2007 African Youth Championship
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Republic of the Congo |
| Dates | 20 January – 3 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Congo (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Nigeria |
| Third place |  Gambia |
| Fourth place |  Zambia |
← 2005 2009 → | |
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.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Madagascar  | (a)3–3 |  Mauritius | 1–1 | 2–2 |
Malawi  | 3–0 |  Botswana | 2–0 | 1–0 |
Rwanda  | 2–1 |  Ethiopia | 2–1 | 0–0 |
Sudan  | 1–6 |  Tunisia | 1–3 | 0–3 |
Niger  | (a)3–3 |  Togo | 2–0 | 1–3 |
Equatorial Guinea  | 2–1 |  Gabon | 0–0 | 2–1 |
Sierra Leone  | 1–5 | Gambia | 1–1 | 0–4 |
Mauritania  | 1–4 |  Guinea | 0–0 | 1–4 |
DR Congo  | 4–1 |  Namibia | 3–0 | 1–1 |
Libya  | 1–3 |  Algeria | 0–2 | 1–1 |
Kenya  | 1–0 |  Djibouti | 1–0 | one leg |
First round
[edit]Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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| Zambia | 5–2 | Madagascar | 4–1 | 1–1 |
South Africa  | 4–3 |  Zimbabwe | 1–0 | 3–3 |
Angola  | 2–3 |  Ivory Coast | 0–0 | 2–3 |
Burundi  | 2–1 |  Mozambique | 1–0 | 1–1 |
Ghana  | 4–1 |  Senegal | 2–0 | 2–1 |
Morocco  | 2–4 | Gambia | 2–2 | 0–2 |
| Nigeria | 3–2 | Equatorial Guinea | 3–0 | 0–2 |
Lesotho  | 2–3 | Malawi | 2–1 | 0–2 |
Egypt  | 4–2 | Algeria | 4–0 | 0–2 |
Cameroon  | (a)2–2 | Niger | 1–0 | 1–2 |
| Rwanda | 2–0 | Kenya | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Mali  | 2–0 | Guinea | 1–0 | 1–0 |
Second round
[edit]| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 6–0 | Rwanda | 5–0 | 1–0 |
| South Africa | 2–3 | Zambia | 2–1 | 0–2 |
| Tunisia | 1–3 | Ivory Coast | 1–1 | 0–2 |
| Mali | 2–3 | Gambia | 1–1 | 1–2 |
Burkina Faso  | 1–1 (p: 4–3) | Ghana | 1–0 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon | 4–0 | Malawi | 2–0 | 2–0 |
| Burundi | 0–3 | Egypt | 0–1 | 0–2 |
Squads
[edit]Teams
[edit]The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Gambia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 9 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Congo (H) | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 6 | |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 | |
| 4 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 |
January 20, 2007
| Congo | 2 - 0 | Ivory Coast |
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| Burkina Faso | 0 - 2 | Gambia |
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January 23, 2007
| Ivory Coast | 0 - 2 | Burkina Faso |
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| Gambia | 1 - 0 | Congo |
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January 26, 2007
| Ivory Coast | 0 - 1 | Gambia |
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| Congo | 1 - 0 | Burkina Faso |
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Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Zambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 6 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Egypt | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
January 21, 2007
| Nigeria | 4 - 2 | Zambia |
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| Cameroon | 0 - 1 | Egypt |
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January 24, 2007
| Zambia | 3 - 2 | Cameroon |
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| Egypt | 1 - 1 | Nigeria |
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January 27, 2007
| Zambia | 3 - 0 | Egypt |
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| Nigeria | 0 - 2 | Cameroon |
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Knockout stages
[edit]Semifinals
[edit]January 30, 2007
| Gambia | 0 - 1 | Nigeria |
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| Zambia | 0 - 1 | Congo |
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Third place play-off
[edit]February 2, 2007
| Gambia | 3 - 1 | Zambia |
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Finals
[edit]February 3, 2007
| Nigeria | 0 - 1 | Congo |
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Winner
[edit]| 2007 African Youth Championship winners |
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 Congo First title |
Top scorers
[edit]| 1. | Fwayo Tembo | 5 |
| 2. | Clifford Mulenga | 3 |
| 2. | Ousman Jallow | 3 |