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2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesTunisia (North Zone)
Senegal (West A Zone)
Benin (West B Zone)
Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone)
Tanzania (Central-East Zone)
South Africa (South Zone)
Dates20 November – 27 December 2020
Teams47 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played66
Goals scored164 (2.48 per match)
Top scorer(s)Tanzania Abdul Hamisi Suleiman
Uganda Ivan Bogere (5 goals each)
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The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Players born 1 January 2001 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Mauritania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]

Teams

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47 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Mauritania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.

This was the first edition in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament.[2]

Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
North Zone
(UNAF) 		2 spot
West A Zone
(WAFU-UFOA A) 		1 spot
+ hosts
West B Zone
(WAFU-UFOA B) 		2 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC) 		2 spots
Central-East Zone
(CECAFA) 		2 spots
South Zone
(COSAFA) 		2 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (H): Qualifying tournament hosts
  • (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results

Schedule

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The qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone.[3] The final arrangements of the zonal qualifiers were decided later due to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The schedule of each qualifying zone was as follows.

Zone Group stage Knockout stage
West A Zone 20–25 November 2020 27–29 November 2020
Central-East Zone 22–27 November 2020 30 November–2 December 2020
Originally set to be played at the beginning of October/November 2020 in Sudan
South Zone 3–9 December 2020 11–13 December 2020
Originally set to be played in Mauritius in the same time period
West B Zone 5–12 December 2020 15–19 December 2020
Originally from 12 to 26 September 2020 in Burkina Faso
Central Zone 15–19 December 2020 22 December 2020
Postponed, originally set to be played at the beginning of/mid October 2020
North Zone 15–27 December 2020 —

North Zone

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Main article: 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament

Tunisia hosted the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, between 15 and 27 December 2020. The matches were played at Radès (Stade Olympique de Radès) and Tunis (Stade El Menzah).

The draw for the fixtures was held on 30 November 2020.[5] The five teams were placed in one group, with the winners and the runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
2  Tunisia (H) 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Libya 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Algeria 3 0 1 2 1 3 −2 1
5  Egypt 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 19 December 2020, Egypt were forced to withdraw from the competition after they were unable to play their first two matches due to a number of players testing positive for the SARS-2 coronavirus. After their withdrawal from the competition, Egypt's results were deleted from the calculations of the final group rankings.[6][7]
Tunisia 1–1 Algeria
  • Ben Lamin 33'
 Report
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Libya Voided
(2–0 (awarded))[note 1])		 Egypt
Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Egypt Voided
(0–2 (awarded))[note 1])		 Tunisia
Algeria 0–1 Morocco
Report
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Morocco 0–0 Tunisia
Report
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim Al-Shalmani (Libya)
Libya 1–0 Algeria
 Report
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Algeria Cancelled Egypt
Morocco 1–1 Libya
 Report
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Egypt Cancelled Morocco

West A Zone

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Senegal hosted the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-20 Championship between 20 and 29 November 2020. The matches were played at Thiès (Stade Lat-Dior) and Pikine (Stade Al Djigo).[9]

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

Group stage

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The draw for the group stage was held on 6 November 2020.[10][11] The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal (H) 2 1 1 0 6 2 +4 4 Semi-finals
2  Gambia 2 1 0 1 3 6 −3 3
3  Sierra Leone 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Senegal 1–1 Sierra Leone
 Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakaté (Mali)
Gambia 1–5 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Bonifacio Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Sierra Leone 1–2 Gambia
 Report
Referee: Younousa Camara (Guinea)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Guinea 3 3 0 0 6 1 +5 9 Semi-finals
2  Guinea-Bissau 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Mali 3 1 0 2 2 5 −3 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 0 3 0 3 −3 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Mali 0–2
(awarded)[note 2]		 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Elhadji Amadou Sy (Senegal)
Guinea 1–0 Mauritania
 Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Guinea 3–1 Mali
 Report
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mauritania 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Mali 1–0 Mauritania
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Guinea 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
27 November – Thiès
 
 
 Guinea1
 
29 November – Thiès
 
 Gambia2
 
 Gambia (p)2 (4)
 
27 November – Thiès
 
 Senegal2 (3)
 
 Senegal (p)0 (5)
 
 
 Guinea-Bissau0 (4)
 

Semi-finals

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Guinea 1–2 Gambia
 Report
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Senegal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea-Bissau
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)

Final

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Winner qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Gambia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
 Report
Penalties
 4–3
Referee: Mohamed Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

West B Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Burkina Faso, but were later shifted to Togo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the matches scheduled to be played between 18 November–2 December. On 7 November, Togo announced that they would not be able to host the tournament due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, with the outbreak located in the Lomé area.[13]

