1987 African Youth Championship

1987 African Youth Championship
Tournament details
Dates 14 June 1986 - 18 April 1987
Teams 15
Final positions
Champions  Nigeria (3rd title)
Runners-up  Togo

The African Youth Championship 1987 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):

Preliminary Round

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Uganda  2–3  Somalia 1–2 1–1

First Round

Ghana and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to using ineligible players. Ethiopia withdrew after playing one match. Mauritius withdrew before playing so Mozambique received a bye.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Somalia  DSQ  Zimbabwe 1–0 0–4
Egypt  walkover  Ethiopia 4–0 walkover
Zambia  2–3  Nigeria 2–2 0–1
Guinea  1–2  Tunisia 0–1 1–1
Togo  DSQ  Ghana 0–2 1–1
Mauritania  0–6  Morocco 0–2 0–4
Cameroon  2–3  Ivory Coast 2–0 0–3

Quarterfinals

Mozambique withdrew before playing so Somalia received a bye.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mozambique  walkover  Somalia walkover walkover
Nigeria  5–2  Egypt 4–0 1–2
Tunisia  1–1(a)  Togo 1–1 0–0
Ivory Coast  2–3  Morocco 2–0 0–3

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Nigeria  2–0  Somalia 1–0 1–0
Morocco  1–2  Togo 1–0 0–2

Final

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  1–5  Nigeria 1–2 0–3
 1987 African Youth Championship 

Nigeria
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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