2007 African Youth Championship| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 |
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| Host country | Republic of the Congo |
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| Dates | 20 January – 3 February |
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| Teams | 8 |
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| Champions | Congo (1st title) |
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| Runners-up | Nigeria |
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| Third place | Gambia |
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| Fourth place | Zambia |
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International football competition
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.
First round
Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
Second round
Squads
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Gambia
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3
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3
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0
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0
|
4
|
0
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+4
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9
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Advance to knockout stage
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| 2
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Congo (H)
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3
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2
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0
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1
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3
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1
|
+2
|
6
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| 3
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Burkina Faso
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3
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1
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0
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2
|
2
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3
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−1
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3
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|
| 4
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Ivory Coast
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3
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0
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0
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3
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0
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5
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−5
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0
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Source:
[citation needed]Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
January 20, 2007
January 23, 2007
January 26, 2007
Group B
| Pos
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Team
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Pld
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W
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D
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L
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GF
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GA
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GD
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Pts
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Qualification
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| 1
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Zambia
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3
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2
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0
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1
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8
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6
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+2
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6
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Advance to knockout stage
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| 2
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Nigeria
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3
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1
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1
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1
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5
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5
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0
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4
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| 3
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Egypt
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3
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1
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1
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1
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2
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4
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−2
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4
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| 4
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Cameroon
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3
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1
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0
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2
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4
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4
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0
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3
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January 21, 2007
January 24, 2007
January 27, 2007
Knockout stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
Finals
February 3, 2007
Winner
| 2007 African Youth Championship winners
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 Congo First title
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Top scorers
External links