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.Qualification
Morocco qualified automatically as hosts.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
Cameroon w/o Togo
Zambia w/o Malawi
19/20 Oct 1996:
Tunisia 1-3 Algeria
Guinea 1-1 Burkina Faso
Senegal 2-3 Ghana
Chad 2-1 Nigeria
Kenya 1-0 Sudan
Ethiopia 5-0 Egypt
Zimbabwe 5-0 Reunion
Mauritius 1-3 South Africa
Botswana 1-2 Angola 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
Sudan - Nigeria
Cameroon - Ivory Coast
Ghana - Burkina Faso
Zimbabwe - Egypt
Tanzania 0-1 South Africa
Angola 0-1 Zambia Teams
Last year's finalists Burundi were disqualified in the qualifying tournament. Eight teams entered the tournament:
Group A
Group B
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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