The African Youth Championship 2007 was held in the Republic of the Congo. It also served as qualification for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Qualification

Preliminary round

Cape Verde, Swaziland and Uganda withdrew. As a result, Senegal, Mozambique and Zimbabwe advanced to the next round.

First round

Benin and DR Congo withdrew. As a result, Tunisia and Burkina Faso advanced to the next round.

Second round

Squads

Teams

The following teams qualified for the tournament:

Group stage

Group A

January 20, 2007 January 23, 2007 January 26, 2007

Group B

January 21, 2007 January 24, 2007 January 27, 2007

Knockout stages

Semifinals

January 30, 2007

Third place play-off

February 2, 2007

Finals

February 3, 2007

Winner

Top scorers

Qualifiers for the 2007 FIFA U-20 World Cup