The 2001 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Seychelles. The top three teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Guinea, one of the finalists, was disqualified from the tournament on the day of the final, because of government interferences in Guinean federation, what forced the final to be postponed one day. Guinea was replaced by Burkina Faso.
Qualification
Preliminary round
The first leg matches were played on either the 14th or 16 April 2000. The second leg matches were played on either the 28th or 30 April 2000. The winners advanced to the First Round.
The first leg matches were played on either 23 or 25 June 2000. The second leg matches were played on either 7 or 9 July 2000. The winners advanced to the second round.
The first leg matches were played on either 11 or 12 November 2000. The second leg matches were played on either 24, 25 or 26 November. The winners advanced to the finals.
1 2 3 4 Guinea was banned from all international activity on March 2 because of irregularities and interferences of his government in his national federation. Therefore, the Guinean team, who were due to play the final on these very day, was disqualified from the tournament. The final was rearranged for March 3, and Burkina Faso, who lose the semifinal against Guinea, were declared as finalists. The third-place match was not played, and the fourth-place was left vacant.
↑ Chad was disqualified for fielding an over-aged player (Ousmane Mahamat).
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