyine Hamza Dezza Othman Fadiz |
Ivory Coast Moussa Baba Bamba Junior Yeo Koffi Habib Ande Aboubacar Kouyaté Willy Braciano Ta Bi Ulrich Meleke Ali Sanogo Trazie Thomas Zai Aké Arnaud Loba Anderson Niangbo Thierry Kassi Koffi Dakoi Hamed Junior Traorè El Hadje Moustapha Danté Razack Cissé Kouya Mabea Souleymane Diaby Moustapha Camara |
Mali Alkalifa Coulibaly Mamadou Sacko Djémoussa Traoré Fode Konaté Mamadi Fofana Mohamed Camara Hadji Dramé Abdoulaye Dabo El Bilal Touré Abdou Salam Ag Jiddou Mamadou Traoré Cheick Doucouré Siaka Sidibé Abdoulaye Diaby Youssouf Koita Mamadou Samake Ibrahim Kane Lassana N'Diaye Dramane Traoré |
References edit
- ^ "Qualifications en football masculin | Jeux de la francophonie". www.jeux.francophonie.org (in French). Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "Tirage au sort en 4 poules de 4 équipes" (PDF). jeux.francophonie.org. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
- ^ "RÉGLEMENTATION DES VIIIES JEUX DE LA FRANCOPHONIE" (pdf). jeux.francophonie.org. 11 July 2016. p. 53. Retrieved 16 May 2017.
External links edit
- Results (in French)