1987 African Youth Championship


The African Youth Championship 1987 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament :
Angola were disqualified for fielding overaged players. Other pairings were: Swaziland vs Mauritius, Lesotho vs Mozambique, Egypt vs Sudan, Ghana vs Gabon, Gambia vs Togo, Mauritania vs Algeria. It might be possible that most of the eliminated teams withdrew however so their opponents advanced to the next round.

First round

Ghana and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to using ineligible players. Ethiopia withdrew after playing one match.
1 Mauritius withdrew before playing.

Quarterfinals

Mozambique withdrew before playing so Somalia received a bye.

Semifinals

Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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