The African Youth Championship 1995 was a soccer tournament held in Nigeria. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 28 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burundi |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
Qualification
editPreliminary round
editBenin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania and Swaziland withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Lesotho, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Madagascar advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malawi 
|
1–3 | Burundi
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Angola 
|
6–1 |  Niger
|
3–0 | 3–1 |
First round
editKenya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire and Zimbabwe withdrew. As a result, Cameroon, Mauritius, Morocco, Burundi, Zambia and Ethiopia advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt 
|
3–2 |  Sudan
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Togo 
|
1–1(a) | Angola
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
South Africa 
|
4–3 |  Lesotho
|
3–2 | 1–1 |
Ghana 
|
7–1 |  Burkina Faso
|
5–1 | 2–0 |
Tunisia 
|
1–1 (p: 4–5) | Mali
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
Ivory Coast 
|
0–1 |  Senegal
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria
|
5–1 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
3–0 | 2–1 |
Guinea 
|
3–1 |  Algeria
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Second round
edit| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
0–3 | Burundi
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon
|
5–4 | Angola
|
4–1 | 1–3 |
Mauritius 
|
3–2 | South Africa
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Ethiopia 
|
0–0 (p: 3–4) |  Zambia
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghana
|
0–0 (p: 3–4) | Mali
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Morocco 
|
0–3 | Senegal
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Nigeria
|
both through | Guinea
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea also went through to the main tournament because Nigeria would qualify as host.
Teams
editThe following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
editGroup A
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 |
| Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 1 |
| Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | –4 | 1 |
| 28 January | Nigeria
|
3–3 | Mali
|
| Guinea
|
2–2 | Zambia
| |
| 30 January | Mali
|
2–1 | Zambia
|
| Nigeria
|
1–0 | Guinea
| |
| 1 February | Mali
|
3–0 | Guinea
|
| Nigeria
|
2–1 | Zambia
|
Group B
edit| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 |
| Burundi
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| Mauritius
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 3 |
| Senegal
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| 31 January | Cameroon
|
0–0 | Senegal
|
| Mauritius
|
1–2 | Burundi
| |
| 2 February | Senegal
|
1–1 | Burundi
|
| Cameroon
|
3–1 | Mauritius
| |
| 4 February | Senegal
|
1–2 | Mauritius
|
| Cameroon
|
1–0 | Burundi
|
Semifinals
editThird place match
editFinal
edit
| 1995 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Cameroon First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
editThe two best performing teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.