1999 African Youth Championship

The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Preliminary round
Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. As a result, Burkina Faso and Malawi advanced to the next round. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.


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First round
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. As a result, Nigeria advanced to the next round.


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Second round

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Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:


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Final

 * Further information

Assistant Referees:
 * Carlos Henriques
 * 🇺🇬Tomusange Ali
 * 🇨🇻 Monteiro Duarte

Cautions:
 * 🇬🇭 Kofi Amoako yellow: 43'
 * Aminu Saniyellow: 54'
 * Sunday Adu yellow: 59'
 * Sam Okoye yellow: 61'


 * Line-ups

Qualification to World Youth Championship
The five best performing teams qualified for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.


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