The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the

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(CAF). The tournament took place in Botswana. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the

1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship The 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship, the seventh edition of the tournament, was held in the cities of Cairo, Ismailia, Alexandria, and Port Said in Egypt from 4 to 21 September 1997. Players born after 1 January 1980 could participate in this t ...

in Egypt, who automatically qualified as host. As Egypt won this tournament, third placed-team Ghana qualified.

Qualification

Qualified teams

* * (host nation) * * * * * *

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

---- For winning their semi-final,

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qualified for the

Third place match

For winning the third place match,

Ghana Ghana, officially the Republic of Ghana, is a country in West Africa. It is situated along the Gulf of Guinea and the Atlantic Ocean to the south, and shares borders with Côte d’Ivoire to the west, Burkina Faso to the north, and Togo to t ...

qualified for the

with

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missing out.

Final

Winners

Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 3 teams which qualified for

. * * * (qualified as host)

References

External links

RSSSF.comConfederation of African Football
{{CAF African U-17 Football Championship U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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African Under-17 Championship International association football competitions hosted by Botswana Football competitions in Botswana Football in Gaborone