1981 African Youth Championship
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 8 June 1980 – 24 April 1981 |
| Teams | 14 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Egypt (1st title)
|
| Runners-up |  Cameroon |
| Third place |  Nigeria |
| Fourth place |  Algeria |
The African Youth Championship 1981 was contested through home and away matches. It also served as qualification for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
The following teams entered the tournament (and played at least one match):
The first leg was played on 8 June 1980. The second leg was held on 22 June 1980. The winners advanced to the First Round.
Guinea, Cameroon, Tunisia, Morocco, Ethiopia, Mauritania, Algeria, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Egypt, Uganda, the Central African Republic and Kenya all received byes to the First Round.
1 Malawi and Benin withdrew.
1 Côte d'Ivoire, Uganda and Kenya withdrew.
1 Central African Republic were forced to withdraw before the 2nd leg due to civil unrest and political trouble in the country.
1 Algeria withdrew.
The first leg were played on 12 April 1981. The second leg were played on ton 26 April 1981.
The two best performing teams qualified for the 1981 FIFA World Youth Championship.
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