1995 African U-17 Championship

1995 African U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	14–27 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Guinea
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	50 (3.13 per match)

The 1995 African U-17 Championship, was the first U-17 football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Mali. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

Main article: 1995 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

• Botswana
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Mali (host nation)
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Sudan
• Tunisia

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status Ghana 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advanced to the semi-finals Mali 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3 Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3 14 May Ghana 1–0 Mali 14 May Tunisia 2–1 Mozambique 17 May Ghana 2–0 Mozambique 17 May Mali 2–0 Tunisia 20 May Ghana 7–0 Tunisia 20 May Mali 1–2 Mozambique

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advanced to the semi-finals Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4 Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 15 May Nigeria 4–0 Botswana 15 May Guinea 1–1 Sudan 18 May Nigeria 3–0 Sudan 18 May Guinea 3–0 Botswana 21 May Nigeria 2–1 Guinea 21 May Sudan 2–1 Botswana

Knock-out stage

	Semi-finals				Final
	Ghana	3
	Guinea	0
					Ghana (a.e.t.)	3
					Nigeria	1
	Mali	1
	Nigeria	3
					Third place
					Guinea (a.e.t.)	2
					Mali	1

Semi-finals

25 May

Ghana	3–0	Guinea

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25 May

Mali	1–3	Nigeria

For winning their semi-finals, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Guinea and Mali meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place match

26 May

Guinea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Mali

For winning the third place match, Guinea qualified for 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Mali missing out.

Final

27 May

Ghana	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Nigeria

Winners

1995 CAF Under-17 Championship
Ghana First title

External links

• RSSSF.com
• Confederation of African Football