| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Seychelles |
| Dates | 17 February – 3 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |  Burkina Faso |
| Third place |  Mali |
| Fourth place | Vacant[a] |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 15 |
| Goals scored | 51 (3.4 per match) |
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The2001African U-17 Championship was the 4th edition (9th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial youthassociation football tournament organized by theConfederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations, consisting of players under the age of 17. This edition took place inSeychelles from 17 February to 3 March, with the finalists and the winning semi-finalist qualifying for the2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
Guinea were disqualified from competing in the final after FIFA suspended its national association a day earlier due to government interference, forcing the final to be postponed by a day and Guinea's semi-final opponentsBurkina Faso competing the final in their place.[1]
Burkina Faso
Cameroon
Ethiopia
Guinea Mali
Mozambique Nigeria
Seychelles (host nation)| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burkina Faso | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | +8 | 6 | |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 4 | |
| 4 | Seychelles(H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 17 | −16 | 0 |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Ethiopia | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mozambique | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | −8 | 0 |
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| Feb 27 -Victoria | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||
| Mar 3 -Victoria | ||||||
| Guinea[1] | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Feb 27 -Victoria | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||
| Nigeria | 1 (4) | |||||
| Mali | 1 (3) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| Mali | - | |||||
| Walkover[b] | ||||||
Following Guinea's disqualification,[1] the match was scratched andMali were awarded third place, with fourth place being declared vacant. The final was played a day later on 3 March, with Guinea's semi-final opponents Burkina Faso contesting the final against Nigeria.
| 2001 CAF Under-17 Championship |
|---|
 Nigeria First/Inaugural title |
The teams below qualified for the2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship.