2003 African U-17 Championship Explained

Tourney Name:	African U-17 Championship
Year:	2003
Other Titles:	African U-17 Championship 2003
City:	Mbabane
Country:	Swaziland
Dates:	25 May – 8 June
Num Teams:	8
Confederations:	1
Count:	1
Matches:	16
Goals:	44
Prevseason:	2001
Nextseason:	2005

The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Qualification

See main article: 2003 African U-17 Championship qualification.

Qualified teams

• • • • • • • • (host nation)

Group stage

Group A

width=185 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=391 Status 3 2 1 0 2 0 +2 7 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup 3 1 2 0 5 3 +2 5 3 1 1 1 9 4 +5 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship 3 0 0 3 0 9 −9 0 --------------------

Group B

width=185 Team width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=20 width=391 Status 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Advanced to the semi-finals and qualified their under-18s to the 2005 UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup 3 1 1 1 7 6 +1 4 3 1 1 1 3 3 0 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship 3 0 0 3 3 10 −7 0 --------------------

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

----For winning their semi-finals, Cameroon and Sierra Leone qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt and Nigeria meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Third place match

For winning the third place match, Nigeria qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Egypt missing out.

Final

External links

• CAF Official Website
• RSSSF.com: African U-17 Championship 2003