2003 African Youth Championship

The 2003 African Youth Championship was an association football tournament for under-20 players (born in 1983 and before). It was held in Burkina Faso from January 4 until January 18. The top four teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

2003 African Youth Championship
Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2003
Tournament details
Host countryBurkina Faso
CityOuagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso
Dates4 – 18 January 2003
Teams8 (from CAF confederations)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Egypt (3rd title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Third place Mali
Fourth place Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored43 (2.69 per match)
Top scorer(s)Emad Moteab (5 goals)

Qualification

Preliminary round

The first leg was played on either 6, 7 or 8 April 2002. The second leg was held on either 19, 20 or 21 April 2002. The winners advanced to the First Round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  4–1  Chad 3–0 1–1
Equatorial Guinea  0–6  Gabon 0–1 0–5
Burundi  2–3  Tanzania 1–0 1–3
Sudan  4–4(3-4)(PSO)  Uganda 3–1 1–3
Zimbabwe  3–1  Swaziland 1–0 2–1
Namibia  2–3  Botswana 1–0 1–3
Guinea-Bissau  w/o  Liberia w/o w/o
Cameroon  w/o  São Tomé and Príncipe w/o w/o
Somalia  w/o  Kenya w/o w/o
Mauritania  w/o  Sierra Leone w/o w/o
Mauritius  w/o  Madagascar w/o w/o

First round

The First Round first leg matches were held on 20 and 21 July 2002. The second leg matches were held on 10 and 11 August 2002. The winners qualified for the Second Round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Angola  1–1(1-4)(PSO)  Togo 1–0 1–0
Senegal  3–4  Gabon 1–2 2–2
Tunisia  7–1  Libya 5–0 2–1
Cameroon  4–0  Tanzania 4–0 0–0
Algeria  0–5  Ivory Coast 0–3 0–2
Nigeria  6–0  Somalia 6–0
Morocco  2–2 (a)  Guinea 1–0 1–2
Egypt  3–1  Uganda 3–1 0–0
Mozambique  4–1  Botswana 3–0 1–1
Ethiopia  0–2  Zambia 0–0 0–2
South Africa  5–0  Madagascar 2–0 3–0
Ghana  w/o  Guinea-Bissau w/o w/o
Zimbabwe  w/o  Malawi w/o w/o
Mali  w/o  Mauritania 9 - 1 w/o

Second round

The Second Round first leg matches were played on 28 and 29 September 2002. The second leg matches was played on 20 October 2002. The winners of the aggregate of the two legs qualified for the Finals.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Togo  2–3  Gabon 1–0 1–3
Ghana  1–1(5-4)(PSO)  Tunisia 1–0 0–1
Cameroon  2–3  Ivory Coast 0–1 2–2
Nigeria  2–3  Morocco 1–2 1–1
Mali  2–0  Mozambique 1–0 1–0
Egypt  2–0  Zimbabwe 2–0 0–0
Zambia  4–4 (a)  South Africa 4–1 0–3

Final Tournament

The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, were held from 18 March to 1 April 2003.

Referees
Referees
  • Pare Lassina
  • Essam Abdel Fattah
  • Atef Yacoubi
  • Samba Diouf
  • Modou Sowe
  • Keita Yakhouba
  • Mochubela Walters
  • Njike Gilbert
Assistant referees
  • Celestin Ntangungira
  • Millogo Brama
  • Nako Boukare
  • Diabate Moussa
  • Bekolo Angoula
  • Robert Kimbatsa
  • Luleseged Begashew
  • Antonio Luciano

Group Stage

Group A
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 312075+25
 Burkina Faso 312032+15
 Gabon 311165+14
 South Africa 301237-41
Burkina Faso 0 - 0 South Africa
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Mali 2 - 2 Gabon
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Mali 4 - 2 South Africa
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Burkina Faso 2 - 1 Gabon
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Gabon 3 - 1 South Africa
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Burkina Faso 1 - 1 Mali
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Group B
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Ivory Coast 321053+27
 Egypt 312062+45
 Ghana 302134-12
 Morocco 301205-51
Ghana 0 - 0 Morocco
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Ivory Coast 1 - 1 Egypt
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Ivory Coast 1 - 0 Morocco
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Ghana 1 - 1 Egypt
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Ivory Coast 3 - 2 Ghana
Stade Municipal, Bobo Dioulasso
Morocco 0 - 4 Egypt
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Knock-out stage
  Semifinals     Final
                 
  A1  Mali 0  
  B2  Egypt 1    
       Egypt 4
       Ivory Coast 3
  B1  Ivory Coast(PSO) 0(3)    
  A2  Burkina Faso 0(1)   Third place
 
 Mali(PSO) 1(5)
   Burkina Faso 1(4)

Semifinals
Mali 0- 1Egypt 
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
Ivory Coast 0 - 0(3-1)(PSO)Burkina Faso 
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Third place
Mali 1 - 1(5-4)(PSO)Burkina Faso 
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou

Final
Egypt 4 - 3 (a.e.t.) Ivory Coast
Emad Moteab  2',  94'
Ahmed Fathy  26' (pen)
Hosny Abd Rabo  33'		 Romaric  8'
Yaya Touré  21'
André Saki  44'
Stade du 4-Août, Ouagadougou
 2003 African Youth Championship Winner 

Egypt
Third title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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