1981 African Youth Championship


The African Youth Championship 1981 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament :
The first leg was played on 8 June 1980. The second leg was held on 22 June 1980. The winners advanced to the First Round.
Guinea, Cameroon, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Uganda, the Central African Republic and Kenya all received byes to the First Round.

First round

Second round

Semi Final

Final

The first leg was played on 12 April 1981. The second leg was played on 26 April 1981.

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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