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2012 Cape Town International Challenge

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2012 Cape Town International Challenge

Tournament details
Host country	South Africa
City	Cape Town
Dates	25 May - 3 June
Teams	8
Venue(s)	2 (in 1 host city)
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The Cape Town International Challenge is an invitational association football tournament to be hosted in Cape Town, South Africa. The tournament has no official name and has also been referred to as Cape Town International Under-20 Challenge,^[1] Eight Nations Cup^[2] and the 8 Nation under 20 International Football Challenge.^[3] The draw was made on 16 May 2012.^[4] The tournament is open to players under 20 years of age. It is considered to be a successor to the 2010 Cape Town International Challenge.^[3]

The competition was organised by the Cape Town division of the South African Football Association.

• Japan will be represented by their u-19 team.^[2]

Squads[edit]

South Africa[edit]

Head coach: Solly Luvhengo

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
1		Brad Lee Wexler			Club Sporting Maritimo
2		Asive Langwe			Bidvest Wits
3		Daylon Appolis			Bidvest Wits
4		Jerry Mxabo			SuperSport United
5		Nkosingiphile Gumede			Golden Arrows
6		Lebo Ngubeni			University of Pretoria
7		Junior Sibande			University of Pretoria
8		Seun Ledwaba			Mamelodi Sundowns
9		Kwanda Mngonyama			Mamelodi Sundowns
10		Mbongeni Gumede			Sivutsa Stars
11		Kgosietsile Ntlhe			Peterborough United
12		Ebrahim Seedat			Sporting Lokeren
13		Ayanda Ndlovu			Maritzburg United
14		Andile Nqabeni			Thanda Royal Zulu
15		Nkululeko Tshangane			Kaizer Chiefs
16		Maselaelo Seanego			Kaizer Chiefs
17		Phakama Mngadi			Aspire Academy
18		Menzi Masuku			Mpumalanga Aces
19		Gershin Kock			Vasco da Gama
20		Snethemba Ngidi			SuperSport United
21		Gino Moeketsi			SuperSport United
22		Thabani Mthembu			Young Mates FC (KZN)
23		Siyabonga Thwala			AmaZulu
24		Miguel Nogueira			Jomo Cosmos
25		Cebo Meyiwa			SuperSport United

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Argentina[edit]

Head coach: Marcelo Trobbiani

Ghana[edit]

Head coach: Orlando Wellington

Nigeria[edit]

Head coach: Sam Obuh

Group B[edit]

Brazil[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Matheus Caldeira			Corinthians
	1GK	Igor Rayan			Cruzeiro
	2DF	Fabinho			Fluminense
	2DF	Romário			Vitória
	2DF	Henrique Miranda			São Paulo
	2DF	Luiz Gustavo			Palmeiras
	2DF	Luan			Vasco
	2DF	Wellington Carvalho			Fluminense
	3MF	Gomes			Corinthians
	3MF	Filipe			Bahia
	3MF	Misael			Grêmio
	3MF	Diego Souza			Palmeiras
	3MF	Bruno Dybal			Palmeiras
	3MF	Jean Deretti			Figueirense
	3MF	Thomas			Flamengo
	4FW	Victor Andrade			Santos
	4FW	Bruno Mendes			Guarani
	4FW	Ademilson			São Paulo

Cameroon[edit]

Head coach:

Kenya[edit]

Head coach: Stanley Okumbi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Joel Bataro			Thika United
	1GK	Gradus Ooko			Muhoroni
	2DF	Geoffrey Lemu			Kariobangi Sharks
	2DF	Islam Omar Islam			Admiral
	2DF	Ali Juma Shambi			Coast United
	2DF	Vincent Otieno			Thika United
	2DF	Athman Mzee Matano			Chemelil Sugar
	2DF	Collins Shivachi			Sofapaka
	2DF	Charles Bruno			Malindi Academy
	3MF	Alphonse Ndonye			Western U20
	3MF	Justin Omwonga			Ulinzi Stars
	3MF	Tairus Lango
	3MF	Andrew Murunga			Tusker FC
	3MF	Patillah Omutiti			Kariobangi Sharks
	3MF	Vincent Odongo			Kariobangi Sharks
	3MF	David Kingatua			Nairobi City Stars
	3MF	Danson Mumo Kago			Rangers
	4FW	Meshack Karani			Kariobangi Sharks
	4FW	Joseph Okumu			AFC Leopards

Japan[edit]

Head coach: Yasushi Yoshida

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Masatoshi Kushibiki			Shimizu S-Pulse
	1GK	Kosuke Nakamura			Kashiwa Reysol U-18
	2DF	Ken Matsubara			Oita Trinita
	2DF	Ryosuke Yamanaka			Kashiwa Reysol
	2DF	Tomoya Inukai			Shimizu S-Pulse
	2DF	Naoki Kawaguchi			Albirex Niigata youth
	2DF	Takuya Iwanami			Vissel Kobe U-18
	3MF	Ryota Tanabe			Nagoya Grampus
	3MF	Takuma Arano			Consadole Sapporo
	3MF	Andrew Kumagai			Yokohama F. Marinos
	3MF	Ryuji Hirota			FC Gifu
	3MF	Ryota Sakaki			Consadole Sapporo
	3MF	Kento Hashimoto			FC Tokyo
	3MF	Gakuto Notsuda			Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth
	3MF	Hiroki Akino			Kashiwa Reysol U-18
	3MF	Masaya Matsumoto			JFA Academy Fukushima
	4FW	Shuto Minami			Tokyo Verdy
	4FW	Yuya Kubo			Kyoto Sanga

