The 5th African
Nations U17 Championship 2003
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Champion - Cameroon
May 25 to June 8 2003, Swaziland
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Cameroon beat Sierra Leone in the final with Nigeria
coming third. All three teams qualified for the FIFA World U17 World Youth Championship hosted by Finland
in August 2003.
Seven teams along with host Swaziland qualified for the
2003 U17 African Championship Group Rounds.
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| Final |
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8 Jun
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Sierra Leone |
0-1 |
Cameroon |
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| Third-place |
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7 Jun
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Egypt |
1-3 |
Nigeria |
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| Semi-finals |
| 4 Jun |
Egypt |
1-2 |
Cameroon |
| 4 Jun |
Nigeria |
0-1 |
Sierra Leone |
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| Group
Rounds |
| Group A |
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25 May |
Swaziland
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0-1 |
Egypt
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25 May |
Sierra Leone
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3-3 |
Guinea
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28 May |
Egypt
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1-0
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Guinea
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28 May |
Swaziland
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0-2
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Sierra Leone
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31 May |
Egypt
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0-0
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Sierra Leone
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31 May |
Guinea
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6-0
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Swaziland
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
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Egypt |
3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
0 |
7 |
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Sierra Leone |
3 |
1 |
2 |
0 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
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Guinea |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
9 |
4 |
4 |
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Swaziland |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
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| Group B |
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26 May |
Nigeria
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1-0
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Cameroon
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26 May |
Gambia
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1-0 |
Ethiopia
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29 May |
Cameroon
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5-3
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Ethiopia
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29 May |
Nigeria
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1-0
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Gambia
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01 Jun |
Cameroon
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2-2 |
Gambia
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01 Jun |
Ethiopia
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0-4 |
Nigeria
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P |
W |
D |
L |
F |
A |
P |
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Nigeria |
3 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
0 |
9 |
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Cameroon |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
6 |
4 |
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Gambia |
3 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
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Ethiopia |
3 |
0 |
0 |
3 |
3 |
10 |
0 |
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| Second Round |
1L |
2L |
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| 2 Feb 03 |
Ethiopia |
2-0 |
* |
Kenya |
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| 2 Feb 03 |
Cameroon |
1-0 |
0-0 |
Senegal |
22 Feb 03 |
| 2 Feb 03 |
Malawi |
0-1 |
0-2 |
Egypt |
23 Feb 03 |
| 2 Feb 03 |
Guinea |
3-0 |
1-2 |
Mozambique |
22 Feb 03 |
| 2 Feb 03 |
Gambia |
1-1 |
1-0 |
Zambia |
22 Feb 03 |
| 16 Feb 03 |
Nigeria (holders) |
3-1 |
1-1 |
South Africa |
1 Mar 03 |
| 1 Mar 03 |
Sierra Leone |
1-0 |
1-1 |
Tunisia |
16 Mar 03 |
| *Ethiopia
progress to the Finals after Kenya withdrew from the second leg |
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| First Round |
1L |
2L |
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Sudan
Sudan withdrew |
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Nigeria (holders) |
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| 21 Dec 02 |
Somalia |
1-4 |
* |
Zambia
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| 22 Dec 02 |
Sierra Leone |
0-0 |
1-1 |
Burkina Faso |
16 Feb 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Algeria |
0-0 |
1-2 |
Tunisia |
12 Jan 03 |
| 21 Dec 02 |
Gabon |
1-0 |
0-2 |
Cameroon |
12 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Senegal |
1-0 |
3-0 |
Morocco |
12 Jan 03 |
| 21 Dec 02 |
Zimbabwe |
2-1 |
0-2 |
Malawi |
11 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Libya |
0-1 |
0-0 |
Egypt |
12 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
0-2 |
0-1 |
Guinea |
12 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Angola |
2-3 |
1-0 |
Mozambique |
12 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Gambia
Gambia won 4-2 pen |
0-1 |
1-0 |
Mali |
12 Jan 03 |
| 22 Dec 02 |
Lesotho |
1-1 |
1-4 |
South Africa |
11 Jan 03 |
| 21 Dec 02 |
Tanzania |
1-1 |
1-5 |
Ethiopia |
12 Jan 03 |
| 21 Dec 02 |
Kenya |
2-0 |
1-2 |
Ghana |
12 Jan 03 |
| * Zambia
qualify to second round after just one-leg following Somalia's request
for one tie decider due to logistical reasons |
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| Preliminary Round |
1L |
2L |
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Uganda
Uganda withdrew |
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Somalia |
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Liberia
Liberia withdrew |
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Sierra Leone |
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Gabon |
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Togo
Togo withdrew |
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Senegal |
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Guinea-Bissau
Guinea-Bissau withdrew |
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Libya |
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Niger
Niger withdrew |
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Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea withdrew |
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Côte d'Ivoire |
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Algeria |
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Mauritania
Mauritania absent |
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| 29 Jun 02 |
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Zimbabwe |
5-1 |
2-0 |
Mauritius |
13 Jul 02 |
| 30 Jun 02 |
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Angola |
5-0 |
6-2 |
São Tomé e Príncipe |
14 Jul 02 |
| 30 Jun 02 |
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Lesotho |
0-0 |
3-0 |
Namibia |
13 Jul 02 |
| 29 Jun 02 |
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Botswana |
0-1 |
0-2 |
Tanzania |
13 Jul 02 |
| 29 Jun 02 |
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Eritrea |
0-0 |
1-3 |
Kenya |
13 Jul 02 |
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| The first named club plays at home in the first leg C
signifies cancellation
P signifies postponement |