| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Seychelles |
| Dates | 17 February – 3 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place | Vacant [a] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
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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.
Contents
- Qualification
- Qualified teams
- Group stage
- Group A
- Group B
- Knock-out stage
- Semi-finals
- Third place match
- Final
- Winners
- African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
- Notes
- References
- External links
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]
