1995 African U-17 Championship

The 1995 African U-17 Championship, was the first U-17 football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Mali. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

1995 African U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	14 - 27 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Guinea
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	50 (3.13 per match)
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Qualification

Main article: 1995 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•   Botswana
•   Ghana
•   Guinea
•   Mali (host nation)
•   Mozambique
•   Nigeria
•   Sudan
•   Tunisia

Group stage

Group A

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 14 May Ghana   1–0   Mali 14 May Tunisia   2–1   Mozambique 17 May Ghana   2–0   Mozambique 17 May Mali   2–0   Tunisia 20 May Ghana   7–0   Tunisia 20 May Mali   1–2   Mozambique Group B 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 15 May Nigeria   4–0   Botswana 15 May Guinea   1–1   Sudan 18 May Nigeria   3–0   Sudan 18 May Guinea   3–0   Botswana 21 May Nigeria   2–1   Guinea 21 May Sudan   2–1   Botswana Knock-out stage   Semi-finals Final                         Ghana 3         Guinea 0     Ghana (a.e.t.) 3         Nigeria 1     Mali 1       Nigeria 3   Third place             Guinea (a.e.t.) 2       Mali 1 Semi-finals 25 May Ghana   3–0   Guinea 25 May 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 26 May 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 27 May Ghana   3–1 (a.e.t.)   Nigeria Winners 1995 CAF Under-17 Championship   Ghana First title References External links RSSSF.com Confederation of African Football