1991 African Youth Championship

The 1991 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for under-20 players. It was held in Egypt from 22 February until 8 March 1991. The two best teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1991 African Youth Championship
إنشاء بطولة أفريقيا لكرة القدم للشباب 1991
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
CityCairo, Alexandria, Ismailia
Dates22 February – 8 March
Teams6
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (2nd title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored19 (1.9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Mustafa ٍSadek (3 goals)

Qualifying

First round

The first leg matches were played on either 10, 11 or 12 August 1990. The second leg matches were held on either 24, 25 or 26 August 1990. The winners advanced to the Second Round. Algeria, Ghana, Mali received a bye and due to the withdrawal of Burkina Faso, Liberia, Congo and Mauritius; Togo, Ghana, Cameroon and Zimbabwe received a bye as well. Guinea were disqualified.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mauritania  1–3  Morocco 1–2 0–1
Niger  1–2  Tunisia 1–1 0–1
Sierra Leone  1–0  Senegal 1–0 0–0
Benin  1–2  Ivory Coast 0–2 1–0
Guinea  DSQ  Gambia 2–0 3–0
Lesotho  0–1  Zambia 0–0 0–1
Central African Republic  w/o  Gabon 1–1 w/o
Ethiopia  (a)4–4  Uganda 2–1 2–3

Second Round

The first leg matches were played on either 27, 28 or 29 October 1990. The second leg matches were held on 11 November 1990. The winners advanced to the final tournament in Egypt. Gabon were disqualified.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Morocco  2–4  Tunisia 1–2 1–2
Sierra Leone  3–3(a)  Ivory Coast 3–1 0–2
Mali  0–6  Ghana 0–0 0–6
Zambia  DSQ  Gabon 1–1 2–3
Gambia  0–5  Cameroon 0–4 0–1
Zimbabwe  2–4  Ethiopia 1–1 1–3
Algeria  w/o  Togo w/o w/o

Teams

Algeria and Tunisia would not participate in the main tournament due to the Gulf War. The following teams qualified for the main tournament:

Group stage

Group A
Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 20202202
 Egypt 20202202
 Cameroon 20202202
  • final positions were decided by drawing of lots
Ivory Coast 1 – 1 Cameroon
Ivory Coast 1 – 1 Egypt
Cameroon 1 – 1 Egypt

Group B

Nation Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ghana 220020+24
 Zambia 21013302
 Ethiopia 200224-20
Ghana 1 – 0 Zambia
Ghana 1 – 0 Ethiopia
Zambia 3 – 2 Ethiopia

Knock-out stage

  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1  Ivory Coast 0(4)  
  B2  Zambia (PSO) 0(3)    
       Egypt 2
       Ivory Coast 1
  B1  Ghana 0    
  A2  Egypt 1   Third place
 
 Ghana 2
   Zambia 0

Semifinals

Ivory Coast 0- 0 (4-3)(PSO)Zambia 
Ghana 0 - 1Egypt 

Third place

Ghana 2 - 0Zambia 

Final

Egypt 2 - 1Ivory Coast 
 55' Tamer Sakr
 57' Mustafa Sadeq		  80' (pen.) Mambo Ossou
 1991 African Youth Championship Winners 

Egypt
Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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