1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

The 1991 African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup was a qualifying edition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) into the age-limit raised FIFA U-17 World Championship. The three winners qualified to the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

1991 African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup
Tournament details
Teams25 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Congo
 Ghana
 Sudan
1989
1993

First round

The winner advanced to the Second Round.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Togo  w/o  Benin
Togo  w/o  Benin

Togo advanced after the withdraw of Benin.

Second round

The winners advanced to the Third Round.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Congo  5–1  Togo4–01–1
Algeria  0–1  Mauritania0–00–1
Egypt  1–1 (a)  Tunisia0–01–1
Zimbabwe  0–4  Zambia0–20–2
Uganda  0–2  Sudan0–10–1
Guinea  1–0  Burkina Faso1–00–0
Ghana  3–3 (a)  Sierra Leone2–01–3
Mali  0–1  Senegal0–10–0
Ivory Coast  w/o  Liberia
Cameroon  w/o  Central African Republic
Gabon  w/o  Zaire
Morocco  w/o  Gambia
Congo  4–0  Togo
Togo  1–1  Congo

Congo advanced after 5−1 on aggregate.


Mauritania advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.


Egypt  0–0  Tunisia
Tunisia  1–1  Egypt

Egypt advanced on away goal after 1−1 on aggregate.


Zimbabwe  0–2  Zambia
Zambia  2–0  Zimbabwe

Zambia advanced after 4−0 on aggregate.

Uganda  0–1  Sudan
Sudan  1–0  Uganda

Sudan advanced after 2−0 on aggregate.

Guinea advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.


Ghana advanced on away goal after 3−3 on aggregate.


Mali  0–1  Senegal
Senegal  0–0  Mali

Senegal advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.


Ivory Coast advanced after the withdraw of Liberia.


Cameroon  w/o  Central African Republic

Cameroon advanced after the withdraw of Central African Republic.


Gabon  w/o  Zaire

Gabon advanced after the withdraw of Zaire.


Morocco  w/o  Gambia

Morocco advanced after the withdraw of Gambia.

Third round

The winners advanced to the Fourth Round.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Cameroon  0–1  Gabon0–00–1
Zambia  1–3  Sudan1–00–3
Guinea  0–3  Ghana0–00–3
Congo  w/o  Ivory Coast
Egypt  w/o  Mauritania
Morocco  w/o  Senegal
Cameroon  0–0  Gabon
Gabon  1–0  Cameroon

Gabon advanced after 1−0 on aggregate.


Zambia  1–0  Sudan
Sudan  3–0  Zambia

Sudan advanced after 3−1 on aggregate.


Guinea  0–0  Ghana
Ghana  3–0  Guinea

Ghana advanced after 3−0 on aggregate.


Congo advanced after the withdraw of Ivory Coast.


Egypt advanced after the withdraw of Mauritania.


Morocco advanced after the withdraw of Senegal.

Fourth round

The winners qualified for the 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship.

Team 1Agg.Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Congo  5–1  Gabon5–00–1
Egypt  0–2  Sudan0–00–21
Ghana  4–0  Morocco2–02–01

^1 The second legs were scratched and Sudan and Ghana qualified for the 1991 U-17 FIFA World Cup as Egypt and Morocco were ejected from the competition for using overaged players.

Congo  5–0  Gabon
Gabon  1–0  Congo

Congo qualified after 5−1 on aggregate.


Egypt  0–0  Sudan

Sudan qualified after disqualification of Egypt.


Ghana  2–0  Morocco

Ghana qualified after disqualification of Morocco.

Countries to participate in 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship

The 3 teams which qualified for 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship.[1]

References