1991 African Youth Championship

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1991 African Youth Championship
إنشاء بطولة أفريقيا لكرة القدم للشباب 1991
Tournament details
Host countryEgypt
City Cairo, Alexandria, Ismailia
Dates22 February – 8 March
Teams6
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (2nd title)
Runners-upFlag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast
Third placeFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Fourth placeFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored19 (1.9 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Moustafa Sadek (3 goals)
1989
1993

The 1991 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for under-20 players. It was held in Egypt from 22 February until 8 March 1991. The two best teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Contents

Qualifying

First round

The first leg matches were played on 10–12 August 1990. The second leg matches were held on 24–26 August 1990.

Burkina Faso, Liberia, Congo and Mauritius withdrew: Togo, Ghana, Cameroon and Zimbabwe advanced to the second round, while Algeria, Ghana and Mali received byes.

Central African Republic withdrew after the first leg, with Gabon being awarded a 2-0 victory for the second leg and advancing to the second round.

Guinea were ejected from the competition for using ineligible players.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Mauritania  Flag of Mauritania (1959-2017).svg1–3Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1–20–1
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–10–1
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg1–0Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1–00–0
Benin  Flag of Benin.svg1–2Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0–21–0
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 2–03–0
Lesotho  Flag of Lesotho.svg0–1Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0–00–1
Central African Republic  Flag of the Central African Republic.svg1–3Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–10–2
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg(a)4–4Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–12–3

Second round

The first leg matches were played on either 27–29 October 1990, and the second leg matches were held on 11 November 1990. The winners advanced to the final tournament in Egypt.

Togo withdrew, meaning Algeria qualified for the final tournament, while Gabon were ejected from the competition for using ineligible players.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–21–2
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg3–3(a)Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 3–10–2
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg0–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–00–6
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3-4Flag of Gabon.svg  Gabon 1–12–3
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg0–5Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–40–1
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg2–4Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1–11–3

Teams

Algeria and Tunisia would not participate in the main tournament due to the Gulf War.[ citation needed ] The following teams qualified for the main tournament:

Group stage

Group A

NationPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 20202202
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 20202202
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 20202202
Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1 – 1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg1 – 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1 – 1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt

Group B

NationPldWDLGFGAGDPts
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 220020+24
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 21013302
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 200224-20
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1 – 0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1 – 0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg3 – 2Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia

Knock-out stage

Semifinals Final
      
A1 Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 0(4)
B2 Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia (PSO) 0(3)
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 1
B1 Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0
A2 Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 1 Third place
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 0

Semifinals

Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg0- 0 (4-3)(PSO) Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg0 - 1 Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg

Third place

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2 - 0 Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg

Final

Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg2 - 1 Ivory Coast  Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg
Soccerball shade.svg55' Tamer Sakr
Soccerball shade.svg57' Moustafa Sadek
Soccerball shade.svg80' (pen.) Mambo Ossou
 1991 African Youth Championship winners 
Flag of Egypt.svg
Egypt

Second title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1991 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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