| Tourney Name: | African U-17 Championship |
| Year: | 2009 |
| Other Titles: | بطولة أفريقيا تحت 17 سنة لكرة القدم 2009 |
| Size: | 170px |
| City: | Algiers |
| Country: | Algeria |
| Dates: | 19 March – 2 April |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Confederations: | CAF |
| Venues: | 2 |
| Cities: | 1 |
| Matches: | 13 |
| Goals: | 33 |
| Prevseason: | 2007 |
| Nextseason: | 2011 |
The 2009 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). 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.
See main article: article and 2009 African U-17 Championship qualification.
See main article: article and 2009 African U-17 Championship squads.
| Zéralda, Algiers | Dar El Beïda, Algiers | |
|---|---|---|
| Zéralda Stadium | Omar Benrabah Stadium | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 5,000 | |
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=391 | Status | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -2 | 1 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 1 |
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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
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| width=185 | Team | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=20 | width=391 | 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 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | -10 | 0 |
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