1985 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 2 September 1984 - 4 May 1985 |
| Teams | 17 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |
 Tunisia |
The African Youth Championship 1985 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.
Teams
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
|
Preliminary Round: |
First Round: Second Round: |
Preliminary Round
Burkina Faso, Libya and Togo did not enter. A bye was therefore given to respectively Benin, Ethiopia and Senegal.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Gambia  |
2–3 |  Ghana |
1–0 | 1–3 |
Guinea  |
2–2 |  Angola |
2–1 | 0–1 |
Sudan  |
1–0 |  Uganda |
1–0 | 0–0 |
Mozambique  |
0–8 |  Zambia |
0–3 | 0–5 |
Guinea and Angola both went through to the next round.
First Round
Benin and Senegal did not enter. A bye was therefore given to respectively Guinea and Ivory Coast. Entrants in this round were Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ethiopia, Morocco, Nigeria, Tunisia and Zimbabwe.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
0–0 (p: 3–2) |  Algeria |
0–0 | 0–0 |
Morocco  |
3–1 |  Egypt |
2–0 | 1–1 |
| Nigeria |
2–1 | Ghana |
2–0 | 0–1 |
Cameroon  |
5–0 | Angola |
3–0 | 2–0 |
Zimbabwe  |
4–3 | Sudan |
4–2 | 0–1 |
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5–3 | Zambia |
2–2 | 3–1 |
Quarterfinals
Ivory Coast entered the tournament.
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Guinea |
1–3 |  Ivory Coast |
0–0 | 1–3 |
| Morocco |
1–2 | Tunisia |
1–0 | 0–2 |
| Cameroon |
4–5 | Nigeria |
3–0 | 1–5 |
| Ethiopia |
3–1 | Zimbabwe |
1–1 | 2–0 |
Semifinals
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast |
1–1(a) | Tunisia |
1–1 | 0–0 |
| Nigeria |
4–1 | Ethiopia |
3–0 | 1–1 |
Final
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tunisia |
2–3 | Nigeria |
1–1 | 1–2 |
| 1985 African Youth Championship |
|---|
Nigeria Second title |
Qualification to World Youth Championship
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1985 FIFA World Youth Championship.