1985 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1984 - 4 May 1985 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (2nd title)
|
| Runners-up |  Tunisia |
The African Youth Championship 1985 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
Preliminary Round:
First Round:
Second Round:
Burkina Faso, Libya and Togo withdrew, meaning Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal qualified for the First Round.
Due to the withdrawal of teams, CAF ruled that both Guinea and Angola qualified for the First Round.
Benin and Senegal did not enter. A bye was therefore given to respectively Guinea and Ivory Coast. Entrants in this round were Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
Ivory Coast entered the tournament.
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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