The 2003 African Youth Championship was an association football tournament for under-20 players (born in 1983 and before). It was held in Burkina Faso from January 4 until January 18. The top four teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2003 | |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Burkina Faso |
| City | Ouagadougou, Bobo Dioulasso |
| Dates | 4–18 January |
| Teams | 8 (from CAF confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Egypt (3rd title) |
| Runners-up |  Ivory Coast |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place |  Burkina Faso |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 43 (2.69 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Emad Moteab (5 goals) |
Qualification edit
Preliminary round edit
The first leg was played on either 6, 7 or 8 April 2002. The second leg was held on either 19, 20 or 21 April 2002. The winners advanced to the First Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Togo 
|
4–1 |  Chad
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
Equatorial Guinea 
|
0–6 |  Gabon
|
0–1 | 0–5 |
Burundi 
|
2–3 |  Tanzania
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
Sudan 
|
4–4(3-4)(PSO) |  Uganda
|
3–1 | 1–3 |
Zimbabwe 
|
3–1 |  Swaziland
|
1–0 | 2–1 |
Namibia 
|
2–3 |  Botswana
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
Guinea-Bissau 
|
w/o |  Liberia
|
w/o | w/o |
Cameroon 
|
w/o |  São Tomé and Príncipe
|
w/o | w/o |
Somalia 
|
w/o |  Kenya
|
w/o | w/o |
Mauritania 
|
w/o |  Sierra Leone
|
w/o | w/o |
Mauritius 
|
w/o |  Madagascar
|
w/o | w/o |
First round edit
The First Round first leg matches were held on 20 and 21 July 2002. The second leg matches were held on 10 and 11 August 2002. The winners qualified for the Second Round.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Angola 
|
1–1(1-4)(PK) | Togo
|
1–0 | 0-1 |
Senegal 
|
3–4 | Gabon
|
1–2 | 2–2 |
Tunisia 
|
7–1 |  Libya
|
5–0 | 2–1 |
| Cameroon
|
4–0 | Tanzania
|
4–0 | 0–0 |
Algeria 
|
0–5 | Ivory Coast
|
0–3 | 0–2 |
Nigeria 
|
6–0 | Somalia
|
6–0 | |
Morocco 
|
2–2 (a) |  Guinea
|
1–0 | 1–2 |
| Egypt
|
3–1 | Uganda
|
3–1 | 0–0 |
Mozambique 
|
4–1 | Botswana
|
3–0 | 1–1 |
Ethiopia 
|
0–2 |  Zambia
|
0–0 | 0–2 |
South Africa 
|
5–0 | Madagascar
|
2–0 | 3–0 |
Ghana 
|
w/o | Guinea-Bissau
|
w/o | w/o |
| Zimbabwe
|
w/o |  Malawi
|
w/o | w/o |
| Mali
|
w/o | Mauritania
|
9 - 1 | w/o |
Second round edit
The Second Round first leg matches were played on 28 and 29 September 2002. The second leg matches was played on 20 October 2002. The winners of the aggregate of the two legs qualified for the Finals.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Togo
|
2–3 | Gabon
|
1–0 | 1–3 |
| Ghana
|
1–1(5-4)(PSO) | Tunisia
|
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon
|
2–3 | Ivory Coast
|
0–1 | 2–2 |
| Nigeria
|
2–3 | Morocco
|
1–2 | 1–1 |
| Mali
|
2–0 | Mozambique
|
1–0 | 1–0 |
| Egypt
|
2–0 | Zimbabwe
|
2–0 | 0–0 |
| Zambia
|
4–4 (a) | South Africa
|
4–1 | 0–3 |
Final tournament edit
The final tournament, consisting of 8 teams, were held from 18 March to 1 April 2003.
Referees edit
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Group stage edit
Group A edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mali
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 5 |
| Burkina Faso
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 |
| Gabon
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 |
| South Africa
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | -4 | 1 |
Group B edit
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 7 |
| Egypt
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 |
| Ghana
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| Morocco
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 1 |
Knock-out stage edit
| Semifinals | Final | ||||||||
| A1 | Mali
| 0 | |||||||
| B2 | Egypt
| 1 | |||||||
| Egypt
| 4 | ||||||||
| Ivory Coast
| 3 | ||||||||
| B1 | Ivory Coast(PSO)
| 0(3) | |||||||
| A2 | Burkina Faso
| 0(1) | Third place | ||||||
| Mali(PSO)
| 1(5) | ||||||||
| Burkina Faso
| 1(4) | ||||||||
Semifinals edit
| Ivory Coast | 0 - 0(3-1)(PSO) | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
Third place edit
| Mali | 1 - 1(5-4)(PSO) | Burkina Faso |
|---|---|---|
Final edit
| Egypt | 4 - 3 (a.e.t.) | Ivory Coast |
|---|---|---|
Emad Moteab  2', 94'Ahmed Fathy 26' (pen)Hosny Abd Rabo 33' |
Romaric 8' Yaya Touré 21'André Saki 44' |
| 2003 African Youth Championship winner |
|---|
 Egypt Third title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship edit
The four best performing teams qualified for the 2003 FIFA World Youth Championship.