The 14th African Nations U20 Youth Championship 2005

The Finals

15-29 January, Benin

2005 Champions - Nigeria

Nigeria beat defending champions Egypt 2-0.

The U20 African Championship is held every two years and is the CAF qualifying stage for the FIFA World Youth Championship first held in 1977.

Until 1989 the African representatives were determined purely on a qualifying basis with no African title on the line. Since 1991 there has been a qualifying stage and then a final tournament played by 8 teams in a chosen country.

The four semi-finalists qualified for the 2005 World Youth Championship held in the Netherlands from June 10 to July 2.

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Final

29 Jan

Nigeria

2-0

Egypt

Third place match

29 Jan

Morocco

1-1

Benin
Win 5-3 on penalties

Semi-final

26 Jan

Nigeria
Win 5-3 on penalties

2-2

Morocco

26 Jan

Egypt
Win 4-1 on penalties

1-1

Benin

Group Rounds

Group A

15 Jan	Côte d'Ivoire	1-0	Mali
15 Jan	Benin	0-3	Nigeria
18 Jan	Nigeria	3-1	Mali
18 Jan	Côte d'Ivoire	1-4	Benin
22 Jan	Nigeria	1-0	Côte d'Ivoire
22 Jan	Benin	3-3	Mali

	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Nigeria	3	3	0	0	7	1	9
Benin	3	1	1	1	7	7	4
Côte d'Ivoire	3	1	0	2	2	5	3
Mali	3	0	1	2	4	8	1

Group B

16 Jan	Egypt	1-0	Angola
16 Jan	Morocco	2-0	Lesotho
19 Jan	Angola	1-2	Lesotho
19 Jan	Morocco	2-2	Egypt
23 Jan	Angola	0-1	Morocco
23 Jan	Egypt	4-1	Lesotho

	P	W	D	L	F	A	P
Egypt	3	2	1	0	7	3	7
Morocco	3	2	1	0	5	2	7
Lesotho	3	1	0	2	3	7	3
Angola	3	0	0	3	1	4	0

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The 14th African Nations U20 Youth Championship 2005

The Finals

15-29 January, Benin

2005 Champions - Nigeria