Teams 14 Runners-up Cameroon Fourth place Algeria | Champions Egypt (1st title) Third place Nigeria | |
Dates 8 June 1980 – 24 April 1981 | ||
The African Youth Championship 1981 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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Teams
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
Preliminary round
The first leg was played on 8 June 1980. The second leg was held on 22 June 1980. The winners advanced to the First Round. Guinea, Cameroon, Togo, Tunisia, Morocco, Zimbabwe, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Uganda, Central Africa, Kenya all received byes to the First Round.
Final
The first leg were played on 12 April 1981. The second leg were played on ton 26 April 1981.
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
References
1981 African Youth Championship Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA