2007 African U-17 Championship

The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of the expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments.

2007 African U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Togo
City	Lomé
Dates	10–25 March
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Nigeria (2nd title)
Runners-up	Togo
Third place	Ghana
Fourth place	Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	49 (3.06 per match)
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Qualification

Main article: 2007 African U-17 Championship qualification

Qualified teams

•  Burkina Faso
•  Eritrea
•  Gabon
•  Ghana
•  Nigeria
•  South Africa
•  Togo (host nation)
•  Tunisia

Group stage

Group A

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Togo 3 2 0 1 4 4 0 6 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup  Tunisia 3 1 2 0 5 2 +3 5  South Africa 3 1 1 1 5 5 0 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup  Gabon 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1 10 March 2007 Togo  2–0  South Africa 10 March 2007 Gabon  0–0  Tunisia 13 March 2007 South Africa  3–1  Gabon 13 March 2007 Tunisia  3–0  Togo 16 March 2007 South Africa  2–2  Tunisia 16 March 2007 Togo  2–1  Gabon

Group B

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 12 1 +11 9 Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup  Ghana 3 2 0 1 9 3 +6 6  Burkina Faso 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup  Eritrea 3 0 0 3 0 17 -17 0 11 March 2007 Ghana  3–1  Burkina Faso 11 March 2007 Nigeria  8–0  Eritrea 14 March 2007 Burkina Faso  1–2  Nigeria 14 March 2007 Eritrea  0–6  Ghana 17 March 2007 Burkina Faso  3–0  Eritrea 17 March 2007 Nigeria  2–0  Ghana

Knock-out stage

Semifinals

20 March 2007

Togo	2–1	Ghana

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20 March 2007

Nigeria	2–0	Tunisia

Third place match

24 March 2007

Ghana	1–0	Tunisia

Final

25 March 2007

Togo	0–1	Nigeria

Winners

2007 CAF Under-17 Championship
Nigeria Second title

External links

• RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2007
• CAF.com