The 1997 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Botswana. It also served as CAF's qualifier for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship in Egypt, who automatically qualified as host. As Egypt won this tournament, third placed-team Ghana qualified.
Qualification
Qualified teams
Group stage
Group A
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Group B
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Knock-out stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
 Egypt | 1 | |||||
| May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
 Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
| Egypt | 1 | |||||
| May 21 - Gaborone | ||||||
 Mali | 0 | |||||
 Ghana | 1 | |||||
| Mali | 2 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| May 24 - Gaborone | ||||||
| Ethiopia | 0 | |||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
For winning their semi-final, Mali qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
Third place match
For winning the third place match, Ghana qualified for the 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship with Ethiopia missing out.
Final
Winners
| 1997 CAF Under-17 Championship |
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 Egypt First title |
Countries to participate in 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship
The 3 teams which qualified for 1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
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