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1995 African U-17 Championship

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1995 African U-17 Championship
Tournament details
Host countryMali
CityBamako
Dates14–27 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up Nigeria
Third place Guinea
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
1997

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

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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 Status
 Ghana 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advanced to the semi-finals
 Mali 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3
 Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
 Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3
Ghana 1–0 Mali

Tunisia 2–1 Mozambique

Ghana 2–0 Mozambique

Mali 2–0 Tunisia

Ghana 7–0 Tunisia

Mali 1–2 Mozambique

Group B

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Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status
 Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advanced to the semi-finals
 Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4
 Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship
 Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0
Nigeria 4–0 Botswana

Guinea 1–1 Sudan

Nigeria 3–0 Sudan

Guinea 3–0 Botswana

Nigeria 2–1 Guinea

Sudan 2–1 Botswana

Knock-out stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
 
 
 
 Ghana3
 
 
 
 Guinea0
 
 Ghana (a.e.t.)3
 
 
 
 Nigeria1
 
 Mali1
 
 
 Nigeria3
 
Third place
 
 
 
 
 
 Guinea (a.e.t.)2
 
 
 Mali1

Semi-finals

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Ghana 3–0 Guinea

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

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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

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Ghana 3–1 (a.e.t.) Nigeria

Winners

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1995 CAF Under-17 Championship
Ghana
Ghana
First title

References

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