1999 African U-17 Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Guinea |
| City | Conakry |
| Dates | 16–30 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Ghana (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  Cameroon |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 37 (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
[edit]Qualified teams
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Group stage
[edit]Group A
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Group B
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Knock-out stage
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 May - Conakry | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| 30 May - Conakry | ||||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Ghana | 3 | |||||
| 27 May - Conakry | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||
| Mali | 0 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 30 May - Conakry | ||||||
| Cameroon | 0 | |||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]| Mali | 0–1 | Burkina Faso |
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Barro  35' |
Third place match
[edit]Final
[edit]| Ghana | 3–1 | Burkina Faso |
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| K. Mensah 12' N. Lamptey 33'B. Bortey 43' |
Barro 63' |
Winners
[edit]| 1999 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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 Ghana Second title |
Countries to participate in 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship
[edit]The 3 teams which qualified for 1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship.