2007 African Youth Championship
2007 African Youth ChampionshipCoupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 |
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Tournament details |
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Host country |
Republic of the Congo |
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Dates |
20 January - 3 February |
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Teams |
8 |
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Final positions |
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Champions |
Congo (1st title) |
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Runners-up |
Nigeria |
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Third place |
Gambia |
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Fourth place |
Zambia |
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The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
Preliminary Round
Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe.
Team 1 |
Agg. |
Team 2 |
1st leg |
2nd leg |
Madagascar |
(a)3–3 |
Mauritius |
1–1 |
2–2 |
Malawi |
3–0 |
Botswana |
2–0 |
1–0 |
Rwanda |
2–1 |
Ethiopia |
2–1 |
0–0 |
Sudan |
1–6 |
Tunisia |
1–3 |
0–3 |
Niger |
(a)3–3 |
Togo |
2–0 |
1–3 |
Equatorial Guinea |
2–1 |
Gabon |
0–0 |
2–1 |
Sierra Leone |
1–5 |
Gambia |
1–1 |
0–4 |
Mauritania |
1–4 |
Guinea |
0–0 |
1–4 |
DR Congo |
4–1 |
Namibia |
3–0 |
1–1 |
Libya |
1–3 |
Algeria |
0–2 |
1–1 |
Kenya |
1–0 |
Djibouti |
1–0 |
one leg |
First Round
Benin and Congo-Kinshasa withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Tunisia and Burkina Faso.
Second Round
Squads
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
January 20, 2007
January 23, 2007
January 26, 2007
Group B
January 21, 2007
January 24, 2007
January 27, 2007
Knockout Stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
Finals
February 3, 2007
Winner
2007 African Youth Championship Winners |
![](../I/m/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png) Congo First title |
Top scorers
External links
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