1997 African U-17 Championship

July 2026 African U-17 Championship 1997 1997 African U-17 Championship logo.jpg Gaborone Botswana 11–24 May 8 1 17 EGY 1 17 MLI 17 GHA 17 ETH 1975 16 46 1995 1999 The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Botswana. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, who automatically qualified as host. As Egypt won this tournament, third placed-team Ghana qualified. Qualification 1997 African U-17 Championship qualification Qualified teams 17 ANG 17 BOT (host nation) 17 CIV 17 EGY 17 ETH 1975 17 GHA 17 MLI 17 ZIM Group stage Group A main WDL 17 EGY 17 MLI 17 CIV 17 BOT complete 2 1 0 4 0 1 2 0 2 1 1 1 1 7 2 0 0 3 1 11 H EGY MLI CIV BOT Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 11 May 1997 17 BOT 0 – 2 17 EGY National Stadium, Gaborone 11 May 1997 17 CIV 0 – 0 17 MLI National Stadium, Gaborone 14 May 1997 17 EGY 0 – 0 17 MLI National Stadium, Gaborone 14 May 1997 17 BOT 0 – 7 17 CIV National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 17 EGY 2 – 0 17 CIV National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 17 BOT 1 – 2 17 MLI National Stadium, Gaborone Group B main WDL 17 GHA 17 ETH 1975 17 ANG 17 ZIM complete 2 0 1 7 4 2 0 1 10 8 1 1 1 7 6 0 1 2 2 8 GHA ETH ANG ZIM Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 12 May 1997 17 GHA 4 – 1 17 ETH 1975 National Stadium, Gaborone 12 May 1997 17 ZIM 1 – 1 17 ANG National Stadium, Gaborone 15 May 1997 17 ETH 1975 4 – 3 17 ANG National Stadium, Gaborone 15 May 1997 17 GHA 2 – 0 17 ZIM National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 17 ETH 1975 5 – 1 17 ZIM National Stadium, Gaborone 17 May 1997 17 ANG 3 – 1 17 GHA National Stadium, Gaborone Knock-out stage May 21 - Gaborone 17 EGY 1 17 ETH 1975 0 May 21 - Gaborone 17 GHA 1 17 MLI 2 May 24 - Gaborone 17 EGY 1 17 MLI 0 May 24 - Gaborone 17 ETH 1975 0 17 GHA 1 Semi-finals 21 May 1997 17 EGY 1–0 17 ETH 1975 National Stadium, Gaborone 21 May 1997 17 GHA 1–2 17 MLI National Stadium, Gaborone For winning their semi-final, Mali qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship Third place match 24 May 1997 17 ETH 1975 0–1 17 GHA National Stadium, Gaborone For winning the third place match, Ghana qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ethiopia missing out. Final 24 May 1997 17 EGY 1–0 17 MLI National Stadium, Gaborone Winners 1997 CAF Under-17 Championship EGY Egypt First Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship. 17 MLI 17 GHA 17 EGY (qualified as host) References External links RSSSF.com Confederation of African Football 1997 U-17 Championship U-17 Championship U-17 Championship Category:1997 in Botswana sport Category:Men's football competitions in Botswana Category:International association football competitions hosted by Botswana Category:Football in Gaborone Category:Sports competitions in Gaborone 2 Category:Youth sport in Botswana