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1999 African U-17 Championship

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1999 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryGuinea
CityConakry
Dates16–30 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (2nd title)
Runners-up Burkina Faso
Third place Mali
Fourth place Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored37 (2.31 per match)
1997
2001

The 1999 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Guinea. The top three teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

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Qualified teams

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Group stage

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Group A

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Cameroon 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 5
 Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 3 2 +1 5
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 6 3 +3 4
 Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1







Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Mali 3 1 2 0 5 4 +1 5
 Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 2 +2 4
 Nigeria 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4
 Angola 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3


Ghana 3 – 0 Angola

Mali 3 – 3 Nigeria

Ghana 0 – 0 Mali


Angola 1 – 2 Mali

Nigeria 2 – 1 Ghana

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 May - Conakry
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
30 May - Conakry
 
 Ghana1
 
 Ghana3
 
27 May - Conakry
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
 Mali0
 
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
Third place
 
 
30 May - Conakry
 
 
 Cameroon0
 
 
 Mali1

Semi-finals

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Cameroon 0–1 Ghana
B. Bortey 38'

Third place match

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Final

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Ghana 3–1 Burkina Faso
K. Mensah 12'
N. Lamptey 33'
B. Bortey 43'
Barro 63'

Winners

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1999 CAF Under-17 Championship
Ghana
Ghana
Second title

Countries to participate in 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship

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The 3 teams which qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

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