1999 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ghana |
| Dates | 21 February – 7 March |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
← 1997 2001 → | |
The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Preliminary round
Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. As a result, Burkina Faso and Malawi advanced to the next round. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mozambique 
|
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|
4–4 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone 
|
6–5 |  Liberia
|
4–3 | 2–2 |
Lesotho 
|
3–2 |  Swaziland
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Congo 
|
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|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Rwanda 
|
2–1 |  Chad
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Mauritania 
|
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|
2–2 | w/o |
First round
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Libya
|
5–4 |  Tunisia
|
3–3 | 2–1 |
| Sierra Leone
|
2–4 |  Mali
|
1–3 | 1–1 |
Angola 
|
5–2 |  Gabon
|
3–2 | 2–0 |
| Congo
|
1–4 |  Ivory Coast
|
1–1 | 0–3 |
Uganda 
|
2–4 |  Tanzania
|
1–1 | 1–3 |
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|
1–2 |  Egypt
|
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Lesotho
|
3–4 | Zambia
|
2–2 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda
|
2–3 | Cameroon
|
2–0 | 0–3 |
Burundi 
|
2–1 |  Sudan
|
1–1 | 1–0 |
Algeria 
|
3–6 |  Guinea
|
3–2 | 0–4 |
Senegal 
|
1–1 |  Morocco
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
Malawi 
|
(a)2–2 |  Botswana
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Mozambique
|
2–2 (p: 3–4) |  South Africa
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
|
4–4 (p: 3–4) | Angola
|
4–0 | 0–4 |
| Nigeria
|
4–2 | Tanzania
|
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Zambia
|
3–3 (p: 6–5) | Egypt
|
3–0 | 0–3 |
| Burundi
|
1–2 | Cameroon
|
1–2 | 0–0 |
| Morocco
|
0–4 | Guinea
|
0–4 | 0–0 |
| South Africa
|
1–5 | Malawi
|
0–1 | 1–4 |
| Mali
|
5–4 | Libya
|
3–0 | 2–4 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Mali
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Advance to fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Angola
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Zambia
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | |
| 3 | Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | −4 | 3 | Advance to fifth place play-off |
| 4 | Malawi
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | −7 | 0 |
Source:
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Knockout stage
Fifth place play-off
Semi-finals
Third place play-off
Final
| Ghana | 1–0 | Nigeria |
|---|---|---|
Laryea Kingston  40' |
Referee: Mohamed Guezaz
Mohamed Guezaz- Further information
Assistant Referees:
- Carlos Henriques
- Tomusange Ali
Monteiro Duarte
Cautions:
- Kofi Amoako
43' - Aminu Sani 54'
- Sunday Adu 59'
- Sam Okoye 61'
- Line-ups
| Nigeria
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Ghana
|
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| 1999 African Youth Championship |
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Ghana Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.