| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 25 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo  Ghana  Sudan |
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The 1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the age-limit raised FIFA U-17 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
The winner advanced to the Second Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Togo  | w/o |  Benin | — | — |
Togo advanced after the withdraw of Benin.
The winners advanced to the Third Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Congo  | 5–1 | Togo | 4–0 | 1–1 |
Algeria  | 0–1 |  Mauritania | 0–0 | 0–1 |
Egypt  | 1–1 (a) |  Tunisia | 0–0 | 1–1 |
Zimbabwe  | 0–4 |  Zambia | 0–2 | 0–2 |
Uganda  | 0–2 | Sudan | 0–1 | 0–1 |
Guinea  | 1–0 |  Burkina Faso | 1–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghana | 3–3 (a) |  Sierra Leone | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Mali  | 0–1 |  Senegal | 0–1 | 0–0 |
Ivory Coast  | w/o |  Liberia | — | — |
Cameroon  | w/o |  Central African Republic | — | — |
Gabon  | w/o |  Zaire | — | — |
Morocco  | w/o |  Gambia | — | — |
Congo advanced after 5−1 on aggregate.
| Algeria | 0–0 | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 1–0 | Algeria |
|---|---|---|
Mauritania advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.
Egypt advanced on away goal after 1−1 on aggregate.
Zambia advanced after 4−0 on aggregate.
Sudan advanced after 2−0 on aggregate.
| Guinea | 1–0 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 0–0 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
Guinea advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.
| Ghana | 2–0 | Sierra Leone |
|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone | 3–1 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
Ghana advanced on away goal after 3−3 on aggregate.
Senegal advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.
| Ivory Coast | w/o | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
Ivory Coast advanced after the withdraw of Liberia.
Cameroon advanced after the withdraw of Central African Republic.
Gabon advanced after the withdraw of Zaire.
Morocco advanced after the withdraw of Gambia.
The winners advanced to the Fourth Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 0–1 | Gabon | 0–0 | 0–1 |
| Zambia | 1–3 | Sudan | 1–0 | 0–3 |
| Guinea | 0–3 | Ghana | 0–0 | 0–3 |
| Congo | w/o | Ivory Coast | — | — |
| Egypt | w/o | Mauritania | — | — |
| Morocco | w/o | Senegal | — | — |
Gabon advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.
Sudan advanced after 3−1 on aggregate.
Ghana advanced after 3−0 on aggregate.
| Congo | w/o | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Congo advanced after the withdraw of Ivory Coast.
| Egypt | w/o | Mauritania |
|---|---|---|
Egypt advanced after the withdraw of Mauritania.
Morocco advanced after the withdraw of Senegal.
The winners qualified for the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo | 5–1 | Gabon | 5–0 | 0–1 |
| Egypt | 0–2 | Sudan | 0–0 | 0–2 1 |
| Ghana | 4–0 | Morocco | 2–0 | 2–0 1 |
^1 The second legs were scratched and Sudan and Ghana qualified for the 1991 U-17 FIFA World Cup as Egypt and Morocco were ejected from the competition for using overaged players.
Congo qualified after 5−1 on aggregate.
Sudan qualified after disqualification of Egypt.
Ghana qualified after disqualification of Morocco.
The 3 teams which qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship. [1]