| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 28 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burundi |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
← 1993 1997 → | |
The African Youth Championship 1995 was a soccer tournament held in Nigeria. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania and Swaziland withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Lesotho, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Madagascar advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malawi  | 1–3 | Burundi | 1–2 | 0–1 |
Angola  | 6–1 |  Niger | 3–0 | 3–1 |
Kenya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire and Zimbabwe withdrew. As a result, Cameroon, Mauritius, Morocco, Burundi, Zambia and Ethiopia advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt  | 3–2 |  Sudan | 2–0 | 1–2 |
Togo  | 1–1(a) | Angola | 1–1 | 0–0 |
South Africa  | 4–3 |  Lesotho | 3–2 | 1–1 |
Ghana  | 7–1 |  Burkina Faso | 5–1 | 2–0 |
Tunisia  | 1–1 (p: 4–5) | Mali | 1–0 | 0–1 |
Ivory Coast  | 0–1 |  Senegal | 0–1 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria | 5–1 |  Guinea-Bissau | 3–0 | 2–1 |
Guinea  | 3–1 |  Algeria | 2–0 | 1–1 |
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 0–3 | Burundi | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon | 5–4 | Angola | 4–1 | 1–3 |
Mauritius  | 3–2 | South Africa | 2–1 | 1–1 |
Ethiopia  | 0–0 (p: 3–4) |  Zambia | 0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghana | 0–0 (p: 3–4) | Mali | 0–0 | 0–0 |
Morocco  | 0–3 | Senegal | 0–2 | 0–1 |
| Nigeria | both through | Guinea | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea also went through to the main tournament because Nigeria would qualify as host.
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria (H) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Zambia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guinea | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 28 January | Nigeria | 3–3 | Mali |
| Guinea | 2–2 | Zambia | |
| 30 January | Mali | 2–1 | Zambia |
| Nigeria | 1–0 | Guinea | |
| 1 February | Mali | 3–0 | Guinea |
| Nigeria | 2–1 | Zambia |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burundi | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mauritius | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Senegal | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 31 January | Cameroon | 0–0 | Senegal |
| Mauritius | 1–2 | Burundi | |
| 2 February | Senegal | 1–1 | Burundi |
| Cameroon | 3–1 | Mauritius | |
| 4 February | Senegal | 1–2 | Mauritius |
| Cameroon | 1–0 | Burundi |
| 1995 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Cameroon First title |
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.