2007 African U-17 Championship

The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of his expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments.

2007 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTogo
CityLomé
Dates10–25 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up Togo
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)

Qualification
Main article: 2007 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Togo 32014406Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Tunisia 312052+35
 South Africa 31115504Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Gabon 301225-31
Togo 2–0 South Africa
Gabon 0–0 Tunisia
South Africa 3–1 Gabon
Tunisia 3–0 Togo
South Africa 2–2 Tunisia
Togo 2–1 Gabon

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Nigeria 3300121+119Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Ghana 320193+66
 Burkina Faso 31025503Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Eritrea 3003017-170
Ghana 3–1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria 8–0 Eritrea
Burkina Faso 1–2 Nigeria
Eritrea 0–6 Ghana
Burkina Faso 3–0 Eritrea
Nigeria 2–0 Ghana

Knock-out stage

Semifinals
Togo 2–1 Ghana
Nigeria 2–0 Tunisia

Third place match
Ghana 1–0 Tunisia

Final
Togo 0–1 Nigeria

Winners
2007 CAF Under-17 Championship
Nigeria
Nigeria
Second title
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