1997 African Youth Championship
1997 African Youth Championship| إنشاء بطولة أفريقيا لكرة القدم للشباب 1997 |
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| Tournament details |
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| Host country |
Morocco |
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| Dates |
23 March - 5 April |
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| Teams |
8 |
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| Final positions |
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| Champions |
 Morocco (1st title) |
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| Runners-up |
 South Africa |
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| Third place |
 Ivory Coast |
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| Fourth place |
 Ghana |
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The African Youth Championship 1997 was held in Morocco. It also served as qualification for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
Last year's finalists Burundi were disqualified in the qualifying tournament. It is not known how the other teams qualified. Eight teams entered the tournament:
Group Stage
Group A
| Teams |
Pld |
W |
D |
L |
GF |
GA |
GD |
Pts |
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| Ghana |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 |
| Morocco |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 |
 Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Sudan |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 0 |
Group B
Semifinals
Third Place Match
Final
| 1997 African Youth Championship |
Morocco
First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 1997 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links
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| | Tournaments | |
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| | Qualifications | |
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| | Squads | |
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Mali
Zambia