2001 African U-17 Championship
4th edition of U-17 AFCON
2001 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countrySeychelles
Dates17 February – 3 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Burkina Faso
Third place Mali
Fourth placeVacant[a]
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored51 (3.4 per match)
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International football competition

The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place.[1]

Qualification

Qualified teams

Group stage

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7 Knockout stage
2  Mali 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4
4  Seychelles (H) 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Seychelles 0 – 5 Cameroon
Mali 0 – 1 Burkina Faso
Cameroon 1 – 2 Mali
Burkina Faso 4 – 1 Seychelles
Cameroon 1 – 1 Burkina Faso
Seychelles 0 – 8 Mali

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7 Knockout stage
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4
4  Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Nigeria 2 – 2 Guinea
Mozambique 1 – 2 Ethiopia
Guinea 4 – 0 Mozambique
Ethiopia 1 – 4 Nigeria
Guinea 0 – 0 Ethiopia
Nigeria 3 – 0 Mozambique

Knock-out stage

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
Feb 27 - Victoria
 
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
Mar 3 - Victoria
 
 Guinea[1]2
 
 Nigeria3
 
Feb 27 - Victoria
 
 Burkina Faso0
 
 Nigeria1 (4)
 
 
 Mali1 (3)
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Mali-
 
 
Walkover[b]

Semi-finals

Burkina Faso 1–2 Guinea
Nigeria 1–1 (a.e.t.) Mali
Penalties
4–3

Third place match

Following Guinea's disqualification,[1] the match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria.

Final

Nigeria 3–0 Burkina Faso

Winners

2001 CAF Under-17 Championship
Nigeria
Nigeria
First/Inaugural title

African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The teams below qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Notes

  1. ^ Guinea was disqualified after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. The final was then postponed to the following day (to 3 March), with Guinea's semi-final opponents, Burkina Faso, being advanced to the final against Nigeria. The third-place match was also scratched, with fourth place being declared vacant.[1]
  2. ^ The match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant, following Guinea's disqualification after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e "FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association". FIFA. Zürich, Switzerland. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2002.

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