2003 African U-17 Championship

2003 African U-17 Championship

African U-17 Championship 2003
Tournament details
Host country	Swaziland
City	Mbabane
Dates	25 May – 8 June
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-up	Sierra Leone
Third place	Nigeria
Fourth place	Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	44 (2.75 per match)
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The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

Main article: 2003 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•   Cameroon
•   Egypt
•   Ethiopia
•   Gambia
•   Guinea
•   Nigeria
•   Sierra Leone
•   Swaziland (host nation)

Squads

Main article: 2003 African U-17 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Egypt	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7	Knockout stage
2	Sierra Leone	3	1	2	0	5	3	+2	5
3	Guinea	3	1	1	1	9	4	+5	4
4	Swaziland (H)	3	0	0	3	0	9	−9	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

25 May 2003

Swaziland	0–1	Egypt

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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25 May 2003

Sierra Leone	3–3	Guinea

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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28 May 2003

Egypt	1–0	Guinea

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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28 May 2003

Sierra Leone	2–0	Swaziland

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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31 May 2003

Egypt	0–0	Sierra Leone

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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31 May 2003

Guinea	6–0	Swaziland

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	6	0	+6	9	Knockout stage
2	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	7	6	+1	4
3	Gambia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
4	Ethiopia	3	0	0	3	3	10	−7	0

Source: ^{[ citation needed ]}
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

26 May 2003

Nigeria	1–0	Cameroon

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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26 May 2003

Gambia	1–0	Ethiopia

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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29 May 2003

Nigeria	1–0	Gambia

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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29 May 2003

Cameroon	5–3	Ethiopia

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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1 June 2003

Ethiopia	0–4	Nigeria

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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1 June 2003

Cameroon	2–2	Gambia

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	5 June - Mbabane
	Egypt	1
					8 June - Mbabane
	Cameroon	2
					Cameroon (a.e.t.)	1
	5 June - Mbabane
					Sierra Leone	0
	Nigeria	0
	Sierra Leone	1
					Third place
					7 June - Mbabane
					Egypt	1
					Nigeria	3

Semi-finals

5 June 2003

Egypt	1–2	Cameroon

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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5 June 2003

Nigeria	0–1	Sierra Leone

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

For winning their semi-finals, Cameroon and Sierra Leone qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt and Nigeria meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place match

7 June 2003

Egypt	1–3	Nigeria

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt missing out.

Final

8 June 2003

Cameroon	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sierra Leone

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

External links

• CAF Official Website
• RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2003