1985 Africa Under-21 Football Championship
1985 Africa Under-21 Football Championship | |
---|---|
African Youth Championship 1985 | |
Number of nations | 23 |
African champions |
![]() |
Opening game | 2nd September 1984 |
Tournament end | May 4th 1985 |
Games | 34 |
Gates | 77 (⌀: 2.26 per game) |
The 1985 U-21 African Football Championship was the fourth edition of the tournament for junior football national teams (U-21) in Africa organized by the African Football Association (CAF) . The tournament began on September 2, 1984 and ended on May 4, 1985. The winner was Nigeria . The tournament winner qualified together with the defeated finalist Tunisia for the Junior World Championship 1985 in the Soviet Union.
mode
The tournament was played in a knockout system with two legs. In the event of a tie, the away goal rule decided on progress. If there was also a tie, a penalty shoot- out was carried out without extra time .
Preliminary round
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
September 9-23, 1984 |
![]() |
2: 3 |
![]() |
1-0 | 1: 3 |
September 2/19, 1984 |
![]() |
(a) | 2: 2
![]() |
2: 1 | 0: 1 |
September 16-30, 1984 |
![]() |
1-0 |
![]() |
1-0 | 0-0 |
September 16-30, 1984 |
![]() |
0: 8 |
![]() |
0: 3 | 0: 5 |
![]() |
: |
![]() |
: | : | |
![]() |
: |
![]() |
: | : | |
![]() |
: |
![]() |
: | : |
Togo, Burkina Faso and Libya withdrew their teams. All other teams had no play.
Round of 16
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
4th / 18th November 1984 |
![]() |
0: 0 3: 2 i. E. |
![]() |
0-0 | 0-0 |
3rd / 17th November 1984 |
![]() |
3: 1 |
![]() |
2-0 | 1: 1 |
3rd / 18th November 1984 |
![]() |
2: 1 |
![]() |
2-0 | 0: 1 |
4th / 18th November 1984 |
![]() |
5-0 |
![]() |
3-0 | 2-0 |
4th / 18th November 1984 |
![]() |
4: 3 |
![]() |
4: 2 | 0: 1 |
4th / 18th November 1984 |
![]() |
5: 3 |
![]() |
2: 2 | 3: 1 |
![]() |
: |
![]() |
: | : | |
![]() |
: |
![]() |
: | : |
Senegal and Benin withdrew their teams.
Quarter finals
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
December 16, 1984 / January 13, 1985 |
![]() |
1: 3 |
![]() |
0-0 | 1: 3 |
December 30, 1984 / January 13, 1985 |
![]() |
1: 2 |
![]() |
1-0 | 0: 2 |
December 19, 1984 / January 13, 1985 |
![]() |
4: 5 |
![]() |
3-0 | 1: 5 |
December 16, 1984 / January 13, 1985 |
![]() |
3: 1 |
![]() |
1: 1 | 2-0 |
Semifinals
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
March 17/31, 1985 |
![]() |
(a) | 1: 1
![]() |
1: 1 | 0-0 |
March 10/31, 1985 |
![]() |
4: 1 |
![]() |
3-0 | 1: 1 |
final
date | total | First leg | Return leg | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
April 21 / May 4, 1985 |
![]() |
2: 3 |
![]() |
1: 1 | 1: 2 |
Result
Nigeria and Tunisia qualified for the 1985 World Junior Championship in the Soviet Union. There, Nigeria finished second in its preliminary group behind the hosts . After beating Mexico in the quarter-finals , the African champions were eliminated in the semi-finals against eventual world champions Brazil . Tunisia only finished last in its preliminary group behind Bulgaria , Colombia and Hungary .
Web links
- African U-21 Championship 1985 on rsssf.com (English)