1999 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 21 February - 7 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
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| Runners-up |
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| Third place |
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| Fourth place |
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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.
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  |
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4–4 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone  |
6–5 |  |
4–3 | 2–2 |
Lesotho  |
3–2 |  |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Congo  |
3–2 |  |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Rwanda  |
2–1 |  |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Mauritania  |
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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 |  |
3–3 | 2–1 |
| Sierra Leone |
2–4 |  |
1–3 | 1–1 |
Angola  |
5–2 |  |
3–2 | 2–0 |
| Congo |
1–4 |  |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Uganda  |
2–4 |  |
1–1 | 1–3 |
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1–2 |  |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lesotho |
3–4 | |
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda |
2–3 | |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Burundi  |
2–1 |  |
1–1 | 1–0 |
Algeria  |
3–6 |  |
3–2 | 0–4 |
Senegal  |
1–1 |  |
1–1 | 0–0 |
Malawi  |
(a)2–2 |  |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Mozambique |
2–2 (p: 3–4) |  |
1–1 | 1–1 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
4–4 (p: 3–4) | |
4–0 | 0–4 |
| Nigeria |
4–2 | |
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Zambia |
3–3 (p: 6–5) | |
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Burundi |
1–2 | |
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Morocco |
0–4 | |
0–4 | 0–0 |
| South Africa |
1–5 | |
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Mali |
5–4 | |
3–0 | 2–4 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
| Zambia |
1-0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi |
0-5 | |
|---|---|---|
| Malawi |
2-3 | |
|---|---|---|
Knock-out stage
Fifth-place Match
Semi-finals
Third place match
Final
| Ghana |
1-0 | |
|---|---|---|
Laryea Kingston  |
Referee:
- Further information
Assistant Referees:
Cautions:
- Line-ups
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| 1999 African Youth Championship |
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Ghana Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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