1989 African Youth Championship

1989 African Youth Championship
Tournament details
Dates30 April 1988 – 14 January 1989
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (4th title)
Runners-up Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played30
Goals scored82 (2.73 per match)
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1991

The 1989 African Youth Championship was the 7th edition of the biennial African qualification tournament for the FIFA World Youth Championship, contested on a home and away two-legged basis.

Nigeria reached the final and defended their title for the third consecutive time and the fourth time overall by defeating Mali 4–1 on aggregate, although both teams qualified for the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship in Saudi Arabia.