1997 African U-17 Championship

The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football. 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

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Group stage

Group A

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Group B

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Knock-out stage

Semi-finals

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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.

Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
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