2003 African U-17 Championship

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2003 African U-17 Championship
African U-17 Championship 2003
Tournament details
Host countrySwaziland
City Mbabane
Dates25 May – 8 June
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Third placeFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Fourth placeFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored44 (2.75 per match)
2001
2005

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.

Contents

Qualification

Qualified teams

Squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PtsStatus
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 321020+27Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 312053+25
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 311194+54Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Flag of Eswatini.svg  Swaziland 300309−90







Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD PtsStatus
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 330060+69Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 311176+14
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 31113304Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 3003310−70







Knock-out stage

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

Semi-finals


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

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

Final

References