On 17 November, it was announced that the regional qualifiers would now be played in Benin between 5 and 19 December. The draw was also announced on the same day. The matches were played at Porto-Novo (Stade Charles de Gaulle) and Cotonou (Stade René Pleven).[14][15]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group stage

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The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Niger 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5 Semi-finals
2  Burkina Faso 3 1 2 0 2 1 +1 5
3  Benin (H) 3 1 0 2 2 2 0 3
4  Togo 3 0 2 1 2 4 −2 2
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Benin 0–1 Niger
Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Togo 1–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Referee: Abubakar Nuruddeen (Nigeria)
Benin 2–0 Togo
 Report
Referee: Benjamin Sefah (Ghana)
Niger 0–0 Burkina Faso
Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)
Burkina Faso 1–0 Benin
 Report
Referee: Benjamin Sefah (Ghana)
Niger 1–1 Togo
 Report
Referee: Abubakar Nuruddeen (Nigeria)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ivory Coast 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4 Semi-finals
2  Ghana 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3  Nigeria 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Nigeria 1–1 Ivory Coast
 Report
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo), replaced by Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)(46')
Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Vincent Kaboré (Burkina Faso)
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ghana
 Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
15 December – Stade de Gaulle
 
 
 Niger0 (3)
 
19 December – Stade de Gaulle
 
 Ghana (p)0 (5)
 
 Ghana2
 
15 December – Stade de Gaulle
 
 Burkina Faso1
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
 
 Burkina Faso4
 
Third place
 
 
18 December – Stade de Gaulle
 
 
 Niger0
 
 
 Ivory Coast2

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Niger 0–0 (a.e.t.) Ghana
Report
Penalties
 3–5
Referee: Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)
Ivory Coast 1–4 Burkina Faso
 Report
Referee: Raphiou Ligali (Benin)

Third place match

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Niger 0–2 Ivory Coast
Referee: Vincent Kaboré (Burkina Faso)

Final

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Ghana 2–1 Burkina Faso
 Report
Referee: Clement Franklin Kpan (Ivory Coast)

Central Zone

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The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 15 and 22 December 2020. The matches were played at Malabo (Estadio de Malabo).[16][17]

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group stage

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The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The winners of each group qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Central African Republic 1 1 0 0 2 1 +1 3 Final and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
2  Equatorial Guinea (H) 1 0 0 1 1 2 −1 0
3  Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[18]
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Equatorial Guinea Cancelled Chad
Central African Republic 2–1 Equatorial Guinea
 Report
Referee: Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Chad Cancelled Central African Republic

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Cameroon 2 1 1 0 4 2 +2 4 Final and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
2  Congo 2 1 0 1 3 4 −1 3
3  DR Congo 2 0 1 1 2 3 −1 1
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Cameroon 1–1 DR Congo
 Report
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Congo 1–3 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Liberato Nve Esimi Avomo (Equatorial Guinea)
DR Congo 1–2 Congo
 Report
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Final

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Central African Republic 0–3 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Central-East Zone

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Main article: 2020 CECAFA U-20 Championship

The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Sudan in October–November 2020 but were then later shifted and held in Tanzania between 22 November–2 December 2020.[19] The matches were played at Karatu (Black Rhino Academy) and Arusha (Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium).[20]

All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

Group stage

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All the 11 teams were drawn into 3 groups, 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Tanzania (H) 2 2 0 0 14 2 +12 6 Semi-finals
2  Djibouti 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 3
3  Somalia 2 0 0 2 2 10 −8 0
4  Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[a]
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Notes:
  1. ^ On 14 November 2020, Rwanda withdrew from the qualifiers after discussions between their sports ministry and the education ministry. The statement issued read that "Since after a long time in break due to the COVID-19, schools have just reopened and the students can't miss the school for the competition. Most of the U-20 players are students who need to be in school."[21]
Tanzania 6–1 Djibouti
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Djibouti 2–1 Somalia
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Somalia 1–8 Tanzania
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Semi-finals
2  South Sudan 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4
3  Burundi 2 0 0 2 1 10 −9 0
4  Eritrea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew[20]
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
South Sudan 0–0 Uganda
Report
Referee: Saddam Mansour (Djibouti)
Uganda 6–1 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
Burundi 0–4 South Sudan
Report
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Kenya 2 2 0 0 5 1 +4 6 Semi-finals
2  Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3  Sudan 2 0 0 2 3 5 −2 0
Source: CECAFA
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Ethiopia 0–3 Kenya
Report
Referee: Martin Sanya (Tanzania)
Sudan 2–3 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Florentina Zablon (Tanzania)
Kenya 2–1 Sudan
 Report
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  South Sudan 2 1 1 0 4 0 +4 4 Semi-finals
2 C  Ethiopia 2 1 0 1 3 5 −2 3
3 A  Djibouti 2 1 0 1 3 7 −4 3
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
30 November – Karatu
 
