2001 African U-17 Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	African U-17 Championship
Year:	2001
Country:	Seychelles
Dates:	17 February – 3 March
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Venues:	2
Cities:	2
Count:	1
Fourth Other:	Vacant
Matches:	15
Goals:	51
Prevseason:	1999
Nextseason:	2003

The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place.

Qualification

See main article: 2001 African U-17 Championship qualification.

Qualified teams

- - - - Mozambique
- (host nation)

Group stage

Group A

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	3	2	1	0	6	2	+4	7
	3	2	0	1	10	2	+8	6
	3	1	1	1	7	3	+4	4
	3	0	0	3	1	17	−16	0

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Group B

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	3	2	1	0	9	3	+6	7
	3	1	2	0	6	2	+4	5
	3	1	1	1	3	5	-2	4
	3	0	0	3	1	9	−8	0

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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Third place match

Following Guinea's disqualification, this match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria.