2007 African Youth Championship
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Republic of the Congo |
| Dates | 20 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Gambia |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
← 2005 2009 → | |
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
[edit]Preliminary round
[edit]Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
[edit]Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | 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
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | 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 |
Squads
[edit]Teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gambia
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Congo (H)
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Burkina Faso
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
January 20, 2007
| Congo
|
2 - 0 | Ivory Coast
|
|---|
| Burkina Faso
|
0 - 2 | Gambia
|
|---|
January 23, 2007
| Ivory Coast
|
0 - 2 | Burkina Faso
|
|---|
| Gambia
|
1 - 0 | Congo
|
|---|
January 26, 2007
| Ivory Coast
|
0 - 1 | Gambia
|
|---|
| Congo
|
1 - 0 | Burkina Faso
|
|---|
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Zambia
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
January 21, 2007
| Nigeria
|
4 - 2 | Zambia
|
|---|
| Cameroon
|
0 - 1 | Egypt
|
|---|
January 24, 2007
| Zambia
|
3 - 2 | Cameroon
|
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| Egypt
|
1 - 1 | Nigeria
|
|---|
January 27, 2007
| Zambia
|
3 - 0 | Egypt
|
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| Nigeria
|
0 - 2 | Cameroon
|
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Knockout stages
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]January 30, 2007
| Gambia
|
0 - 1 | Nigeria
|
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| Zambia
|
0 - 1 | Congo
|
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Third place play-off
[edit]February 2, 2007
| Gambia
|
3 - 1 | Zambia
|
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Finals
[edit]February 3, 2007
| Nigeria
|
0 - 1 | Congo
|
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Winner
[edit]| 2007 African Youth Championship winners |
|---|
 Congo First title |
Top scorers
[edit]| 1. | Fwayo Tembo
|
5 |
| 2. | Clifford Mulenga
|
3 |
| 2. | Ousman Jallow
|
3 |