2005 African Youth Championship
| CAN Junior Coupe d'Afrique des nations juniors 2005 |
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Benin |
| Dates | 15 January - 29 January |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (5th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Egypt
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| Third place |
 Benin
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| Fourth place |
 Morocco
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Top scorer(s) |
Mouhssine Iajour
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The 2005 African Youth Championship was an international football competition that took place between 15 and 29 January 2005. The tournament was hosted by Benin and also served as qualification for the 2005 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Burundi and Mauritius withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively the Republic of Congo and Lesotho.
Republic of Congo, Congo Kinshasa, Ethiopia, Gabon and Tanzania withdrew. A bye was therefore given to respectively Cameroon, Nigeria, Zambia, Ghana and Zimbabwe.
Niger were disqualified by the FIFA. Accusations were made to each other from Lesotho and Zimbabwe of using over-aged players, but no actions were taken.
The following teams qualified for the tournament:
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