Dates 15 January - 29 January Teams 8 (from 1 confederation) | ||
The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Contents
Preliminary Round
Burundi and Mauritius withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively the Republic of Congo and Lesotho.
First Round
Republic of Congo, Congo Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe.
Second Round
Niger were disqualified by the FIFA. Accusations were made to each other from Lesotho and Zimbabwe of using over-aged players, but no actions were taken.
Squads
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Murder of Samiou Yessoufou
Beninese goalkeeper Samiou Yessoufou was murdered by irate fans following Benin's 3-0 defeat at the hands of Nigeria.