Tournament details | |
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Host country | Ghana |
Dates | 21 February - 7 March |
Teams | 8 |
Final positions | |
Champions |
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The 1999 African Youth Championship was the tenth edition of the continental Under-20 football competition, held in Ghana. It also served as qualification for the 1999 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Gambia and Namibia withdrew before playing. A bye was therefore given to respectively Burkina Faso and Malawi. Mauritania withdrew after one match and Libya went through.
Burkina Faso withdrew before playing. A bye was therefore given to Nigeria.
The following teams qualified for tournament: