1995 African U-17 Championship

Tournament details
Host country	Mali
City	Bamako
Dates	14–27 May
Teams	8 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions	Ghana (1st title)
Runners-up	Nigeria
Third place	Guinea
Fourth place	Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	50 (3.13 per match)
1997 →

The 1995 African U-17 Championship, was the first U-17 football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Held in Mali, the tournament also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

•  Botswana
•  Ghana
•  Guinea
•  Mali (host nation)
•  Mozambique
•  Nigeria
•  Sudan
•  Tunisia

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Ghana 3 3 0 0 10 0 +10 9 Advanced to the semi-finals  Mali 3 1 0 2 3 3 0 3  Mozambique 3 1 0 2 3 5 −2 3 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Tunisia 3 1 0 2 2 10 −8 3 14 May Ghana  1–0  Mali 14 May Tunisia  2–1  Mozambique 17 May Ghana  2–0  Mozambique 17 May Mali  2–0  Tunisia 20 May Ghana  7–0  Tunisia 20 May Mali  1–2  Mozambique

Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Status  Nigeria 3 3 0 0 9 1 +8 9 Advanced to the semi-finals  Guinea 3 1 1 1 5 3 +2 4  Sudan 3 1 1 1 3 5 −2 4 Eliminated and missed out on the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship  Botswana 3 0 0 3 1 9 −8 0 15 May Nigeria  4–0  Botswana 15 May Guinea  1–1  Sudan 18 May Nigeria  3–0  Sudan 18 May Guinea  3–0  Botswana 21 May Nigeria  2–1  Guinea 21 May Sudan  2–1  Botswana

	Semi-finals				Final
	Ghana	3
	Guinea	0
					Ghana (a.e.t.)	3
					Nigeria	1
	Mali	1
	Nigeria	3
					Third place
					Guinea (a.e.t.)	2
					Mali	1

25 May

Ghana	3–0	Guinea

25 May

Mali	1–3	Nigeria

For winning their semi-finals, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Guinea and Mali meeting in the third place match for the third and final place in the 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

26 May

Guinea	2–1 (a.e.t.)	Mali

For winning the third place match, Guinea qualified for 1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Mali missing out.

27 May

Ghana	3–1 (a.e.t.)	Nigeria

1995 CAF Under-17 Championship
Ghana First title

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