2001 Africa Under-21 Football Championship
| 2001 Africa Under-21 Football Championship | |
|---|---|
| African Youth Championship 2001 | |
| Number of nations | 8 (of 37 applicants) |
| African champions |
 Angola (1st title)
|
| venue |
.svg){kind=small} Ethiopia
|
| Opening game | March 18, 2001 |
| Endgame | April 1, 2001 |
| Games | 16 |
| Gates | 46 (⌀: 2.88 per game) |
The 2001 U-21 African Football Championship was the twelfth edition of the tournament for junior football teams (U-21) in Africa organized by the African Football Association (CAF) . The tournament was held from March 18 to April 1, 2001 in Ethiopia . The winner was Angola by a 2: 0 win over Ghana . The two finalists as well as the losing semi-finalists Egypt and the hosts qualified for the 2001 World Junior Championships in Argentina.
Attendees
The following teams qualified for the finals:
mode
The teams first played a preliminary round in two groups of four teams each. The first two in each group qualified for the semi-finals. If there was a tie, extra time and possibly a penalty shoot-out was played there.
Group A
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Ethiopia
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6: 4 | +2 | 4th |
| 2. |
 Egypt
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 2 | +1 | 4th |
| 3. |
 Cameroon
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3: 2 | +1 | 4th |
| 4th |
 South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: 7 | −4 | 1 |
The last preliminary round match between Egypt and Cameroon was canceled when both teams were obviously playing for a draw in order to reach the semi-finals together. Like the game between Ethiopia and South Africa, it was repeated two days later. The winner was second in the group, the result (3: 1 for Egypt) was not included in the rating.
Group B
| Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
 Ghana
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6: 2 | +4 | 7th |
| 2. |
Angola
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4: 3 | +1 | 4th |
| 3. |
 Mali
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3: 3 | ± 0 | 3 |
| 4th |
 Nigeria
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1: 6 | −5 | 1 |
Semifinals
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Ethiopia
|
2: 5 |
Angola
|
|
Ghana
|
1: 1 6: 5 i. E. |
Egypt
|
Third place game
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Ethiopia
|
0: 3 |
Egypt
|
final
The final was held on April 1, 2001.
| Result | ||
|---|---|---|
|
Ghana
|
0: 2 |
Angola
|
Angola became African champions for the first time with two goals from Loló .
World Championship
Angola , Ghana , Egypt and Ethiopia qualified for the 2001 World Junior Championship in Argentina. There Angola finished its preliminary group ahead of the Czech Republic , Australia and Japan as group winners. In the round of 16, the African champions were eliminated against the Netherlands . The best African nation was Ghana, which was also able to win its group ahead of France , Paraguay and Iran . After victories against Ecuador in the round of 16 and Brazil in the quarter-finals, Ghana prevailed against Egypt in the semi-finals, but lost to the hosts in the final . Egypt had finished their preliminary group in second behind Argentina and was able to prevail in the round of 16 against the USA and in the quarter-finals against the Netherlands. Egypt finished third with a victory over Paraguay. Ethiopia closed the preliminary round behind Costa Rica , Ecuador and the Netherlands in last place.
Web links
- African U-21 Championship 2001 on rsssf.com (English)