1999 African Youth Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 21 February - 7 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Contents
Qualification
Preliminary Round
Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. A bye was therefore given to respectively Burkina Faso and Malawi. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozambique  |
6–5 |  Réunion |
4–4 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone  |
6–5 |  Liberia |
4–3 | 2–2 |
Lesotho  |
3–2 |  Swaziland |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Congo  |
3–2 |  Togo |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Rwanda  |
2–1 |  Chad |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Mauritania  |
walkover |  Libya |
2–2 | walkover |
First Round
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. A bye was therefore given to Nigeria.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya |
5–4 |  Tunisia |
3–3 | 2–1 |
| Sierra Leone |
2–4 |  Mali |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Gabon  |
5–2 |  Angola |
3–2 | 2–0 |
| Congo |
1–4 |  Ivory Coast |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Uganda  |
2–4 |  Tanzania |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Ethiopia  |
1–2 |  Egypt |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lesotho |
3–4 | Zambia |
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda |
2–3 | Cameroon |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Burundi  |
2–1 |  Sudan |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Algeria  |
3–6 |  Guinea |
3–2 | 0–4 |
Senegal  |
1–1 |  Morocco |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Malawi  |
(a)2–2 |  Botswana |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Mozambique |
2–2 (p: 3–4) |  South Africa |
1–1 | 1–1 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
4–4 (p: 3–4) | Angola |
4–0 | 0–4 |
| Nigeria |
4–2 | Tanzania |
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Zambia |
3–3 (p: 6–5) | Egypt |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Burundi |
1–2 | Cameroon |
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Morocco |
0–4 | Guinea |
0–4 | 0–0 |
| South Africa |
1–5 | Malawi |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Mali |
5–4 | Libya |
3–0 | 2–4 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group Stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Mali |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Angola |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| Zambia |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Guinea |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
| Malawi |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
Fifth-place Match
Semi-finals
Third Place Match
Final
- Further information
Assistant Referees:
- Carlos Henriques
- Tomusange Ali
Monteiro Duarte
Cautions:
- Kofi Amoako
43' - Aminu Sani 54'
- Sunday Adu 59'
- Sam Okoye 61'
- Line-ups
| Nigeria |
Ghana |
| 1999 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Ghana Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
