2001 African U-17 Championship

4th edition of U-17 AFCON African U-17 Championship 2001 Seychelles 17 February – 3 March 8 1 2 2 17 NGR 1 17 BFA 17 MLI VacantGuinea was disqualified after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. The final was then postponed to the following day (to 3 March), with Guinea's semi-final opponents, Burkina Faso, being advanced to the final against Nigeria. The third-place match was also scratched, with fourth place being declared vacant.19 March 2001 FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association http://www.fifa.com/Service/MR_M/23013_E.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010331185954/http://www.fifa.com/Service/MR_M/23013_E.html 31 March 2001 FIFA 23 June 2002 Zürich, Switzerland 15 51 1999 2003 The 2001 African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youth association football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place in Seychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso competing the final in their place. Qualification 2001 African U-17 Championship qualification Qualified teams 17 BFA 17 CMR 17 ETH 17 GUI 17 MLI 17 MOZ 17 NGR 17 SEY (host nation) Group stage Group A main WDL 17 BFA 17 MLI 17 CMR 17 SEY complete 2 1 0 6 2 2 0 1 10 2 1 1 1 7 3 0 0 3 1 17 H BFA MLI CMR SEY Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 17 Feb 2001 17 SEY 0 – 5 17 CMR Stade Linité, Victoria 17 Feb 2001 17 MLI 0 – 1 17 BFA Stade Linité, Victoria 20 Feb 2001 17 CMR 1 – 2 17 MLI Stade Linité, Victoria 20 Feb 2001 17 BFA 4 – 1 17 SEY Stade Linité, Victoria 23 Feb 2001 17 CMR 1 – 1 17 BFA Stade Linité, Victoria 23 Feb 2001 17 SEY 0 – 8 17 MLI Stade Linité, Victoria Group B main WDL 17 NGA 17 GUI 17 ETH 17 MOZ complete 2 1 0 9 3 1 2 0 6 2 1 1 1 3 5 0 0 3 1 9 NGA GUI ETH MOZ Group stage tiebreakers Q KO KO green1 Knockout stage 18 Feb 2001 17 NGR 2 – 2 17 GUI Stade Linité, Victoria 18 Feb 2001 17 MOZ 1 – 2 17 ETH Stade Linité, Victoria 21 Feb 2001 17 GUI 4 – 0 17 MOZ Stade Linité, Victoria 21 Feb 2001 17 ETH 1 – 4 17 NGR Stade Linité, Victoria 24 Feb 2001 17 GUI 0 – 0 17 ETH Stade Linité, Victoria 24 Feb 2001 17 NGR 3 – 0 17 MOZ Stade Linité, Victoria Knock-out stage Feb 27 - Victoria 17 BFA 1 17 GUI 2 Feb 27 - Victoria 17 NGR 1 (4) 17 MLI 1 (3) Mar 3 - Victoria 17 NGR 3 17 BFA 0 17 MLI - WalkoverThe match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant, following Guinea's disqualification after FIFA suspended its national association on 2 March, the day of the final, due to government interference. Semi-finals 27 Feb 2001 17 BFA 1–2 17 GUI Stade Linité, Victoria 27 Feb 2001 17 NGR 1–1 yes 17 MLI Stade Linité, Victoria 4–3 Third place match Following Guinea's disqualification, the match was scratched and Mali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria. Final 3 March 2001 (originally 2 March) 17 NGA 3–0 17 BFA Stade Linité, Victoria Winners 2001 CAF Under-17 Championship NGR Nigeria First/Inaugural African participants at the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship The teams below qualified for the 2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship. 17 NGR 17 BFA 17 MLI Notes References External links 2001 edition summary via RSSSF 2001 U-17 Championship U-17 Championship U-17 Championship Category:Men's football in Seychelles Category:International association football competitions hosted by Seychelles 2 Category:February 2001 sports events in Africa Category:March 2001 sports events in Africa