 
 Uganda3
 
2 December – Karatu
 
 Kenya1
 
 Uganda4
 
30 November – Karatu
 
 Tanzania1
 
 Tanzania1
 
 
 South Sudan0
 
Third place
 
 
2 December – Karatu
 
 
 Kenya1
 
 
 South Sudan2

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Uganda 3–1 Kenya
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Tanzania 1–0 South Sudan
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

Third place match

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Kenya 1–2 South Sudan
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Martin Saanya (Tanzania)

Final

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Uganda 4–1 Tanzania
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

South Zone

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Main article: 2020 COSAFA U-20 Cup

The COSAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Mauritius, but were later shifted to South Africa after Mauritius withdrew as hosts due to the COVID-19 regulations.[22] The matches were played at Port Elizabeth (Wolfson Stadium, Gelvandale Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium).

All times are local, SAST (UTC+2).

Group stage

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The group stage was played in 3 groups as a round-robin, where the group winners and the best runner up advanced to the semi-finals.[23][24]

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7 Semi-finals
2  South Africa (H) 3 1 2 0 9 2 +7 5
3  Zimbabwe 3 1 1 1 6 5 +1 4
4  Lesotho 3 0 0 3 1 12 −11 0
Source: COSAFA.com
(H) Hosts


Mozambique 1–0 Lesotho
 Report
South Africa 2–2 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Mozambique 2–0 Zimbabwe
 Report
Referee: Ishmael Chizinga (Malawi)
South Africa 7–0 Lesotho
 Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)
South Africa 0–0 Mozambique
Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Zimbabwe 4–1 Lesotho
 Report
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 3 3 0 0 5 0 +5 9 Semi-finals
2  Namibia 3 2 0 1 3 2 +1 6
3  Malawi 3 1 0 2 2 4 −2 3
4  Comoros 3 0 0 3 0 4 −4 0
Source: COSAFA.com


Malawi 1–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)
Zambia 1–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Zambia 2–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Malawi 1–2 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Zambia 2–0 Malawi
 Report
Namibia 1–0 Comoros
 Report
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Angola 2 1 0 1 4 1 +3 3 Semi-finals
2  Eswatini 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3  Botswana 2 1 0 1 1 4 −3 3
Source: COSAFA.com


Angola 0–1 Eswatini
Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)
Botswana 0–4 Angola
Report
Botswana 1–0 Eswatini
 Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 B  Namibia 2 1 0 1 2 2 0 3 Semi-finals
2 C  Eswatini 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3 A  South Africa 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 2
Source: COSAFA.com
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December – Wolfson Stadium
 
 
 Angola0
 
13 December – Nelson Mandela Bay
 
 Namibia1
 
 Namibia0
 
11 December – Wolfson Stadium
 
 Mozambique1
 
 Mozambique0 (5)
 
 
 Zambia0 (4)
 
Third place
 
 
13 December – Nelson Mandela Bay
 
 
 Angola2
 
 
 Zambia1

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Angola 0–1 Namibia
Report
Mozambique 0–0 Zambia
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Third place match

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Angola 2–1 Zambia
 Report
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)

Final

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Namibia 0–1 Mozambique
Report
Referee: Abongile Tom (South Africa)

Qualified teams

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The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.

Team Zone Qualified on Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1
only final tournament era (since 1991)
 Mauritania (hosts) West A Zone 28 September 2018[1] 0 (debut)
 Gambia West A Zone 29 November 2020 2 (2007, 2011)
 Uganda Central-East Zone 30 November 2020 0 (debut)
 Tanzania Central-East Zone 30 November 2020 0 (debut)
 Namibia South Zone 11 December 2020 0 (debut)
 Mozambique South Zone 11 December 2020 0 (debut)
 Ghana West B Zone 15 December 2020 11 (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019)
 Burkina Faso West B Zone 15 December 2020 3 (2003, 2007, 2019)
 Central African Republic Central Zone 17 December 2020 0 (debut)
 Cameroon Central Zone 19 December 2020 9 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017)
 Morocco North Zone 24 December 2020 4 (1993, 1997, 2003, 2005)
 Tunisia North Zone 27 December 2020 0 (debut)
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

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There were 164 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.48 goals per match.

5 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Notes

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  1. ^ a b The UNAF qualifiers match between Libya and Egypt, and Egypt and Tunisia, to be played on 15 December and 18 December respectively, but were scratched as Egypt were unable to field 15 players due to their squad members testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus. Subsequently, Libya and Tunisia were awarded a technical 2–0 victory by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[8]
  2. ^ The West A Zone group stage match between Mali and Guinea-Bissau to be played on 21 November 2020, 16:00 GMT, at Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, could not be played due to eight players from Mali testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus. Mali thus were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match and subsequently Guinea-Bissau were awarded a technical 2–0 victory by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[12]

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