The

African Youth Championship The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African Youth Championship or the African U-20 Championship) is the main international youth football competition ...

2001 was held in

Ethiopia Ethiopia, , om, Itiyoophiyaa, so, Itoobiya, ti, ኢትዮጵያ, Ítiyop'iya, aa, Itiyoppiya officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, is a landlocked country in the Horn of Africa. It shares borders with Eritrea to the ...

. It also served as qualification for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship.

Qualification

Preliminary round

Eritrea and Guinea Bissau withdrew. As a result, Kenya and Gambia advanced to the next round.

First round

Congo-Brazzaville and Sierra Leone withdrew. As a result, Cameroon and Ghana advanced to the next round.

Second round

Teams

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

Group stage

Group 1

¹ The match was abandoned in the 89th minute and the score at 0-0 after fans invaded the pitch believing that the teams had arranged a draw so both could progress. The match was ordered to be replayed two days later, with the results to be used to determine who would qualify for the semifinals but not to count in the standings.
² The match was originally scheduled for the 24th, but was postponed after the South African team had travel difficulties.

Semifinals play-off

Group 2

Semifinals

Third place match

Final

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The four best performing teams qualified for the 2001 FIFA World Youth Championship. * * * *

External links

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

Youth Youth is the time of life when one is young. The word, youth, can also mean the time between childhood and adulthood ( maturity), but it can also refer to one's peak, in terms of health or the period of life known as being a young adult. Yo ...

2001 2001 in youth association football