2007 African Youth Championship
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| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Republic of the Congo |
| Dates | 20 January - 3 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Gambia |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
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.
Contents
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 |
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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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Zambia |
5–2 | Madagascar |
4–1 | 1–1 |
South Africa  |
4–3 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 3–3 |
Angola  |
2–3 |  Ivory Coast |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Burundi  |
2–1 |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Ghana  |
4–1 |  Senegal |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Morocco  |
2–4 | Gambia |
2–2 | 0–2 |
| Nigeria |
3–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Lesotho  |
2–3 | Malawi |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Egypt  |
4–2 | Algeria |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Cameroon  |
(a)2–2 | Niger |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda |
2–0 | Kenya |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Mali  |
2–0 | Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Nigeria |
6–0 | Rwanda |
5–0 | 1–0 |
| South Africa |
2–3 | Zambia |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Tunisia |
1–3 | Ivory Coast |
1–1 | 0–2 |
| Mali |
2–3 | Gambia |
1–1 | 1–2 |
Burkina Faso  |
1–1 (p: 4–3) | Ghana |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon |
4–0 | Malawi |
2–0 | 2–0 |
| Burundi |
0–3 | Egypt |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Squads
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Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Gambia |
9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Congo |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Burkina Faso |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Ivory Coast |
0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
January 20, 2007
| Congo |
2 - 0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Burkina Faso |
0 - 2 | Gambia |
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January 23, 2007
| Ivory Coast |
0 - 2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Gambia |
1 - 0 | Congo |
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January 26, 2007
| Ivory Coast |
0 - 1 | Gambia |
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| Congo |
1 - 0 | Burkina Faso |
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Group B
| Nation | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
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| Zambia |
6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| Nigeria |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| Egypt |
4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Cameroon |
3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
January 21, 2007
| Nigeria |
4 - 2 | Zambia |
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| Cameroon |
0 - 1 | Egypt |
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January 24, 2007
| Zambia |
3 - 2 | Cameroon |
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| Egypt |
1 - 1 | Nigeria |
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January 27, 2007
| Zambia |
3 - 0 | Egypt |
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| Nigeria |
0 - 2 | Cameroon |
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Knockout Stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
| Gambia |
0 - 1 | Nigeria |
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| Zambia |
0 - 1 | Congo |
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Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
| Gambia |
3 - 1 | Zambia |
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Finals
February 3, 2007
| Nigeria |
0 - 1 | Congo |
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Winner
| 2007 African Youth Championship Winners |
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 Congo First title |
Top scorers
| 1. | Fwayo Tembo |
5 |
| 2. | Clifford Mulenga |
3 |
| 2. | Ousman Jallow |
3 |
