The African Youth Championship 2001 was held in Ethiopia. It also served as qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 18 March – 1 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Best player(s) | António Mendonça |
Qualification edit
Preliminary round edit
Eritrea and Guinea Bissau withdrew. As a result, Kenya and Gambia advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon 
|
2–2(a) |  Equatorial Guinea
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Botswana 
|
1–3 |  Swaziland
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Tanzania 
|
4–0 |  Namibia
|
2–0 | 2–0 |
Mauritius 
|
6–3 |  Lesotho
|
4–1 | 2–2 |
Réunion 
|
1–2 |  Madagascar
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Somalia 
|
1–2 |  Uganda
|
not played | 1–2 |
First round edit
Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone withdrew. As a result, Cameroon and Ghana advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria 
|
2–1 |  Libya
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Equatorial Guinea
|
0–7 |  Mali
|
0–1 | 0–6 |
Ivory Coast 
|
2–2 (p: 2–4) |  Tunisia
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
Gambia 
|
(a)2–2 |  Senegal
|
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Swaziland
|
3–7 | Angola
|
2–1 | 1–6 |
Morocco 
|
1–2 |  Burkina Faso
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Sudan 
|
3–6 |  Nigeria
|
1–2 | 2–4 |
| Tanzania
|
2–4 |  Mozambique
|
0–0 | 2–4 |
| Mauritius
|
1–5 |  South Africa
|
0–3 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar
|
3–5 |  Malawi
|
1–2 | 2–3 |
| Uganda
|
2–3 |  Zambia
|
2–3 | 0–0 |
Kenya 
|
0–1 | Egypt
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Second round edit
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
3–2 | Algeria
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Mali
|
3–2 | Tunisia
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon 
|
2–1 | Gambia
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Angola
|
2–0 | Burkina Faso
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria
|
5–1 | Mozambique
|
3–1 | 2–0 |
| South Africa
|
7–5 | Malawi
|
3–3 | 4–2 |
| Zambia
|
0–0 (p: 1–3) | Egypt
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Teams edit
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage edit
Group 1 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Egypt
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 (+3) |
| Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | Ethiopia
|
0–1 | Cameroon
|
| South Africa
|
0–1 | Egypt
| |
| 21 March | Cameroon
|
2–2 | South Africa
|
| Egypt
|
2–2 | Ethiopia
| |
| 24 March | Cameroon
|
0-0 1 | Egypt
|
| 26 March 2 | Ethiopia
|
4–1 | South Africa
|
1 The match was abandoned in the 89th minute and the score at 0-0 after fans invaded the pitch believing that the teams had arranged a draw so both could progress. The match was ordered to be replayed two days later, with the results to be used to determine who would qualify for the semifinals but not to count in the standings.
2 The match was originally scheduled for the 24th, but was postponed after the South African team had travel difficulties.
Semifinals play-off edit
| 26 March | Cameroon
|
1–3 | Egypt
|
Group 2 edit
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Angola
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Mali
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 19 March | Ghana
|
1–0 | Angola
|
| Mali
|
0–0 | Nigeria
| |
| 22 March | Angola
|
2–2 | Mali
|
| Nigeria
|
1–4 | Ghana
| |
| 25 March | Angola
|
2–0 | Nigeria
|
| Ghana
|
1–1 | Mali
|
Semifinals edit
Third place match edit
Final edit
| 2001 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Angola First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.