1995 African Under-17 Championship

1995 African Under-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Guinea
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	50 (3.13 per match)
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The 1995 African Under-17 Championship, hosted by Mali, was the first under-17 football tournament, organized by the CAF. The top 3 teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship, hosted by Ecuador.

Qualifying

The qualifying rounds consisted of two rounds of two legged matches.

First round

Twenty-eight teams entered the first round. The winners advanced to the second round.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	4–2	Zimbabwe	3–1	1–1
Zambia	6–1[1]	Botswana	6–0	0–1
Mauritius	0–4	Malawi	0–1	0–3
Egypt	5–1	Algeria	2–0	3–1
Guinea-Bissau	1–2	Guinea	1–1	0–1
Nigeria	5–1	Angola	2–1	3–0
Togo	1–3	Ghana	0–1	1–2
Tunisia	walkover	Benin	w/o	w/o
Côte d'Ivoire	walkover	Congo	w/o	w/o
Sierra Leone	walkover	Senegal	w/o	w/o
Tanzania	walkover	Cameroon	w/o	w/o
Sudan	walkover	Uganda	w/o	w/o
Mozambique	walkover	Zaire	w/o	w/o
Morocco	walkover	Cape Verde	w/o	w/o

Second round

Fourteen teams from the first round entered this second round. The seven winners joined Mali (qualified as hosts) in the final tournament.

Team 1	Agg.	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
South Africa	0–2	Mozambique	0–0	0–2
Egypt	0–1	Sudan	0–0	0–1
Morocco	1–2	Tunisia	1–0	0–2
Tanzania	2–2	Guinea	0–0	0–2
Côte d'Ivoire	2–4	Nigeria	1–1	1–3
Sierra Leone	1–2	Ghana	1–0	0–2
Botswana	2–1	Malawi	2–0	0–1

Qualified teams

•  Botswana
•  Ghana
•  Guinea
•  Mali (host nation)
•  Mozambique
•  Nigeria
•  Sudan
•  Tunisia

Final tournament

Group stage

Group A

Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Ghana 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9  Mali 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3  Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3 Mali  0 - 1  Ghana Tunisia  2 - 1  Mozambique Ghana  2 - 0  Mozambique Mali  2 - 0  Tunisia Ghana  7 - 0  Tunisia Mali  1 - 2  Mozambique Group B Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9  Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4  Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4  Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 Nigeria  4 - 0  Botswana Guinea  1 - 1  Sudan Nigeria  3 - 0  Sudan Guinea  3 - 0  Botswana Nigeria  2 - 1  Guinea Sudan  2 - 1  Botswana Knock-out stage   Semifinals Final   Ghana  3     Guinea  0           Ghana (a.e.t.)  3     Nigeria  1 Third place   Mali  1   Guinea (a.e.t.)  2   Nigeria  3     Mali  1  1995 CAF Under-17 Championship  Ghana First title Countries to participate in 1995 FIFA U-17 World Cup Top 3 teams qualified for 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.  Ghana  Nigeria  Guinea References ^ Zambia was disqualified. Botswana advanced to the second round. External links RSSSF.com Confederation of African Football v · d · eAfrican U-17 Football Championship Tournaments Mali 1995 · Botswana 1997 · Guinea 1999 · Seychelles 2001 · Swaziland 2003 · Gambia 2005 · Togo 2007 · Algeria 2009 · Rwanda 2011 Squads 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011 Qualification 1995 · 1997 · 1999 · 2001 · 2003 · 2005 · 2007 · 2009 · 2011