| Tourney Name: | African Youth Championship |
| Year: | 1983 |
| Dates: | 25 July 1982 – 16 April 1983 |
| Num Teams: | 18 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Matches: | 45 |
| Goals: | 66 |
| Prevseason: | 1981 |
| Nextseason: | 1985 |
The 1983 African Youth Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African qualification tournament for the FIFA World Youth Championship which was contested on a home and away two-legged basis.
By reaching the final of this edition of the competition, Nigeria and Ivory Coast qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico, although the former defeated the latter 4–3 on aggregate to claim their inaugural title.
The following teams entered this edition of the tournament and played at least a match:
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These two best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico.