1983 African Youth Championship

4th African youth football qualification tournament African Youth Championship 1983 25 July 1982 – 16 April 1983 18 1 20 NGA 1 20 CIV 45 66 1981 1985 The 1983 African Youth Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African qualification tournament for the FIFA World Youth Championship which was contested on a home and away two-legged basis. By reaching the final of this edition of the competition, Nigeria and Ivory Coast qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico, although the former defeated the latter 4–3 on aggregate to claim their inaugural title. Teams The following teams entered this edition of the tournament and played at least a match: 10em 20 ALG 20 ANG 20 CMR 20 CIV Equatorial Guinea 20 EGY 20 GAB 20 GAM 20 GIN 20 LBR 20 MAR 20 NGA 20 SEN 20 SDN SWZ Swaziland 20 TOG 20 TUN Zimbabwe Preliminary round 20 LBR 4–3 1 20 GUI 2–2 2–1 20 SEN 0–4 2 20 GAM 0–2 0–2 2 20 SDN w/o 3 20 ETH 1975 20 TOG w/o 3 20 GHA 20 GAB w/o 3 20 CTA SWZ Swaziland w/o 3 20 MRI 20 CGO 1970 w/o 3 20 ANG 20 Upper Volta w/o 3 20 CIV 20 LBY 1977 w/o 3 20 MAR |} 1 Liberia were ejected from the competition for using ineligible players in both legs. 2 Senegal withdrew after the first leg. 3 Ethiopia, Ghana, Central African Republic, Mauritius, Congo, Upper Volta and Libya all withdrew. First round 20 SDN 2–4 20 EGY 1–1 1–3 20 GIN 3–2 20 TOG 2–1 1–1 20 GAB 0–3 20 NGA 0–1 0–2 SWZ Swaziland 1–7 1 ZIM 1–5 0–2 1 20 ANG 1–3 20 CMR 0–1 1–2 20 CIV w/o 2 EQG 4-1 n/p 20 GAM 1–2 20 ALG 0–0 1–2 20 MAR 4–0 20 TUN 4–0 0–0 |} 1 Swaziland withdrew after the first leg. 2 The second leg was scratched and Ivory Coast advanced to the second round after Equatorial Guinea were ejected from the competition for using five ineligible players in the first leg. Quarter-finals 20 EGY 1–17–8 (pen.) 20 GIN 1–0 0–1 20 NGA 3–2 ZIM 3–1 0–1 20 CMR 2–5 20 CIV 0–2 2–3 20 ALG 3–3 (a) 20 MAR 2–0 1–3 |} Semi-finals 20 GIN 2–3 20 NGA 2–1 0–2 20 CIV 2–2 (a) 20 ALG 1–0 1–2 |} Final 20 CIV 3–4 20 NGA 2–2 1–2 |} fbu 20 1983 African Youth Championship Nigeria First/Inaugural Qualification for the World Youth Championship These two best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico. 20 CIV 20 NGA External links Tournament records at RSSSF 1983 Youth Championship Youth Championship Youth Championship Youth Championship Championship Championship Category:1983 FIFA World Youth Championship qualification Category:June 1982 sports events in Africa Category:August 1982 sports events in Africa Category:October 1982 sports events in Africa Category:November 1982 sports events in Africa Category:April 1983 sports events in Africa