1993 African Youth Championship
{{Infobox International Football Competition
| tourney_name = African Youth Championship
| year = 1993
| other_titles =
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| size = 250px
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| country = Mauritius
| dates = 30 January – 10 February
| num_teams = 8
| confederations =
| venues =
| cities =
| champion_other ={{fbu|20|GHA}}
| count =1
| second_other ={{fbu|20|CMR}}
| third_other ={{fbu|20|EGY}}
| fourth_other ={{fbu|20|ETH|1991}}
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| prevseason = 1991
| nextseason = 1995
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}}
The 1993 African Youth Championship was a football tournament hosted on the island of Mauritius, off the east coast of Africa. The Championship was won by Ghana, who defeated Cameroon in the final, with both teams thus qualifying for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.{{cite web|url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-u21-93.html|title=African U-21 Championship 1993|work=Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation|accessdate=28 September 2010}}
Qualification
=Preliminary round=
Gambia withdrew and therefore Senegal received a bye
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|MLI}}||8–2|{{fbu|20|MTN|1959}}||6–1|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|TGO}}||(a)1–1|{{fbu|20|NIG}}||0–0|1–1}}
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=Main Round=
Algeria, Cameroon, Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Tunisia and Zimbabwe entered the tournament here.
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{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|ETH|1991}}||3–1|{{fbu|20|TGO}}||3–1|0–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|ALG}}||1–4|{{fbu|20|MAR}}||1–2|0–2}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|GHA}}||3–0|{{fbu|20|MLI}}||2–0|1–0}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|NGA}}||DSQ|{{fbu|20|COG}}||0–1|DSQ}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|TUN}}||3–5|{{fbu|20|SEN}}||2–2|1–3}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|CMR}}||3–1|{{fbu|20|UGA}}||1–0|2–1}}
{{TwoLegResult|{{fbu-rt|20|EGY}}||4–2|{{fbu|20|ZIM}}||3–1|1–1}}
|}
Teams
The following teams qualified for tournament:
- {{fbu|20|CMR}}
- {{fbu|20|EGY}}
- {{fbu|20|ETH|1991}}
- {{fbu|20|GHA}}
- {{fbu|20|MRI}} (host)
- {{fbu|20|MAR}}
- {{fbu|20|NGA}}
- {{fbu|20|SEN}}
Group stage
=Group A=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|name_CMR={{fbu|20|CMR}}
|name_GHA={{fbu|20|GHA}}
|name_NGA={{fbu|20|NGA}}
|name_MRI={{fbu|20|MRI}}
|update=complete
|win_CMR=2 |draw_CMR=0 |loss_CMR=1 |gf_CMR=4 |ga_CMR=2
|win_GHA=2 |draw_GHA=0 |loss_GHA=1 |gf_GHA=2 |ga_GHA=2
|win_NGA=1 |draw_NGA=0 |loss_NGA=2 |gf_NGA=2 |ga_NGA=2
|win_MRI=1 |draw_MRI=0 |loss_MRI=2 |gf_MRI=2 |ga_MRI=4 |status_MRI=H
|team_order=CMR, GHA, NGA, MRI
|class_rules=Group tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage
}}
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 30 January
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|GHA}} |align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|MRI}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CMR}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|NGA}} |
| 1 February
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|NGA}} |align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|MRI}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|CMR}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|GHA}} |
| 3 February
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|MRI}} |align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|20|CMR}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|GHA}}
|align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|NGA}} |
=Group B=
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL
|source=
|name_EGY={{fbu|20|EGY}}
|name_ETH={{fbu|20|ETH|1991}}
|name_MAR={{fbu|20|MAR}}
|name_SEN={{fbu|20|SEN}}
|update=complete
|win_EGY=2 |draw_EGY=1 |loss_EGY=0 |gf_EGY=5 |ga_EGY=1
|win_ETH=2 |draw_ETH=0 |loss_ETH=1 |gf_ETH=5 |ga_ETH=3
|win_MAR=1 |draw_MAR=0 |loss_MAR=2 |gf_MAR=4 |ga_MAR=6
|win_SEN=0 |draw_SEN=1 |loss_SEN=2 |gf_SEN=1 |ga_SEN=5
|team_order=EGY, ETH, MAR, SEN
|class_rules=Group tiebreakers
|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Advance to knockout stage
}}
| cellspacing=1 width=70%
!width=25%| !width=30%| !width=15%| !width=30%| |
| 31 January
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|EGY}} |align=center|0–0 |{{fbu|20|SEN}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|ETH|1991}}
|align=center|2–1 |{{fbu|20|MAR}} |
| 2 February
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|EGY}} |align=center|4–1 |{{fbu|20|MAR}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|ETH|1991}}
|align=center|3–1 |{{fbu|20|SEN}} |
| 4 February
|align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|EGY}} |align=center|1–0 |{{fbu|20|ETH|1991}} |
| |align=right|{{fbu-rt|20|MAR}}
|align=center|2–0 |{{fbu|20|SEN}} |
Semifinals
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| date = {{Start date|1993|2|7|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|CMR}}
| score = 5 – 0
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{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1993|2|7|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|EGY}}
| score = 1 – 3
(aet)
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Third place match
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| date = {{Start date|1993|2|9|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|EGY}}
| score = 3 – 0
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Final
{{Football box
| date = {{Start date|1993|2|10|df=y}}
| team1 = {{fbu-rt|20|GHA}}
| score = 2 – 0
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{{Winners|fb|1993 African Youth Championship|Ghana|First}}
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1993 FIFA World Youth Championship.
- {{fbu|20|CMR}}
- {{fbu|20|GHA}}
External links
- [https://www.rsssf.org/tablesa/afr-u21-93.html Results by RSSSF]
References
{{Reflist}}
{{African Youth Championship}}
Category:U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Category:International association football competitions hosted by Mauritius