2003 African U-17 Championship
The 2003 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Swaziland. The top three teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
| African U-17 Championship 2003 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Swaziland |
| City | Mbabane |
| Dates | 25 May – 8 June |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Cameroon (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Sierra Leone |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Egypt |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 44 (2.75 per match) |
Qualification
Preliminary round
The first leg matches were played on either 29 or 30 June 2002. The second leg matches were played on 14 July 2000. The winners advanced to the first round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Zimbabwe  |
7–1 |  Mauritius |
5–1 | 2–0 |
Angola  |
11–2 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
5–0 | 6–2 |
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3–0 |  Namibia |
0–0 | 3–0 |
Botswana  |
0–3 |  Tanzania |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Eritrea  |
1–3 |  Kenya |
0–0 | 1–3 |
Liberia  |
w/o | Sierra Leone |
– | – |
Algeria  |
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– | – |
Gabon  |
w/o |  Togo |
– | – |
Senegal  |
w/o |  Guinea-Bissau |
– | – |
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w/o |  Niger |
– | – |
Ivory Coast  |
w/o |  Equatorial Guinea |
– | – |
Uganda  |
w/o |  Somalia |
– | – |
First round
The first leg matches were played on either 21 or 22 December 2002. The second leg matches were played on either 11 or 12 January 2003, except for the Burkina Faso vs Sierra Leone match, which was played on 16 February. The winners advanced to the second round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone |
1–1 (a) |  Burkina Faso |
0–0 | 1–1 |
| Algeria |
1–2 |  Tunisia |
0–0 | 1–2 |
| Gabon |
1–2 | Cameroon |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Senegal |
4–0 |  Morocco |
1–0 | 3–0 |
| Zimbabwe |
2–3 |  Malawi |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Libya |
0–1 | Egypt |
0–1 | 0–0 |
| Ivory Coast |
0–3 |  Guinea |
0–2 | 0–1 |
| Angola |
3–3 (a) |  Mozambique |
2–3 | 1–0 |
Gambia  |
1–1 (p 4–2) |  Mali |
0–1 | 1–0 |
| Lesotho |
2–5 |  South Africa |
1–1 | 1–4 |
| Tanzania |
2–6 |  Ethiopia |
1–1 | 1–5 |
| Kenya |
3–2 |  Ghana |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Zambia  |
4–1 | Somalia |
4–1 | [1] |
Sudan  |
w/o | Nigeria |
– | – |
Second round
The matches were played on different dates from 2 February to 15 March. The winners advanced to the finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sierra Leone |
2–1 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 1–1 |
| Cameroon |
1–0 | Senegal |
1–0 | 0–0 |
| Malawi |
0–3 | Egypt |
0–1 | 0–2 |
| Guinea |
4–2 | Mozambique |
3–0 | 1–2 |
| Gambia |
2–1 | Zambia |
1–1 | 1–0 |
| Nigeria |
4–2 | South Africa |
3–1 | 1–1 |
| Ethiopia |
w/o | Kenya |
2–0 | w/o[2] |
Group stage
Group A
Group B
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