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

Qualification

Qualified teams

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

Group stage

Group A

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Ghana	3	3	0	0	10	0	+10	9	Knockout stage
2	Mali(H)	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
3	Mozambique	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
4	Tunisia	3	1	0	2	2	10	−8	3

Source: Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers(H) Hosts

14 May

Ghana	1–0	Mali

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14 May

Tunisia	2–1	Mozambique

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17 May

Ghana	2–0	Mozambique

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17 May

Mali	2–0	Tunisia

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20 May

Ghana	7–0	Tunisia

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20 May

Mali	1–2	Mozambique

Group B

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Nigeria	3	3	0	0	9	1	+8	9	Knockout stage
2	Guinea	3	1	1	1	5	3	+2	4
3	Sudan	3	1	1	1	3	5	−2	4
4	Botswana	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

Source: Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

15 May

Nigeria	4–0	Botswana

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15 May

Guinea	1–1	Sudan

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18 May

Nigeria	3–0	Sudan

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18 May

Guinea	3–0	Botswana

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21 May

Nigeria	2–1	Guinea

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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
GhanaFirst title

References

External links

• RSSSF.com
• Confederation of African Football

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