2007 African Youth Championship Explained
| Tourney Name: | African Youth Championship |
| Year: | 2007 |
| Other Titles: | Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2007 |
| Country: | Republic of the Congo |
| Dates: | 20 January – 3 February |
| Num Teams: | 8 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2005 |
| Nextseason: | 2009 |
The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
Preliminary round
Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.|}
First round
Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.|}
Second round
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Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
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| 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
January 20, 2007
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January 23, 2007
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January 26, 2007
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Group B
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| 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 6 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 |
| 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
January 21, 2007
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January 24, 2007
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January 27, 2007
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Knockout stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
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Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
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Finals
February 3, 2007
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Top scorers
External links
