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.
Tournament details | |
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Host country | Botswana |
City | Gaborone |
Dates | 11–24 May |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Egypt (1st title) |
Runners-up | Mali |
Third place | Ghana |
Fourth place | Ethiopia |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
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Qualification
editQualified teams
editGroup stage
editGroup A
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Group B
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Knock-out stage
editSemi-finals | Final | |||||
May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
Egypt | 1 | |||||
May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
Mali | 0 | |||||
Ghana | 1 | |||||
Mali | 2 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
Ghana | 1 |
Semi-finals
editFor winning their semi-final, Mali qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Third place match
editFor winning the third place match, Ghana qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ethiopia missing out.
Final
editWinners
edit1997 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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Egypt First title |
Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
editThe 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.