1987 African Youth Championship
6th African youth football qualification tournament / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1987 African Youth Championship was the 6th edition of the biennial African qualification tournament for the FIFA World Youth Championship which was contested on a home-and-away two-legged basis.
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Tournament details | |
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Dates | 14 June 1986 – 18 April 1987 |
Teams | 15 (from 1 confederation) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Nigeria (3rd title) |
Runners-up | Togo |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 26 |
Goals scored | 67 (2.58 per match) |
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Nigeria successfully defended the title for the second consecutive time by defeating Togo 5–1 in their 3rd straight final, although both teams qualified for the 1987 FIFA World Youth Championship in Chile.