2001 African U-17 Championship
4th edition of U-17 AFCON
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The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Seychelles |
| Dates | 17 February – 3 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venues | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place | Vacant[a] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
← 1999 2003 → | |
Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place.[1]
Qualification
Qualified teams
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Guinea
Mali
Mozambique
Nigeria
Seychelles (host nation)
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Seychelles (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Seychelles | 0 – 5 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 0 – 1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 – 1 | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
| Seychelles | 0 – 8 | Mali |
|---|---|---|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 |  Guinea |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mozambique |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Mozambique | 1 – 2 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
| Guinea | 4 – 0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 – 0 | Mozambique |
|---|---|---|
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Feb 27 - Victoria | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||
| Mar 3 - Victoria | ||||||
| Guinea[1] | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Feb 27 - Victoria | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 (4) | |||||
| Mali | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Mali | - | |||||
| Walkover[b] | ||||||
Semi-finals
Third place match
Following Guinea's disqualification,[1] the match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria.
Final
Winners
| 2001 CAF Under-17 Championship |
|---|
 Nigeria First/Inaugural title |
African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The teams below qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Notes
- Guinea was disqualified after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. The final was then postponed to the following day (to 3 March), with Guinea's semi-final opponents, Burkina Faso, being advanced to the final against Nigeria. The third-place match was also scratched, with fourth place being declared vacant.[1]