1989 African Youth Championship

The African Youth Championship 1989 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

1989 African Youth Championship
Tournament details
Dates30 April 1988 - 14 January 1989
Teams16
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)

Teams

The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):

Preliminary round

Central Africa, Mauritania, Mauritius and Kenya withdrew before playing. As a result, Gabon, Algeria, Madagascar and Lesotho advanced to the next round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  6–4  Senegal 4–0 2–4
Guinea  4–2  Liberia 3–1 1–1
Angola  3–4  Zaire 2–1 1–3

First round

Madagascar, Somalia and Togo withdrew before playing. As a result, Egypt, Ivory Coast and Lesotho advanced to the next round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  (a)2–2  Morocco 1–0 1–2
Algeria  (a)2–2  Tunisia 0–0 2–2
Guinea  3–3(a)  Ghana 3–2 0–1
Zaire  2–2(a)  Nigeria 2–2 0–0
Gabon  2–1  Cameroon 2–0 0–1

Quarterfinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  (a)3–3  Egypt 2–0 1–3
Ghana  3–3 (p: 4–5)  Algeria 3–0 0–3
Nigeria  6–1  Lesotho 4–0 2–1
Gabon  2–4  Ivory Coast 1–0 1–4

Semifinals

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Algeria  1–1(a)  Mali 1–1 0–0
Ivory Coast  2–4  Nigeria 2–2 0–2

Final

Matches were played on 1 January in Bamako, Mali and 14 January in Ibadan, Nigeria.

Team 1 Agg. Team 2 1st leg 2nd leg
Mali  1–4  Nigeria 1–2 0–2

Second final match details:

Nigeria 2 – 0 Mali
 45' Mutiu Adepoju
 75' Jimoh Balogun
 1989 African Youth Championship 

Nigeria
Fourth title

Qualification to World Youth Championship

The two best performing teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.

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