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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Madagascar |
| City | Antananarivo |
| Dates | 28 August - 6 September |
| Teams | 10 (from 3 confederations) |
| Venue(s) | 1 (in 1 host city) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |  Canada (2nd title) |
| Runners-up |  Congo |
| Third place |  Cameroon |
| Fourth place |  Madagascar |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.56 per match) |
Each nation brought their under-20 teams to compete in a group and knockout tournament. The top teams and the best second placed team advanced to the knockout stage of the competition. Canada won the tournament after a penalty shootout with Congo.
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Congo
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3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +2 | 5 |
| Canada
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
 Niger
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3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 |
 Benin
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3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
| Canada | 2 – 0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
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| Niger | 2 – 1 | Benin |
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| Canada | 0 – 0 | Congo |
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| Congo | 1 – 1 | Niger |
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| Benin | 2 – 0 | Canada |
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| Congo | 2 – 0 | Benin |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | +3 | 6 |
 France
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
 Seychelles
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
| Cameroon | 3 – 1 | France |
|---|---|---|
| France | 2 – 1 | Seychelles |
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| Cameroon | 2 – 1 | Seychelles |
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| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madagascar
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2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 |
 Gabon
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 3 |
 Mauritius
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2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Madagascar | 3 – 1 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Gabon | 2 – 1 | Mauritius |
|---|---|---|
| Madagascar | 2 – 0 | Gabon |
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| Semi-finals | Final | ||||
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| Canada | 1 | ||||
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| Cameroon | 0 | ||||
| Canada | 0 (5) | ||||
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| Congo | 0 (3) | ||||
| Congo | 4 | ||||
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| Madagascar | 3 | ||||
| Third place | |||||
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| Cameroon | 2 | ||||
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| Madagascar | 1 | ||||
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Events at the 1997 Jeux de la Francophonie (Antananarivo)
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