The 1993 African Youth Championship was a football tournament hosted on the island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. The Championship was won by Ghana, who defeated Cameroon in the final, with both teams thus qualifying for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mauritius |
| Dates | 30 January – 10 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
Qualification edit
Preliminary round edit
Gambia withdrew and therefore Senegal received a bye
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya 
|
0–4 |  Uganda
|
0–2 | 0–2 |
Mali 
|
8–2 |  Mauritania
|
6–1 | 2–1 |
Togo 
|
(a)1–1 |  Niger
|
0–0 | 1–1 |
Main Round edit
Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe entered the tournament here.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
3–1 | Togo
|
3–1 | 0–0 |
Algeria 
|
1–4 |  Morocco
|
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Ghana
|
3–0 | Mali
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Nigeria 
|
DSQ |  Congo
|
0–1 | DSQ |
Tunisia 
|
3–5 |  Senegal
|
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Cameroon
|
3–1 | Uganda
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
| Egypt
|
4–2 |  Zimbabwe
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
Teams edit
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mauritius
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
| 30 January | Ghana
|
1–0 | Mauritius
|
| Cameroon
|
1–0 | Nigeria
| |
| 1 February | Nigeria
|
2–0 | Mauritius
|
| Cameroon
|
2–0 | Ghana
| |
| 3 February | Mauritius
|
2–1 | Cameroon
|
| Ghana
|
1–0 | Nigeria
|
Group B edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Ethiopia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Morocco
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Senegal
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 31 January | Egypt
|
0–0 | Senegal
|
| Ethiopia
|
2–1 | Morocco
| |
| 2 February | Egypt
|
4–1 | Morocco
|
| Ethiopia
|
3–1 | Senegal
| |
| 4 February | Egypt
|
1–0 | Ethiopia
|
| Morocco
|
2–0 | Senegal
|
Semifinals edit
Third place match edit
Final edit
| 1993 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Ghana First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links edit
References edit
- ^ "African U-21 Championship 1993". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 28 September 2010.