The African Youth Championship 1995 was a

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tournament held in

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. It also served as qualification for the

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Qualification

Preliminary round

Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania and Swaziland withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Lesotho, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Madagascar advanced to the next round.

First round

Kenya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire and Zimbabwe withdrew. As a result, Cameroon, Mauritius, Morocco, Burundi, Zambia and Ethiopia advanced to the next round.

Second round

''Guinea also went through to the main tournament because Nigeria would qualify as host.''

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament: * * * * * * (host) * *

Group stage

Group A

Group B

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the

. * *

External links

Results by RSSSF
{{African Youth Championship Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

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