2001 African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship 2001 was held in Ethiopia. It also served as qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 18 March - 1 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  |
| Runners-up |  |
| Third place |  |
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Best player(s) | |
Qualification
Preliminary round
Eritrea and Guinea Bissau withdrew. As a result, Kenya and Gambia advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon  |
2–2(a) |  |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Botswana  |
1–3 |  |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Tanzania  |
4–0 |  |
2–0 | 2–0 |
Mauritius  |
6–3 |  |
4–1 | 2–2 |
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1–2 |  |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Somalia  |
1–2 |  |
not played | 1–2 |
First round
Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone withdrew. As a result, Cameroon and Ghana advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria  |
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1–0 | 1–1 |
| Equatorial Guinea |
0–7 |  |
0–1 | 0–6 |
Ivory Coast  |
2–2 (p: 2–4) |  |
1–1 | 1–1 |
Gambia  |
(a)2–2 |  |
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Swaziland |
3–7 | |
2–1 | 1–6 |
Morocco  |
1–2 |  |
1–0 | 0–2 |
Sudan  |
3–6 |  |
1–2 | 2–4 |
| Tanzania |
2–4 |  |
0–0 | 2–4 |
| Mauritius |
1–5 |  |
0–3 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar |
3–5 |  |
1–2 | 2–3 |
| Uganda |
2–3 |  |
2–3 | 0–0 |
Kenya  |
0–1 | |
0–0 | 0–1 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 (+3) |
 |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | Ethiopia |
0–1 | |
| South Africa |
0–1 | | |
| 21 March | Cameroon |
2–2 | |
| Egypt |
2–2 | | |
| 24 March | Cameroon |
0-0 1 | |
| 26 March 2 | Ethiopia |
4–1 | |
1 The match was abandoned with only one minute left and the score at 0-0 after fans invaded the pitch believing that their teams had plotted to do a draw so both teams could progress. The match was ordered to be replayed two days later, with the results to be used to determine who would qualify for the semifinals but to not count in the standings.
2 The match was originally scheduled for the 24th, but was postponed after the South African team had travel difficulties.
Semifinals
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.