1999 African U-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guinea |
| City | Conakry |
| Dates | 16 - 30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Burkina Faso |
| Third place |
 Mali |
| Fourth place |
 Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (2.31 per match) |
The 1999 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Guinea. The top three teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Qualification
Preliminary round
The first leg matches were played on either 18 or 19 July 1998. The second leg matches were played on either 1 or 2 August 1998. The winners advanced to the First Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Namibia  |
1 – 4 |  Swaziland |
1 – 1 | 0 – 3 |
Liberia  |
4 – 4 (a) |  Togo |
3 – 0 | 1 – 4 |
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w/o |  Tanzania |
– | – |
Malawi  |
w/o |  Uganda |
– | – |
Gabon  |
w/o |  Burundi |
– | – |
First round
The first leg matches were played on either the 20, 21, 22 or 23 November 1998. The second leg matches were played on either 4, 5 or 6 December 1998, except for the Libya vs Tunisia match, which was played on 18 December. The winners advanced to the Second Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria  |
0 – 6 | Burkina Faso |
0 – 4 | 0 – 2 |
| Ghana |
5 – 2 |  Benin |
4 – 1 | 1 – 1 |
Tunisia  |
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2 – 1 | 1 – 0 |
Senegal  |
2 – 4 | Mali |
2 – 1 | 0 – 3 |
Zimbabwe  |
5 – 2 | Lesotho |
2 – 2 | 3 – 0 |
South Africa  |
7 – 3 | Swaziland |
5 – 1 | 2 – 2 |
Nigeria  |
6 – 1 | Liberia |
3 – 0 | 3 – 1 |
Angola  |
1 – 0 |  Botswana |
1 – 0 | 0 – 0 |
Zambia  |
3 – 2 | Malawi |
3 – 0 | 0 – 2 |
| Cameroon |
6 – 2 | Gabon |
2 – 1 | 4 – 1 |
Mozambique  |
w/o |  Ethiopia |
0 – 1 | w/o |
Egypt  |
w/o |  Sudan |
– | – |
Morocco  |
w/o |  Mauritania |
– | – |
Ivory Coast  |
w/o |  Congo |
– | – |
Second round
The matches were played on different dates from 6 February to 21 March. The winners advanced to the Finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
0 – 0 (p 2 – 3) | Burkina Faso |
0 – 0 | 0 – 0 |
| Ghana |
8 – 0 | Benin |
5 – 0 | 3 – 0 |
| Morocco |
1 – 3 | Mali |
0 – 2 | 1 – 1 |
| Zimbabwe |
4 – 3 | South Africa |
1 – 2 | 3 – 1 |
| Ethiopia |
2 – 4 | Nigeria |
2 – 2 | 0 – 2 |
| Angola |
4 – 2 | Zambia |
4 – 2 | 0 – 0 |
| Ivory Coast |
0 – 3 | Cameroon |
0 – 1 | 0 – 2 |
Qualified teams
Group stage
| Legend |
|---|
| Advanced to semi-finals |
Group A
Group B
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