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2007 African Youth ChampionshipCoupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 |
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Host country | Republic of the Congo |
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Dates | 20 January – 3 February |
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Teams | 8 |
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Champions | Congo (1st title) |
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Runners-up | Nigeria |
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Third place | Gambia |
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Fourth place | Zambia |
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International football competition
The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification[edit]
Preliminary round[edit]
Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.
First round[edit]
Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
Second round[edit]
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage[edit]
Group A[edit]
January 20, 2007
January 23, 2007
January 26, 2007
Group B[edit]
January 21, 2007
January 24, 2007
January 27, 2007
Knockout stages[edit]
Semifinals[edit]
January 30, 2007
Third place play-off[edit]
February 2, 2007
February 3, 2007
2007 African Youth Championship winners
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![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg/45px-Flag_of_the_Republic_of_the_Congo.svg.png) Congo First title
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Top scorers[edit]
External links[edit]
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