2001 African U-17 Championship

2001 African U-17 Championship

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.

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]

Qualification

Main article: 2001 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•   Burkina Faso
•   Cameroon
•   Ethiopia
•   Guinea
•   Mali
•   Mozambique
•   Nigeria
•   Seychelles (host nation)

Group stage

Legend
Advanced to semi-finals

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 6 2 +4 7   Mali 3 2 0 1 10 2 +8 6   Cameroon 3 1 1 1 7 3 +4 4   Seychelles 3 0 0 3 1 17 −16 0 17 Feb 2001 Seychelles   0 – 5   Cameroon Stade Linité, Victoria 17 Feb 2001 Mali   0 – 1   Burkina Faso Stade Linité, Victoria 20 Feb 2001 Cameroon   1 – 2   Mali Stade Linité, Victoria 20 Feb 2001 Burkina Faso   4 – 1   Seychelles Stade Linité, Victoria 23 Feb 2001 Cameroon   1 – 1   Burkina Faso Stade Linité, Victoria 23 Feb 2001 Seychelles   0 – 8   Mali Stade Linité, Victoria

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts   Nigeria 3 2 1 0 9 3 +6 7   Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5   Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 3 5 -2 4   Mozambique 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 18 Feb 2001 Nigeria   2 – 2   Guinea Stade Linité, Victoria 18 Feb 2001 Mozambique   1 – 2   Ethiopia Stade Linité, Victoria 21 Feb 2001 Guinea   4 – 0   Mozambique Stade Linité, Victoria 21 Feb 2001 Ethiopia   1 – 4   Nigeria Stade Linité, Victoria 24 Feb 2001 Guinea   0 – 0   Ethiopia Stade Linité, Victoria 24 Feb 2001 Nigeria   3 – 0   Mozambique Stade Linité, Victoria

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Feb 27 - Victoria
	Burkina Faso	1
					Mar 3 - Victoria
	Guinea [1]	2
					Nigeria	3
	Feb 27 - Victoria
					Burkina Faso	0
	Nigeria	1 (4)
	Mali	1 (3)
					Third place
					Mali	-
					Walkover [b]

Semi-finals

27 Feb 2001

Burkina Faso	1–2	Guinea

Stade Linité, Victoria

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27 Feb 2001

Nigeria	1–1 (a.e.t.)	Mali
Penalties
	4–3

Stade Linité, Victoria

Third place match

Following Guinea's disqualification, ^[1] the match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria.

Final

3 March 2001 (originally 2 March)

Nigeria	3–0	Burkina Faso

Stade Linité, Victoria

Winners

2001 CAF Under-17 Championship
Nigeria First/Inaugural title

African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The teams below qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

•   Nigeria
•   Burkina Faso
•   Mali

Notes

1. Guinea was disqualified after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. The final was then postponed to the following day (to 3 March), with Guinea's semi-final opponents, Burkina Faso, being advanced to the final against Nigeria. The third-place match was also scratched, with fourth place being declared vacant. ^[1]
2. The match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant, following Guinea's disqualification after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. ^[1]

References

1. "FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association". FIFA . Zürich, Switzerland. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2002.

External links

2001 edition summary via RSSSF