1997 African U-17 Championship

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.

Qualified teams

 * (host nation)
 * (host nation)

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.

Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
 * (qualified as host)
 * (qualified as host)
 * (qualified as host)