1999 African Youth Championship


The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Preliminary round

Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. As a result, Burkina Faso and Malawi advanced to the next round. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.

First round

Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.

Second round

Teams

The following teams qualified for tournament:

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Fifth-place Match

Semi-finals

Third place match

Final

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Assistant Referees:
Cautions:
;Line-ups

  • Sam Okoye
  • Ikenna Eneh
  • Emmanuel Izuuagha
  • John Aranka
  • Haruna Babangida
  • Hashimu Garba
  • Aminu Sani
  • Abubakar Musa
  • Pius Ikedia
  • Rabiu Afolabi
  • Sunday Adu
  • Sammy Adjei
  • Baffour Gyan
  • Abdul Rahman Issah
  • Abdul Razak
  • Hamza Mohammed
  • Kofi Amoako
  • Aziz Ansah
  • Laryea Kingston
  • Johnson Eku
  • George Blay
  • Owusu Afriyie

    • Qualification to World Youth Championship

    The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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