The Youth Radar
Africa
Ivory Coast Lift African U17 Championship After Penalty Win
Ivory Coast denied Nigeria a chance at lifting the African U17 Championship trophy for the third time as they won 5-4 on penalties in Morocco.
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Ivory Coast Beat Host Nation To Reach African Final
Ivory Coast have reached the final of the African Under 17 Championship by beating host nation Morocco. Continue reading
VIDEO: Ghana U17 Goalkeeper’s Handball Howler
Check out this video of Ghana’s U17 goalkeeper Mohammed Ali as his side took on the Ivory Coast. Continue reading
Nigeria Thrash Ghana In African Under 17 Championship Opener
Nigeria breezed past Ghana in their opening game of this year’s African Under 17 Championship. Morocco also experienced opening day highs as they thrashed Gabon. Continue reading
Manchester United Tracking African U20 Championship Player Of The Tournament
Manchester United are tracking 19-year-old Egyptian midfielder Saleh Gomaa after his impressive performances at the recent African U20 Championship. Continue reading
Egypt Beat Nigeria To Set Up Ghana Final in African Youth Championship
Nigeria have missed out on the opportunity to defend their African Youth Championship title as they were beaten confidently by Egypt, 2-0. Continue reading
FIFA U20 World Cup Group Stage Draw
England will face Chile, Iraq and the African Under 20 Championship winners in the FIFA U20 World Cup group stage in Turkey. Featured image from FIFA.
Nigeria Start Defence Of Title With Mali Defeat
Nigeria have started their defence of the African U20 Championship with a defeat against Mali. Continue reading
African U20 Championship Preview – Nigeria Are Obvious Favourites
The Youth Radar previews this year’s African U20 Championship, which begins tomorrow. Continue reading
Familiar Faces in African Under 20 Championship Finals
Ghana squeezed through to the 12th edition of the African Under 20 Championship Finals after a scarily-exciting two-legged affair with Morocco. The Ghanaians breezed through the first leg, winning 4-1 in Accra but were quickly pegged back in the return leg that saw Morocco go in 2-0 up at half-time. Morocco finally won the tie 3-1 … Continue reading
Brazil Under 20s Fly Out to Cape Town Challenge
Some of football’s greatest prospects will take to South Africa later this week for the Cape Town International Challenge, featuring some of the world’s best Under 20 sides from Africa and South America, including Brazil. The tournament will be held in South Africa and the Amajita, as the South African under-20 is known, wlil play … Continue reading
Future Champions – Gauteng 2012
The Future Champions tournament is back and Gauteng is the host of this year’s tournament in South Africa. The tournament is already well underway and the talent on show at this year’s tournament is some of the best youth talent in the world. The tournament is for Under 17 teams across all five continents and … Continue reading
