2007 African Youth Championship

The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualification

Preliminary round

Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Madagascar	(a)3–3	Mauritius	1–1	2–2
Malawi	3–0	Botswana	2–0	1–0
Rwanda	2–1	Ethiopia	2–1	0–0
Sudan	1–6	Tunisia	1–3	0–3
Niger	(a)3–3	Togo	2–0	1–3
Equatorial Guinea	2–1	Gabon	0–0	2–1
Sierra Leone	1–5	Gambia	1–1	0–4
Mauritania	1–4	Guinea	0–0	1–4
DR Congo	4–1	Namibia	3–0	1–1
Libya	1–3	Algeria	0–2	1–1
Kenya	1–0	Djibouti	1–0	one leg

First round

Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Zambia	5–2	Madagascar	4–1	1–1
South Africa	4–3	Zimbabwe	1–0	3–3
Angola	2–3	Ivory Coast	0–0	2–3
Burundi	2–1	Mozambique	1–0	1–1
Ghana	4–1	Senegal	2–0	2–1
Morocco	2–4	Gambia	2–2	0–2
Nigeria	3–2	Equatorial Guinea	3–0	0–2
Lesotho	2–3	Malawi	2–1	0–2
Egypt	4–2	Algeria	4–0	0–2
Cameroon	(a)2–2	Niger	1–0	1–2
Rwanda	2–0	Kenya	1–0	1–0
Mali	2–0	Guinea	1–0	1–0

Second round

Team 1	Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score	Team 2	1st leg	2nd leg
Nigeria	6–0	Rwanda	5–0	1–0
South Africa	2–3	Zambia	2–1	0–2
Tunisia	1–3	Ivory Coast	1–1	0–2
Mali	2–3	Gambia	1–1	1–2
Burkina Faso	1–1 (p: 4–3)	Ghana	1–0	0–1
Cameroon	4–0	Malawi	2–0	2–0
Burundi	0–3	Egypt	0–1	0–2

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Congo (host)
• Ivory Coast
• Egypt
• Gambia
• Nigeria
• Zambia

Group stage

Group A

January 20, 2007

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Burkina Faso	0 - 2	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = The Gambia	shortname alias = Gambia	flag alias = Flag of The Gambia.svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of The Gambia (1889–1965).svg	link alias-naval = Gambian Navy	link alias-army = Gambian National Army	flag alias-army = Flag of the Gambian Army.svg	link alias-navy = Gambian Navy	flag alias-navy = Flag of the Gambian Navy.svg	size =	name =	variant =	altlink = national football team }}

January 23, 2007

Ivory Coast	0 - 2	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}

Gambia	1 - 0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Republic of the Congo	shortname alias = Congo	flag alias = Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg	flag alias-1970 = Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg	link alias-military = Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo	flag alias-military =Flag of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo.svg	link alias-air force = Congolese Air Force	Congolese Army	link alias-basketball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national basketball team	link alias-volleyball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national volleyball team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}

January 26, 2007

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Congo	1 - 0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Burkina Faso	flag alias = Flag of Burkina Faso.svg	link alias-military = Burkina Faso Armed Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team }}

Group B

January 21, 2007

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Cameroon	0 - 1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

January 24, 2007

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Egypt	1 - 1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nigeria	flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg	link alias-army = Nigerian Army	flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

January 27, 2007

Zambia	3 - 0	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Egypt	flag alias = Flag of Egypt.svg	flag alias-Ottoman = Flag of Egypt (1793-1844).svg	flag alias-1882 = Flag of Egypt (1882-1922).svg	flag alias-1922 = Flag of Egypt (1922–1958).svg	flag alias-1952 = Flag of Egypt (1952-1958).svg	flag alias-1958 = Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg	flag alias-1972 = Flag of Egypt (1972-1984).svg	link alias-military = Egyptian Armed Forces	flag alias-army = Flag of the Army of Egypt.svg	link alias-army = Egyptian Army	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-naval = Egyptian Navy	flag alias-navy=Flag of the Egyptian Navy.svg	link alias-navy=Egyptian Navy	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Egypt.svg	link alias-air force = Egyptian Air Force	flag alias-air defence force = Flag of the Egyptian Air Defense Forces.svg	link alias-air defence force = Egyptian Air Defense Forces	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

Nigeria	0 - 2	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Cameroon	flag alias = Flag of Cameroon.svg	flag alias-1957 = Flag of Cameroon (1957-1961).svg	flag alias-1961 = Flag of Cameroon (1961-1975).svg	link alias-military = Cameroon Armed Forces	Cameroon Army	link alias-air force = Cameroon Air Force	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

Knockout stages

Semifinals

January 30, 2007

Gambia	0 - 1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Nigeria	flag alias = Flag of Nigeria.svg	flag alias-state = Flag of Nigeria (state).svg	flag alias-colonial = Flag of Nigeria (1914–1952).svg	flag alias-naval = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-naval = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-army = Flag of the Nigerian Army Headquarters.svg	link alias-army = Nigerian Army	flag alias-military=Flag of the Nigerian Armed Forces.svg	link alias-military=Nigerian Armed Forces	flag alias-air force = Air Force Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-air force = Nigerian Air Force	flag alias-navy = Naval Ensign of Nigeria.svg	link alias-navy = Nigerian Navy	flag alias-civil = Civil Ensign of Nigeria.svg	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	variant = }}

Zambia	0 - 1	{{ Template:Yesno	alias = Republic of the Congo	shortname alias = Congo	flag alias = Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg	flag alias-1970 = Flag of the People's Republic of the Congo.svg	link alias-military = Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo	flag alias-military =Flag of the Armed Forces of the Republic of the Congo.svg	link alias-air force = Congolese Air Force	Congolese Army	link alias-basketball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national basketball team	link alias-volleyball = Republic of the Congo {{{mw}}} national volleyball team	size =	name =	altlink = national football team	altvar = football	variant = }}

Third place play-off

February 2, 2007

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Finals

February 3, 2007

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Winner

Template:(! class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;" |- ! 2007 African Youth Championship winners  |- |
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Top scorers

1.	Template:Flagicon Fwayo Tembo	5
2.	Template:Flagicon Clifford Mulenga	3
2.	Template:Flagicon Ousman Jallow	3

Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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