| Tourney Name: | African Youth Championship |
| Year: | 1999 |
| Size: | 250px |
| Country: | Ghana |
| Dates: | 21 February – 7 March |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Count: | 2 |
| Prevseason: | 1997 |
| Nextseason: | 2001 |
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.
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.|}
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.|}
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The following teams qualified for tournament:
| width=165 | Teams | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
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| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| width=165 | Teams | width=20 | Pld | width=20 | W | width=20 | D | width=20 | L | width=20 | GF | width=20 | GA | width=20 | GD | width=20 | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 7 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 12 | –4 | 3 | ||||||||||
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 9 | –7 | 0 |
Assistant Referees:
Tomusange Ali
Monteiro DuarteCautions:
Kofi Amoako Aminu Sani Nigeria | Ghana | |
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The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.