2003 African U-17 Championship
International football competition
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The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
| African U-17 Championship 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Swaziland |
| City | Mbabane |
| Dates | 25 May – 8 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sierra Leone |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
← 2001 2005 → | |
Qualification
Squads
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Egypt |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Sierra Leone |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Guinea |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 4 | +5 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Swaziland (H) |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 9 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Cameroon |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Gambia |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | −7 | 0 |
Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 5 June - Mbabane | ||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| 8 June - Mbabane | ||||||
| Cameroon | 2 | |||||
| Cameroon (a.e.t.) | 1 | |||||
| 5 June - Mbabane | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 0 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 1 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 7 June - Mbabane | ||||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
For winning their semi-finals, Cameroon and Sierra Leone qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt and Nigeria meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Third place match
For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt missing out.