1997 African U-17 Championship

The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Botswana. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, who automatically qualified as host. As Egypt won this tournament, third placed-team Ghana qualified.

1997 African U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Botswana
City	Gaborone
Dates	11–24 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Egypt (1st title)
Runners-up	Mali
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Ethiopia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	46 (2.88 per match)
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Qualification

Main article: 1997 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•  Angola
•  Botswana (host nation)
•  Ivory Coast
•  Egypt
•  Ethiopia
•  Ghana
•  Mali
•  Zimbabwe

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Egypt 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Advanced to the semi-finals  Mali 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5  Ivory Coast 3 1 1 1 7 2 +5 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0 11 May 1997 Botswana  0 – 2  Egypt National Stadium, Gaborone 11 May 1997 Ivory Coast  0 – 0  Mali National Stadium, Gaborone 14 May 1997 Egypt  0 – 0  Mali National Stadium, Gaborone 14 May 1997 Botswana  0 – 7  Ivory Coast National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 Egypt  2 – 0  Ivory Coast National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 Botswana  1 – 2  Mali National Stadium, Gaborone

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Ghana 3 2 0 1 7 4 +3 6 Advanced to the semi-finals  Ethiopia 3 2 0 1 10 8 +2 6  Angola 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 2 8 −6 1 12 May 1997 Ghana  4 – 1  Ethiopia National Stadium, Gaborone 12 May 1997 Zimbabwe  1 – 1  Angola National Stadium, Gaborone 15 May 1997 Ethiopia  4 – 3  Angola National Stadium, Gaborone 15 May 1997 Ghana  2 – 0  Zimbabwe National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 Ethiopia  5 – 1  Zimbabwe National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 Angola  3 – 1  Ghana National Stadium, Gaborone

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	May 21 - Gaborone
	Egypt	1
					May 24 - Gaborone
	Ethiopia	0
					Egypt	1
	May 21 - Gaborone
					Mali	0
	Ghana	1
	Mali	2
					Third place
					May 24 - Gaborone
					Ethiopia	0
					Ghana	1

Semi-finals

Egypt	1–0	Ethiopia

21 May 1997

National Stadium, Gaborone

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Ghana	1–2	Mali

21 May 1997

National Stadium, Gaborone

For winning their semi-final, Mali qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Third place match

Ethiopia	0–1	Ghana

24 May 1997

National Stadium, Gaborone

For winning the third place match, Ghana qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ethiopia missing out.

Final

Egypt	1–0	Mali

24 May 1997

National Stadium, Gaborone

Winners

1997 CAF Under-17 Championship
Egypt First title

Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

•  Mali
•  Ghana
•  Egypt (qualified as host)