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1999 African Youth Championship
...| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 21 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Preliminary round
Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. As a result, Burkina Faso and Malawi advanced to the next round. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozambique 
|
6–5 |  Réunion
|
4–4 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone 
|
6–5 |  Liberia
|
4–3 | 2–2 |
Lesotho 
|
3–2 |  Swaziland
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Congo 
|
3–2 |  Togo
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Rwanda 
|
2–1 |  Chad
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Mauritania 
|
w/o |  Libya
|
2–2 | w/o |
First round
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya
|
5–4 |  Tunisia
|
3–3 | 2–1 |
| Sierra Leone
|
2–4 |  Mali
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
Angola 
|
5–2 |  Gabon
|
3–2 | 2–0 |
| Congo
|
1–4 |  Ivory Coast
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Uganda 
|
2–4 |  Tanzania
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
Ethiopia 
|
1–2 |  Egypt
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lesotho
|
3–4 | Zambia
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda
|
2–3 | Cameroon
|
2–0 | 0–3 |
Burundi 
|
2–1 |  Sudan
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Algeria 
|
3–6 |  Guinea
|
3–2 | 0–4 |
Senegal 
|
1–1 |  Morocco
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Malawi 
|
(a)2–2 |  Botswana
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Mozambique
|
2–2 (p: 3–4) |  South Africa
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
|
4–4 (p: 3–4) | Angola
|
4–0 | 0–4 |
| Nigeria
|
4–2 | Tanzania
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Zambia
|
3–3 (p: 6–5) | Egypt
|
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Burundi
|
1–2 | Cameroon
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Morocco
|
0–4 | Guinea
|
0–4 | 0–0 |
| South Africa
|
1–5 | Malawi
|
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Mali
|
5–4 | Libya
|
3–0 | 2–4 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 |
| Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Mali
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Angola
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 |
| Zambia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 |
| Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 |
| Malawi
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |