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
Squads
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
- Burkina Faso
- Cameroon
- Congo (host)
- Ivory Coast
- Egypt
- Gambia
- Nigeria
- Zambia
Group stage
Group A
January 20, 2007
January 23, 2007
January 26, 2007
Group B
January 21, 2007
January 24, 2007
January 27, 2007
Knockout stages
Semifinals
January 30, 2007
Third place play-off
February 2, 2007
Finals
February 3, 2007
Winner
Top scorers
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
- Gambia
- Congo
- Zambia
- Nigeria
External links
- Results by RSSSF
