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 |  |
| Dates | 23 March - 5 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
| Fourth place |  |
Qualification
Morocco qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
First round
28/29 Sep 1996:
Algeria 0-2 Tunisia
Mali 3-0 Mauritania
Burkina Faso 0-0 Guinea
Ghana 2-0 Senegal
Nigeria 5-1 Chad
Sudan 2-0 Kenya
Benin 0-1 Ivory Coast
Egypt 5-0 Ethiopia
Reunion 0-2 Zimbabwe
South Africa 2-0 Mauritius
Angola 3-1 Botswana
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 Oct 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 Reunion [agg. 7-0]
Mauritius 1-3 South Africa [agg. 1-5]
Botswana 1-2 Angola [agg. 2-5]
Second round
21/22 Dec 1996:
Mali 3-2 Algeria
Nigeria 2-1 Sudan
Ivory Coast 5-3 Cameroon
Burkina Faso 1-1 Ghana
Egypt 2-1 Zimbabwe
South Africa 3-0 Tanzania
Zambia 1-0 Angola
3/5 Jan 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:
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
| 23 March | Morocco |
0–0 | |
| Sudan |
0–4 | | |
| 25 March | Egypt |
0–1 | |
| Morocco |
2–0 | | |
| 27 March | Egypt |
2–1 | |
| Morocco |
0–1 | |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 |
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 2 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
| 24 March | Mali |
2–2 | |
| South Africa |
0–1 | | |
| 26 March | Zambia |
1–1 | |
| Mali |
1–2 | | |
| 28 March | South Africa |
2–1 | |
| Ivory Coast |
4–1 | |
Third place match
| Ivory Coast | 2 – 0 | |
|---|---|---|
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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