1997 African U-17 Championship
The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Botswana. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, who automatically qualified as host. As Egypt won this tournament, third placed-team Ghana qualified.
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Tournament details | |
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Host country | Botswana |
City | Gaborone |
Dates | 11 - 24 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
QualificationEdit
First roundEdit
The first leg match was played on 24 August 1996. The second leg match was played on 15 September 1996. The winner advanced to the Second Round.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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South Africa | 1 – 4 | Angola | 1 – 1 | 0 – 3 |
Second roundEdit
The matches were played between February and March 1997, but little information is available as all the results of the second leg matches are unknown. The winners advanced to the Finals.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Angola | 1 – 0 | Somalia | 1 – 0 | [1] |
Madagascar | 0 – 1[2] | Zimbabwe | 0 – 1 | [3] |
Ethiopia | 1 – 0[2] | Zambia | 1 – 0 | [3] |
Guinea | 0 – 0[2] | Egypt | 0 – 0 | [3] |
Ghana | 4 – 1[2] | Burkina Faso | 4 – 1 | [3] |
Cameroon | 0 – 1[2] | Ivory Coast | 0 – 1 | [3] |
Mali | 2 – 1[2] | Benin | 2 – 1 | [3] |
Qualified teamsEdit
Group stageEdit
Group AEdit
Group BEdit
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