1983 African Youth Championship

1983 African Youth Championship
Tournament details
Dates25 July 1982 – 16 April 1983
Teams18 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
Champions Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-up Ivory Coast
Tournament statistics
Matches played45
Goals scored66 (1.47 per match)
1981
1985

The 1983 African Youth Championship was the 4th edition of the biennial African qualification tournament for the FIFA World Youth Championship which was contested on a home and away two-legged basis.

By reaching the final of this edition of the competition, Nigeria and Ivory Coast qualified for the 1983 FIFA World Youth Championship in Mexico, although the former defeated the latter 4–3 on aggregate to claim their inaugural title.