2003 African U-17 Championship

The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

2003 African U-17 Championship
African U-17 Championship 2003
Tournament details
Host countrySwaziland
CityMbabane
Dates25 May – 8 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-up Sierra Leone
Third place Nigeria
Fourth place Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
2001
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Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Squads

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Egypt 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
  Sierra Leone 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5
  Guinea 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  Swaziland 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0




Egypt  1–0  Guinea



Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4
  Gambia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0







Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
5 June - Mbabane
 
 
  Egypt1
 
8 June - Mbabane
 
  Cameroon2
 
  Cameroon (a.e.t.)1
 
5 June - Mbabane
 
  Sierra Leone0
 
  Nigeria0
 
 
  Sierra Leone1
 
Third place
 
 
7 June - Mbabane
 
 
  Egypt1
 
 
  Nigeria3

Semi-finals

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For winning their semi-finals, Cameroon and Sierra Leone qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt and Nigeria meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place match

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For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt missing out.

Final

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References

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