2001 African U-17 Championship

2001 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host country	Seychelles
Dates	17 February – 3 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)	2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up	Burkina Faso
Third place	Mali
Fourth place	Vacant
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	51 (3.4 per match)
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The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place.^[1]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Legend
Advanced to semi-finals

Group A

Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
Mali	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
Cameroon	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
Seychelles	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

17 Feb 2001

Seychelles	0 – 5	Cameroon

Semi-finals		Final

Feb 27 - Victoria

Burkina Faso	1
		Mar 3 - Victoria
Guinea^[1]	2
		Nigeria	3
Feb 27 - Victoria
		Burkina Faso	0
Nigeria	1 (4)

Mali	1 (3)
		Third place



		Mali	-

		Walkover^[b]

2001 African U-17 Championship

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

Winners

African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

Notes

References

External links