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Group stage[edit]

Group A[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Argentina	3	2	1	0	4	1	3	7
South Africa	3	2	0	1	4	3	1	6
Ghana	3	1	1	1	3	4	-1	4
Nigeria	3	0	0	3	2	5	-3	0

South Africa	1-3	Argentina

Ghana	3-2	Nigeria

South Africa	2-0	Ghana

Argentina	1-0	Nigeria

South Africa	1-0	Nigeria

Argentina	0-0	Ghana

Group B[edit]

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Brazil	3	3	0	0	9	1	8	9
Japan	3	2	0	1	6	7	-1	6
Cameroon	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
Kenya	3	3	0	0	2	9	-7	0

Kenya	2-3	Japan

Brazil	1-0	Cameroon

Brazil	4-0	Kenya

Cameroon	1-2	Japan

Brazil	4-1	Japan

Cameroon	2-0	Kenya

Knockout stage[edit]

	Semi-finals				Final
	1 June 2012 - Athlone Stadium
	Argentina	1
					3 June 2012 - Cape Town Stadium
	Japan	0
					Argentina	0
	1 June 2012 - Athlone Stadium
					Brazil	2
	Brazil	2(4)
	South Africa	2(3)
					Third place
					3 June 2012 - Cape Town Stadium
					Japan	1
					South Africa	1

Semi finals[edit]

Argentina	1-0	Japan

Brazil	2-2	South Africa
Penalties
	4-3

Third place playoff[edit]

Japan	1-1	South Africa
Shinya Yajima		Thabani Mthembu
Penalties
	6-7

Final[edit]

Argentina	0-2	Brazil
		Ademilson Braga Bispo Jr Joao Filipe

Awards[edit]

• Top goal scorer – Thabani Mthembu (5 goals)
• Top goalkeeper - Andres Mehring
• Player of the tournament – Misael Bueno

Group B[edit]

Brazil[edit]

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Matheus Caldeira			Corinthians
	1GK	Igor Rayan			Cruzeiro
	2DF	Fabinho			Fluminense
	2DF	Romário			Vitória
	2DF	Henrique Miranda			São Paulo
	2DF	Luiz Gustavo			Palmeiras
	2DF	Luan			Vasco
	2DF	Wellington Carvalho			Fluminense
	3MF	Gomes			Corinthians
	3MF	Filipe			Bahia
	3MF	Misael			Grêmio
	3MF	Diego Souza			Palmeiras
	3MF	Bruno Dybal			Palmeiras
	3MF	Jean Deretti			Figueirense
	3MF	Thomas			Flamengo
	4FW	Victor Andrade			Santos
	4FW	Bruno Mendes			Guarani
	4FW	Ademilson			São Paulo

Cameroon[edit]

Head coach:

Kenya[edit]

Head coach: Stanley Okumbi

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Joel Bataro			Thika United
	1GK	Gradus Ooko			Muhoroni
	2DF	Geoffrey Lemu			Kariobangi Sharks
	2DF	Islam Omar Islam			Admiral
	2DF	Ali Juma Shambi			Coast United
	2DF	Vincent Otieno			Thika United
	2DF	Athman Mzee Matano			Chemelil Sugar
	2DF	Collins Shivachi			Sofapaka
	2DF	Charles Bruno			Malindi Academy
	3MF	Alphonse Ndonye			Western U20
	3MF	Justin Omwonga			Ulinzi Stars
	3MF	Tairus Lango
	3MF	Andrew Murunga			Tusker FC
	3MF	Patillah Omutiti			Kariobangi Sharks
	3MF	Vincent Odongo			Kariobangi Sharks
	3MF	David Kingatua			Nairobi City Stars
	3MF	Danson Mumo Kago			Rangers
	4FW	Meshack Karani			Kariobangi Sharks
	4FW	Joseph Okumu			AFC Leopards

Japan[edit]

Head coach: Yasushi Yoshida

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Club
	1GK	Masatoshi Kushibiki			Shimizu S-Pulse
	1GK	Kosuke Nakamura			Kashiwa Reysol U-18
	2DF	Ken Matsubara			Oita Trinita
	2DF	Ryosuke Yamanaka			Kashiwa Reysol
	2DF	Tomoya Inukai			Shimizu S-Pulse
	2DF	Naoki Kawaguchi			Albirex Niigata youth
	2DF	Takuya Iwanami			Vissel Kobe U-18
	3MF	Ryota Tanabe			Nagoya Grampus
	3MF	Takuma Arano			Consadole Sapporo
	3MF	Andrew Kumagai			Yokohama F. Marinos
	3MF	Ryuji Hirota			FC Gifu
	3MF	Ryota Sakaki			Consadole Sapporo
	3MF	Kento Hashimoto			FC Tokyo
	3MF	Gakuto Notsuda			Sanfrecce Hiroshima youth
	3MF	Hiroki Akino			Kashiwa Reysol U-18
	3MF	Masaya Matsumoto			JFA Academy Fukushima
	4FW	Shuto Minami			Tokyo Verdy
	4FW	Yuya Kubo			Kyoto Sanga

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