title: 2005 African U-17 Championship
text: # 2005 African U-17 Championship
  
  The 2005 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Gambia. The top three teams qualified for the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship.
  
  ## Qualification
  
  ### Qualified teams
  
  * Burkina Faso
  * Gambia (host nation)
  * Ghana
  * Ivory Coast
  * Mali
  * Nigeria
  * South Africa
  * Zimbabwe
  
  ## Group stage
  
  ### Group A
  
  | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Status |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals |
  | Gambia | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 6 | Advanced to the semifinals |
  | Mali | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
  | Burkina Faso | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 | Eliminated and missed out on the 2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship |
  