2007 African U-17 Championship

The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of his expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments.

2007 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryTogo
CityLomé
Dates10–25 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up Togo
Third place Ghana
Fourth place Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored49 (3.06 per match)
2005
2009

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PtsStatus
 Togo32014406Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Tunisia312052+35
 South Africa31115504Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Gabon301225-31
Togo  2–0  South Africa

Gabon  0–0  Tunisia

South Africa  3–1  Gabon

Tunisia  3–0  Togo

South Africa  2–2  Tunisia

Togo  2–1  Gabon

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PtsStatus
 Nigeria3300121+119Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Ghana320193+66
 Burkina Faso31025503Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup
 Eritrea3003017-170
Ghana  3–1  Burkina Faso

Nigeria  8–0  Eritrea

Burkina Faso  1–2  Nigeria

Eritrea  0–6  Ghana

Burkina Faso  3–0  Eritrea

Nigeria  2–0  Ghana

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

Togo  2–1  Ghana

Nigeria  2–0  Tunisia

Third place match

Ghana  1–0  Tunisia

Final

Togo  0–1  Nigeria

Winners

2007 CAF Under-17 Championship

Nigeria
Second title