African Youth Championship
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The African Youth Championship is the main international youth football
competition for CAF
nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds. It is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
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From 1979 until 1989, the African representatives were determined purely on a home and away qualifying basis without a final tournament, with the African champions determined through the same qualification. Since 1991 there has been a qualifying stage followed by a final tournament played by 8 teams in a chosen country.
Source for winners and runners-up: RSSSF
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competition for CAF
Confederation of African Football
The Confederation of African Football is the administrative and controlling body for African association football.CAF represents the national football associations of Africa, runs continental, national, and club competitions, and controls the prize money, regulations and media rights to those...
nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds. It is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-20 World Cup
The FIFA U-20 World Cup, until 2005 known as the FIFA World Youth Championship, is the world championship of football for male players under the age of 20 and is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association...
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From 1979 until 1989, the African representatives were determined purely on a home and away qualifying basis without a final tournament, with the African champions determined through the same qualification. Since 1991 there has been a qualifying stage followed by a final tournament played by 8 teams in a chosen country.
African U-21 Qualifying for World Cup
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| 1977 Details |
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African U-21 Cup of Nations
| Year | Host nation | Final | Third Place | ||||
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | |||||
| 1979 Details 1979 African Youth Championship The 1979 African Youth Championship was the first edition of the Championship. Algeria were crowned champions after beating Guinea in the final on the away goals rule, with both teams tied 4-4 after two legs... |
home & away | 2 – 1 2 – 3 |
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| 1981 Details |
home & away | 2 – 0 1 – 1 |
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| 1983 Details |
home & away | 2 – 2 2 – 1 |
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| 1985 Details |
home & away | 1 – 1 2 – 1 |
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| 1987 Details |
home & away | 2 – 1 3 – 0 |
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| 1989 Details |
home & away | 2 – 0 2 – 1 |
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African U-21 Championship
| Year | Host nation | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 1991 Details |
 Egypt |
2 – 1 | 2 – 0 | ||||
| 1993 Details 1993 African Youth Championship 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.... |
 Mauritius |
2 – 0 | 3 – 0 | ||||
| 1995 Details |
 Nigeria |
4 – 0 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 1997 Details |
 Morocco |
1 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||
| 1999 Details 1999 African Youth Championship The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition.-Group A:-Group B:-Fifth-place:-Semi-finals:-Third place:-Final:-External links:*... |
 Ghana |
1 – 0 | 2 – 2 | ||||
| 2001 Details |
 Ethiopia |
2 – 0 | 2 – 0 | ||||
African U-20 Championship
| Year | Host nation | Final | Third Place Match | ||||
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| Champion | Score | Second Place | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||
| 2003 Details 2003 African Youth Championship -Semifinals:---------Third place:-----Final:-Winner:... |
 Burkina Faso |
4 – 3 | 1 – 1 (5–4) on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... |
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| 2005 Details 2005 African Youth Championship The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005.The tournament was hosted by Benin.-Group A: -Group B: -Knock-out Stage:-Semifinals:... |
 Benin |
2 – 0 | 1 – 1 (5–3) on penalties Penalty shootout (football) A penalty shoot-out, referred to as kicks from the penalty mark in the Laws of the Game, is the FIFA official term for a method used in association football to decide which team progresses to the next stage of a tournament following a tied game... |
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| 2007 Details 2007 African Youth Championship -Preliminary round:[Apr 15 and 29, 2006]Madagascar 1-1 2-2 Mauritius[Apr 15 and 29,30, 2006]Malawi 2-0 1-0 BotswanaRwanda 2-1 0-0 Ethiopia[Apr 15 and 30, 2006]Sudan 1-3 0-3 Tunisia[Apr 16 and 29,30, 2006]... |
 Republic of the Congo |
1 – 0 | 3 – 1 | ||||
| 2009 Details 2009 African Youth Championship The 2009 African Youth Championship is a football tournament for Under 20 players. It was held in Rwanda from the 18th of January until the 1st of February 2009.... |
 Rwanda |
2 – 0 | 2 – 1 | ||||
| 2011 Details 2011 African Youth Championship The 2011 African Youth Championship was a football tournament for the Under-20 level national teams in Africa. It was due to be held in Libya from 18 March to 1 April... |
 South Africa |
3 – 2 | 1 – 0 | ||||
| 2013 Details 2013 African Youth Championship The 2013 African U-20 Championship will be the 19th edition of the football tournament for Under 20 players. The competition will take place in Algeria. The semifinalists will participate in 2013 FIFA U-20 World Cup.-Qualification:... |
 Algeria |
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| 2015 Details 2015 African U-20 Championship The 2015 African U-20 Championship will be the 20th edition of the football tournament for Under 20 players. The competition will take place in Senegal.... |
 Senegal |
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Successful national teams
| Rank | Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
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| 1 | 6 (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011) | 2 (1999, 2007) | 4 (1979, 1981, 1995, 2009) | – | |
| 2 | 3 (1981, 1991, 2003) | 1 (2005) | 3 (1993, 2001, 2011) | – | |
| 3 | 3 (1993, 1999, 2009) | 1 (2001) | 1 (1991) | 1 (1997) | |
| 4 | 1 (1995) | 4 (1981, 1993, 2009, 2011) | 1 (1999) | – | |
| 5 | 1 (1979) | – | 3 (1981, 1983, 1989) | – | |
| 6 | 1 (1997) | – | 1 (1987) | 1 (2005) | |
| 7 | 1 (2001) | – | – | – | |
| 1 (2007) | – | – | – | ||
| 9 | – | 3 (1983, 1991, 2003) | 3 (1985, 1989, 1997) | – | |
| 10 | – | 1 (1989) | 1 (2003) | 2 (1995, 2011) | |
Source for winners and runners-up: RSSSF
Participating nations by year of debut
Participating nations by Debut (Until 1989, counted Round 1, after 1991 counting Final 16)Before 1989
- 1979: , , , , , , , , , ,
- 1981: , , , , ,
- 1983: , , , , ,
- 1985: ,
- 1987:
- 1989: , ,
After 1991
- 1991: , , , , ,
- 1993: , , ,
- 1995: , ,
- 1997: ,
- 1999: ,
- 2003: ,
- 2005: ,
- 2007: ,
- 2009:
See also
- Africa Cup of Nations
- UEFA European Under-19 Football ChampionshipUEFA European Under-19 Football ChampionshipThe European Under 19 Football Championship is an annual football competition organised by the sport's European governing body, UEFA. The competition has been held since 1948. It was originally called the FIFA junior tournament, until it was taken over by UEFA in 1955...
- AFC Youth ChampionshipAFC Youth ChampionshipThe AFC U-19 Championship, formerly known as AFC Youth Championship, is an annual football competition organised by the sport's Asian governing body, Asian Football Confederation . The competition has been held since 1959...