Under-17 CAN: Ghana in Semis

May 24, 1999

Conakry, Guinea (PANA) - The semi-finals of the third Under-17 African Nations Cup will be played Thursday at the 28 September Stadium in Conakry, Guinea, between Cameroon and Ghana, and Mali and Burkina Faso.


At the end of qualifying matches Sunday, Cameroon led in Group A with 5 points, followed by Burkina Faso.


In Group B, Mali beat Angola 2-1, clinching its first victory in the tournament, while Ghana was beaten by Nigeria by the same margin.


The following are the results: [ST] Group A Guinea-Cameroon 1-1 Zimbabwe-Burkina 0-0 Cameroon-Burkina 0-0 Zimbabwe-Guinea 0-4 Cameroon-Zimbabwe 2-1 Burkina-Guinea 2-1 Ranking:


P W D L GF GA GD Pts

Cameroon 3 1 2 0 3 2 '1 5


Burkina 3 1 2 0 2 1 '1 5


Guinea 3 1 1 1 6 2 '4 4


Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 1 6 -5 1


Group B Mali-Nigeria 3-3 Ghana-Angola 3-0 Nigeria-Angola 0-1 Ghana-Mali 0-0 Nigeria-Ghana 2-1 Angola-Mali 1-2 Ranking:

P W D L GF GA GD Pts


Mali 3 1 2 0 5 4 '1 5


Ghana 3 1 1 1 4 2 '2 4


Nigeria 3 1 1 1 6 5 '1 4


Angola 3 1 0 2 2 5 -3 3 [ET]