2003 African U-17 Championship

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.

2003 African U-17 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)
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Qualification

Main article: 2003 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•  Cameroon
•  Egypt
•  Ethiopia
•  Gambia
•  Guinea
•  Nigeria
•  Sierra Leone
•  Swaziland (host nation)

Squads

Main article: 2003 African U-17 Championship squads

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Egypt 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup  Sierra Leone 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5  Guinea 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Swaziland 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 25 May 2003 Swaziland  0–1  Egypt Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 25 May 2003 Sierra Leone  3–3  Guinea Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 28 May 2003 Egypt  1–0  Guinea Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 28 May 2003 Sierra Leone  2–0  Swaziland Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 31 May 2003 Egypt  0–0  Sierra Leone Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 31 May 2003 Guinea  6–0  Swaziland Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4  Gambia 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0 26 May 2003 Nigeria  1–0  Cameroon Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 26 May 2003 Gambia  1–0  Ethiopia Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 29 May 2003 Nigeria  1–0  Gambia Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 29 May 2003 Cameroon  5–3  Ethiopia Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 1 June 2003 Ethiopia  0–4  Nigeria Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane 1 June 2003 Cameroon  2–2  Gambia Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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

5 June 2003

Egypt	1–2	Cameroon

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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5 June 2003

Nigeria	0–1	Sierra Leone

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

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

7 June 2003

Egypt	1–3	Nigeria

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane

For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt missing out.

Final

8 June 2003

Cameroon	1–0 (a.e.t.)	Sierra Leone

Somhlolo National Stadium, Mbabane