2007 African Youth Championship
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The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
Summarize
Perspective
Preliminary round
Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Madagascar  |
(a)3–3 |  Mauritius |
1–1 | 2–2 |
Malawi  |
3–0 |  Botswana |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Rwanda  |
2–1 |  Ethiopia |
2–1 | 0–0 |
Sudan  |
1–6 |  Tunisia |
1–3 | 0–3 |
Niger  |
(a)3–3 |  Togo |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Equatorial Guinea  |
2–1 |  Gabon |
0–0 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone  |
1–5 |  Gambia |
1–1 | 0–4 |
Mauritania  |
1–4 |  Guinea |
0–0 | 1–4 |
DR Congo  |
4–1 |  Namibia |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Libya  |
1–3 |  Algeria |
0–2 | 1–1 |
Kenya  |
1–0 |  Djibouti |
1–0 | one leg |
First round
Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zambia  |
5–2 | Madagascar |
4–1 | 1–1 |
South Africa  |
4–3 |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 3–3 |
Angola  |
2–3 |  Ivory Coast |
0–0 | 2–3 |
Burundi  |
2–1 |  Mozambique |
1–0 | 1–1 |
Ghana  |
4–1 |  Senegal |
2–0 | 2–1 |
Morocco  |
2–4 | Gambia |
2–2 | 0–2 |
Nigeria  |
3–2 | Equatorial Guinea |
3–0 | 0–2 |
Lesotho  |
2–3 | Malawi |
2–1 | 0–2 |
Egypt  |
4–2 | Algeria |
4–0 | 0–2 |
Cameroon  |
(a)2–2 | Niger |
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda |
2–0 | Kenya |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Mali  |
2–0 | Guinea |
1–0 | 1–0 |
Second round
Squads
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Summarize
Perspective
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 |  Congo (H) |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
January 20, 2007
| Congo |
2 - 0 | Ivory Coast |
|---|
| Burkina Faso |
0 - 2 | Gambia |
|---|
January 23, 2007
| Ivory Coast |
0 - 2 | Burkina Faso |
|---|
January 26, 2007
| Ivory Coast |
0 - 1 | Gambia |
|---|
| Congo |
1 - 0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
January 21, 2007
January 24, 2007
January 27, 2007
Knockout stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
Finals
February 3, 2007
Winner
| 2007 African Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Congo First title |
Top scorers
| 1. | Fwayo Tembo |
5 |
| 2. | Clifford Mulenga |
3 |
| 2. | Ousman Jallow |
3 |
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
External links
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