The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
Qualification
Preliminary round Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.
First round Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.
Second round
Squads
Teams The following teams qualified for the tournament:
(host)
Group stage
Group A
January 20, 2007 2 - 0
0 - 2
January 23, 2007 0 - 2
1 - 0
January 26, 2007 0 - 1
1 - 0
Group B
January 21, 2007 4 - 2
0 - 1
January 24, 2007 3 - 2
1 - 1
January 27, 2007 3 - 0
0 - 2
Knockout stages
Semifinals January 30, 2007 0 - 1
0 - 1
Third place play-off February 2, 2007 3 - 1
Finals February 3, 2007 0 - 1
Winner
Top scorers 1. Fwayo Tembo52. Clifford Mulenga32. Ousman Jallow3
Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup
External links Results by RSSSF