1997 African U-17 Championship
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| File:1997 African U-17 Championship logo.jpg | |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Botswana |
| City | Gaborone |
| Dates | 11–24 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (1st title) |
| Runners-up | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali |
| Third place | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana |
| Fourth place | File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 46 (2.88 per match) |
← 1995 1999 → | |
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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
Qualified teams
- File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola
- File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana (host nation)
- File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt
- File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 | |||||
| May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
| File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 1 | |||||
| May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
| File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 1 | |||||
| File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
| File:Flag of Ethiopia (1975–1987).svg Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
| File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
For winning their semi-final, Mali qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Third place match
For winning the third place match, Ghana qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ethiopia missing out.
Final
Winners
| 1997 CAF Under-17 Championship |
|---|
| Egypt Egypt First title |
Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
- File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali
- File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana
- File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt (qualified as host)