1995 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Nigeria |
| Dates | 28 January – 8 February |
| Teams | 8 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burundi |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Mali |
← 1993 1997 → | |
The African Youth Championship 1995 was a soccer tournament held in Nigeria. It also served as qualification for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Qualification
Preliminary round
Benin, Botswana, Cape Verde, Congo, Liberia, Mauritania and Swaziland withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Lesotho, Guinea-Bissau, Togo, Burkina Faso, Sierra Leone and Madagascar advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Malawi 
|
1–3 | Burundi
|
1–2 | 0–1 |
Angola 
|
6–1 |  Niger
|
3–0 | 3–1 |
First round
Kenya, Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Uganda, Zaire and Zimbabwe withdrew. As a result, Cameroon, Mauritius, Morocco, Burundi, Zambia and Ethiopia advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Egypt 
|
3–2 |  Sudan
|
2–0 | 1–2 |
Togo 
|
1–1(a) | Angola
|
1–1 | 0–0 |
South Africa 
|
4–3 |  Lesotho
|
3–2 | 1–1 |
Ghana 
|
7–1 |  Burkina Faso
|
5–1 | 2–0 |
Tunisia 
|
1–1 (p: 4–5) | Mali
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
Ivory Coast 
|
0–1 |  Senegal
|
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria
|
5–1 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
3–0 | 2–1 |
Guinea 
|
3–1 |  Algeria
|
2–0 | 1–1 |
Second round
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
0–3 | Burundi
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon
|
5–4 | Angola
|
4–1 | 1–3 |
Mauritius 
|
3–2 | South Africa
|
2–1 | 1–1 |
Ethiopia 
|
0–0 (p: 3–4) |  Zambia
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
| Ghana
|
0–0 (p: 3–4) | Mali
|
0–0 | 0–0 |
Morocco 
|
0–3 | Senegal
|
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Nigeria
|
both through | Guinea
|
2–0 | 1–0 |
Guinea also went through to the main tournament because Nigeria would qualify as host.
Teams
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Group stage
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Nigeria (H)
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 7 | |
| 3 | Zambia
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Guinea
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
| 28 January | Nigeria
|
3–3 | Mali
|
| Guinea
|
2–2 | Zambia
| |
| 30 January | Mali
|
2–1 | Zambia
|
| Nigeria
|
1–0 | Guinea
| |
| 1 February | Mali
|
3–0 | Guinea
|
| Nigeria
|
2–1 | Zambia
|
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cameroon
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Burundi
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Mauritius
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 | Senegal
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
| 31 January | Cameroon
|
0–0 | Senegal
|
| Mauritius
|
1–2 | Burundi
| |
| 2 February | Senegal
|
1–1 | Burundi
|
| Cameroon
|
3–1 | Mauritius
| |
| 4 February | Senegal
|
1–2 | Mauritius
|
| Cameroon
|
1–0 | Burundi
|
Semifinals
Third place match
Final
| 1995 African Youth Championship |
|---|
 Cameroon First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1995 FIFA World Youth Championship.