2007 African U-17 Championship
# 2007 African U-17 Championship

The 2007 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Togo. For the first time, the top four teams qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup (because of his expansion from 16 teams to 24) instead of three, as it has been on previous tournaments.

## Qualification

### Qualified teams

* Burkina Faso
* Eritrea
* Gabon
* Ghana
* Nigeria
* South Africa
* Togo (host nation)
* Tunisia

## Group stage

### Group A

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Togo | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 5 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| South Africa | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Gabon | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |

### Group B

| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Nigeria | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 9 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals and qualified for the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| Eritrea | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 17 | -17 | 0 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup |

## Winners

* 2007 CAF Under-17 Championship
* Nigeria Second title
