1997 African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship 1997 was held in Morocco. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| بطولة أفريقيا لكرة القدم للشباب 1997 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Morocco |
| Dates | 23 March – 5 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Morocco (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  South Africa |
| Third place |  Ivory Coast |
| Fourth place |  Ghana |
Qualification
Morocco qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
First round
| 28-29 September 1996 | |||
Algeria  |
0-2 |  Tunisia | |
Mali  |
3-0 |  Mauritania |
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Burkina Faso  |
0-0 |  Guinea |
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| Ghana |
2-0 |  Senegal |
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Nigeria  |
5-1 |  Chad |
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Sudan  |
2-0 |  Kenya |
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Benin  |
0-1 | Ivory Coast |
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Egypt  |
5-0 |  Ethiopia |
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0-2 |  Zimbabwe |
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| South Africa |
2-0 |  Mauritius |
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Angola  |
3-1 |  Botswana |
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Tanzania  |
w/o |  Burundi |
Burundi suspended by CAF following a coup d'état |
Cameroon  |
w/o |  Togo |
Togo withdrew |
Zambia  |
w/o |  Malawi |
Malawi withdrew |
| 19-20 October 1996 | |||
| Tunisia |
1-3 | Algeria |
agg. 3-3, Algeria on away goals |
| Guinea |
1-1 | Burkina Faso |
agg. 1-1 Burkina Faso on away goals |
| Senegal |
2-3 | Ghana |
agg. 2-5 |
| Chad |
2-1 | Nigeria |
agg. 3-6 |
| Kenya |
1-0 | Sudan |
agg. 1-2 |
| Ethiopia |
5-0 | Egypt |
agg. 5-5, penalties 1-2 |
| Zimbabwe |
5-0 | Réunion |
agg. 7-0 |
| Mauritius |
1-3 | South Africa |
agg. 1-5 |
| Botswana |
1-2 | Angola |
agg. 2-5 |
Second round
| 21-22 December 1996 | |||
| Mali |
3-2 | Algeria |
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| Nigeria |
2-1 | Sudan |
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| Ivory Coast |
5-3 | Cameroon |
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| Burkina Faso |
1-1 | Ghana |
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| Egypt |
2-1 | Zimbabwe |
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| South Africa |
3-0 | Tanzania |
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| Zambia |
1-0 | Angola |
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| 3-5 January 1997 | |||
| Algeria |
Mali |
Mali qualified | |
| Sudan |
Nigeria |
Sudan qualified | |
| Cameroon |
Ivory Coast |
Ivory Coast qualified | |
| Ghana |
Burkina Faso |
Ghana qualified | |
| Zimbabwe |
Egypt |
Egypt qualified | |
| Tanzania |
0-1 | South Africa |
agg. 0-4 |
| Angola |
0-1 | Zambia |
agg. 0-2 |
Teams
Last year's finalists Burundi were disqualified in the qualifying tournament. Eight teams entered the tournament:
- Ivory Coast
- Egypt
- Ghana
- Mali
- Morocco (host)
- South Africa
- Sudan
- Zambia
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
| Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Sudan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 23 March | Morocco |
0–0 | Egypt |
| Sudan |
0–4 | Ghana | |
| 25 March | Egypt |
0–1 | Ghana |
| Morocco |
2–0 | Sudan | |
| 27 March | Egypt |
2–1 | Sudan |
| Morocco |
0–1 | Ghana |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| South Africa |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
| Zambia |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
| Mali |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
| 24 March | Mali |
2–2 | Zambia |
| South Africa |
0–1 | Ivory Coast | |
| 26 March | Zambia |
1–1 | Ivory Coast |
| Mali |
1–2 | South Africa | |
| 28 March | South Africa |
2–1 | Zambia |
| Ivory Coast |
4–1 | Mali |
Third place match
| Ivory Coast | 2 – 0 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
External links
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