1995 African U-17 Championship

1995 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMali
CityBamako
Dates14–27 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Guinea
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
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The 1995 African U-17 Championship, was the first U-17 football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Held in Mali, the tournament also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Knockout stage
2  Mali (H) 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
3  Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3
4  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana 1–0 Mali
Tunisia 2–1 Mozambique
Ghana 2–0 Mozambique
Mali 2–0 Tunisia
Ghana 7–0 Tunisia
Mali 1–2 Mozambique

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
3  Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source:
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 4–0 Botswana
Guinea 1–1 Sudan
Nigeria 3–0 Sudan
Guinea 3–0 Botswana
Nigeria 2–1 Guinea
Sudan 2–1 Botswana

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ghana3
 
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Mali1
 
 
 Nigeria3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Guinea (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 Mali1

Semi-finals

Ghana 3–0 Guinea
Mali 1–3 Nigeria

For winning their semi-finals, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Guinea and Mali meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place match

Guinea 2–1 (a.e.t.) Mali

For winning the third place match, Guinea qualified for 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Mali missing out.

Final

Ghana 3–1 (a.e.t.) Nigeria

Winners

1995 CAF Under-17 Championship
Ghana
Ghana
First title

References

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