2001 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ethiopia |
| Dates | 18 March - 1 April |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Angola (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Ghana |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Best player(s) | António Mendonça |
The African Youth Championship 2001 was held in Ethiopia. It also served as qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Preliminary Round
Eritrea and Guinea Bissau withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Kenya and Gambia.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gabon 
|
2–2(a) |  Equatorial Guinea
|
2–1 | 0–1 |
Botswana 
|
1–3 |  Eswatini
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Tanzania 
|
4–0 |  Namibia
|
2–0 | 2–0 |
Mauritius 
|
6–3 |  Lesotho
|
4–1 | 2–2 |
Réunion 
|
1–2 |  Madagascar
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Somalia 
|
1–2 |  Uganda
|
not played | 1–2 |
First Round
Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Cameroon and Ghana.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Algeria 
|
2–1 |  Libya
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Equatorial Guinea
|
0–7 |  Mali
|
0–1 | 0–6 |
Ivory Coast 
|
2–2 (p: 2–4) |  Tunisia
|
1–1 | 1–1 |
Gambia 
|
(a)2–2 |  Senegal
|
0–1 | 2–1 |
| Eswatini
|
3–7 | Angola
|
2–1 | 1–6 |
Morocco 
|
1–2 |  Burkina Faso
|
1–0 | 0–2 |
Sudan 
|
3–6 |  Nigeria
|
1–2 | 2–4 |
| Tanzania
|
2–4 |  Mozambique
|
0–0 | 2–4 |
| Mauritius
|
1–5 |  South Africa
|
0–3 | 1–2 |
| Madagascar
|
3–5 |  Malawi
|
1–2 | 2–3 |
| Uganda
|
2–3 |  Zambia
|
2–3 | 0–0 |
Kenya 
|
0–1 | Egypt
|
0–0 | 0–1 |
Second Round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
3–2 | Algeria
|
1–0 | 2–2 |
| Mali
|
3–2 | Tunisia
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Cameroon 
|
2–1 | Gambia
|
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Angola
|
2–0 | Burkina Faso
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria
|
5–1 | Mozambique
|
3–1 | 2–0 |
| South Africa
|
7–5 | Malawi
|
3–3 | 4–2 |
| Zambia
|
0–0 (p: 1–3) | Egypt
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group Stage
Group 1
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 4 |
| Egypt
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 (+3) |
| Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | –4 | 1 |
| 18 March | Ethiopia
|
0–1 | Cameroon
|
| South Africa
|
0–1 | Egypt
| |
| 21 March | Cameroon
|
2–2 | South Africa
|
| Egypt
|
2–2 | Ethiopia
| |
| 24 March | Cameroon
|
abandoned | Egypt
|
| 26 Mar. (postp. from 24th) | Ethiopia
|
4–1 | South Africa
|
The match Cameroon-Egypt was abandoned because angry fans invaded the pitch in fear of a draw on purpose, which would end the tournament for host Ethiopia. The match would be replayed a few days later, but the results would only be used to determine if Cameroon or Egypt would proceed to the semifinals.
| 26 March (semifinals play-off) | Cameroon
|
1–3 | Egypt
|
Group 2
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 |
| Angola
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 |
| Mali
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 | –5 | 1 |
| 19 March | Ghana
|
1–0 | Angola
|
| Mali
|
0–0 | Nigeria
| |
| 22 March | Angola
|
2–2 | Mali
|
| Nigeria
|
1–4 | Ghana
| |
| 25 March | Angola
|
2–0 | Nigeria
|
| Ghana
|
1–1 | Mali
|
Semifinals
Third Place Match
Final
| 2001 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Angola First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.