1987 African Youth Championship
The African Youth Championship 1987 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 14 June 1986 - 18 April 1987 |
| Teams | 15 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Togo |
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
Preliminary round
Angola were disqualified for fielding overaged players. Other pairings were: Swaziland vs Mauritius, Lesotho vs Mozambique, Egypt vs Sudan, Ghana vs Gabon, Gambia vs Togo, Mauritania vs Algeria. It might be possible that most of the eliminated teams withdrew however so their opponents advanced to the next round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Uganda  |
1–3 |  Somalia |
1–2 | 0–1 |
Angola  |
awd |  Zambia |
1-1 | awd |
First round
Ghana and Zimbabwe were disqualified due to using ineligible players. Ethiopia withdrew after playing one match.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia |
DSQ |  Zimbabwe |
1–0 | 0–4 |
Egypt  |
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4–0 | walkover |
| Zambia |
2–3 | Nigeria |
2–2 | 0–1 |
Guinea  |
1–2 |  Tunisia |
0–1 | 1–1 |
| Togo |
DSQ |  Ghana |
0–2 | 1–1 |
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0–6 |  Morocco |
0–2 | 0–4 |
Cameroon  |
2–3 |  Ivory Coast |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Mauritius  |
w/o 1 |  Mozambique |
- | - |
1 Mauritius withdrew before playing.
Quarterfinals
Mozambique withdrew before playing so Somalia received a bye.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mozambique |
walkover | Somalia |
walkover | walkover |
| Nigeria |
5–2 | Egypt |
4–0 | 1–2 |
| Tunisia |
1–1(a) | Togo |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Ivory Coast |
2–3 | Morocco |
2–0 | 0–3 |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo |
1–5 | Nigeria |
1–2 | 0–3 |
| 1987 African Youth Championship |
|---|
Nigeria Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship.