1983 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 25 July 1982 - 16 April 1983 |
| Teams | 18 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (1st title) |
| Runners-up |
 Ivory Coast |
The African Youth Championship 1983 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
Preliminary Round
Burkina Faso, Central Africa, Congo, Ethiopia, Ghana, Libya, Mauritius and Senegal (Senegal lost one match to Gambia 0-2) did not play in this round. This meant a bye was given to respectively Ivory Coast, Gabon, Angola, Sudan, Togo, Morocco, Swaziland and Gambia. Liberia won against Guinea (home 2-2 and away 2-1), but were disqualified due to using ineligible players. All in all, not a single teams actually qualified for the next round on its own results.
First Round
Swaziland withdrew after losing a match to Zimbabwe (1-5). Equatorial Guinea were disqualified after using ineligible players against Ivory Coast (they had already lost 4-1).
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sudan  |
2–4 |  Egypt |
1–1 | 1–3 |
Guinea  |
3–2 |  Togo |
2–1 | 1–1 |
Gabon  |
0–3 | Nigeria |
0–1 | 0–2 |
Angola  |
1–3 |  Cameroon |
0–1 | 1–2 |
Gambia  |
1–2 |  Algeria |
0–0 | 1–2 |
Morocco  |
4–0 |  Tunisia |
4–0 | 0–0 |
Quarterfinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt |
1–1 (p: 7–8) | Guinea |
1–0 | 0–1 |
| Nigeria |
3–2 |  Zimbabwe |
3–1 | 0–1 |
| Cameroon |
2–5 | Ivory Coast |
0–2 | 2–3 |
| Algeria |
(a)3–3 | Morocco |
2–0 | 1–3 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea |
2–3 | Nigeria |
2–1 | 0–2 |
| Ivory Coast |
(a)2–2 | Algeria |
1–0 | 1–2 |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
3–4 | Nigeria |
2–2 | 1–2 |
| 1983 African Youth Championship |
|---|
Nigeria First title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship.