1993 African Youth Championship
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Mauritius |
| Dates | 30 January - 10 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Egypt |
| Fourth place |  Ethiopia |
The 1993 African Youth Championship was a football tournament hosted on the island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. The Championship was won by Ghana, who defeated Cameroon in the final, with both teams thus qualifying for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.[1]
Contents
Qualification
Preliminary Round
Gambia withdrew and therefore Senegal received a bye
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya  |
0–4 |  Uganda |
0–2 | 0–2 |
Mali  |
8–2 |  Mauritania |
6–1 | 2–1 |
Togo  |
(a)1–1 |  Niger |
0–0 | 1–1 |
Main Round
Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe entered the tournament here.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia |
3–1 | Togo |
3–1 | 0–0 |
Algeria  |
1–4 |  Morocco |
1–2 | 0–2 |
| Ghana |
3–0 | Mali |
2–0 | 1–0 |
Nigeria  |
DSQ |  Congo |
0–1 | DSQ |
Tunisia  |
3–5 |  Senegal |
2–2 | 1–3 |
| Cameroon |
3–1 | Uganda |
1–0 | 2–1 |
| Egypt |
4–2 |  Zimbabwe |
3–1 | 1–1 |
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
Group Stage
Group A
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 |
| Ghana |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Nigeria |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
 Mauritius |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | –2 | 2 |
| 30 January | Ghana |
1–0 | Mauritius |
| Cameroon |
1–0 | Nigeria |
|
| 1 February | Nigeria |
2–0 | Mauritius |
| Cameroon |
2–0 | Ghana |
|
| 3 February | Mauritius |
2–1 | Cameroon |
| Ghana |
1–0 | Nigeria |
Group B
| Teams | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 5 |
| Ethiopia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| Morocco |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | –2 | 2 |
| Senegal |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | –4 | 1 |
| 31 January | Egypt |
0–0 | Senegal |
| Ethiopia |
2–1 | Morocco |
|
| 2 February | Egypt |
4–1 | Morocco |
| Ethiopia |
3–1 | Senegal |
|
| 4 February | Egypt |
1–0 | Ethiopia |
| Morocco |
2–0 | Senegal |
Semifinals
Third Place Match
Final
| 1993 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Ghana First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
External links
References
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