2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Egypt (North Zone) Liberia (West A Zone) Togo (West B Zone) Congo (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) Mozambique (South Zone) |
| Dates | 15 September – 26 November |
| Teams | 48 |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 73 |
| Goals scored | 207 (2.84 per match) |
← 2023 2027 →
All statistics correct as of 30 October 2024. | |
The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is a men's under-20 football competition that decides the participating teams of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Players born on 1 January 2005 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams will qualify to play in the final tournament.[1][2][3]
Teams
[edit]| Zone | Spots | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Zone (UNAF) |
2 spots | ||
| West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) |
2 spots | ||
| 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.
- (W): Withdrew after draw
North Zone
[edit]The 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament, which also serves as the qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, will take place between 14 and 26 November in Egypt. The five teams will be placed in one group, with the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the final tournament.
All times are local, EST, CAT (UTC+2).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Algeria
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 |  Egypt (H)
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Libya
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Morocco
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 5 |  Tunisia
|
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
West A Zone
[edit]The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Liberia with the matches played between 15 and 28 September 2024. The matches were played at Monrovia, Liberia.
Group stage
[edit]The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sierra Leone
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Guinea
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Liberia (H)
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Guinea-Bissau
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
| Guinea-Bissau | 1–3 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
| Sierra Leone | 3–1 | Liberia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Senegal
|
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Gambia
|
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  Mali
|
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 |
Mauritania was also drawn into this group, but withdrew before playing.[4]
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 25 September – Monrovia | ||||||
| Sierra Leone | 3 | |||||
| 28 September – Monrovia | ||||||
| Gambia | 0 | |||||
| Sierra Leone | 0 | |||||
| 25 September – Monrovia | ||||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||
| Senegal | 2 | |||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 28 September – Monrovia | ||||||
| Gambia | 3 | |||||
| Guinea | 0 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Sierra Leone | 3–0 | Gambia |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]West B Zone
[edit]The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Togo with the matches played between 17 and 30 October 2024. The matches were played at Lomé, Togo. The draw was announced on 26 September 2024.
Group stage
[edit]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
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ghana
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Niger
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Togo (H)
|
3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Benin
|
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 |
Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nigeria
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Ivory Coast
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Burkina Faso
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 October – Lomé | ||||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||
| 30 October – Lomé | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
| Ghana | 1 | |||||
| 27 October – Lomé | ||||||
| Nigeria | 2 | |||||
| Nigeria | 3 | |||||
| Niger | 1 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 30 October – Lomé | ||||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
| Niger | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Third place play-off
[edit]Final
[edit]Central Zone
[edit]The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Congo with the matches played between 24 September and 3 October 2024. The matches were played at Brazzaville, Congo.
Group stage
[edit]The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and three teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Congo (H)
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  DR Congo
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Equatorial Guinea
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 |
(H) Hosts
Chad was also drawn into this group, but withdrew before playing.
Group B
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Cameroon
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Central African Republic
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Gabon
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 |
| Central African Republic | 2–1 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 1 October – | ||||||
| Congo | 2 | |||||
| 3 October – | ||||||
| Central African Republic | 0 | |||||
| Congo | 1 | |||||
| 1 October - | ||||||
| DR Congo | 2 | |||||
| Cameroon | 1 (3) | |||||
| DR Congo (p) | 1 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Final
[edit]Central-East Zone
[edit]The CECAFA qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Tanzania between 6 and 20 October 2024.
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).
Group stage
[edit]The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Kenya
|
4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Tanzania (H)
|
4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | |
| 3 |  Sudan
|
4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 |  Rwanda
|
4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 |  Djibouti
|
4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 |
| Rwanda | 5–1 | Djibouti |
|---|---|---|
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Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Uganda
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Burundi
|
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  South Sudan
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Ethiopia
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 |
| South Sudan | 0–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 4–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
|
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| South Sudan | 2–1 | Ethiopia |
|---|---|---|
|
| Uganda | 2–2 | South Sudan |
|---|---|---|
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Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 18 October – | ||||||
| Uganda | 1 | |||||
| 20 October – | ||||||
| Tanzania (a.e.t.) | 2 | |||||
| Tanzania | 2 | |||||
| 18 October – | ||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Kenya | 4 | |||||
| Burundi | 0 | |||||
| Third place play-off | ||||||
| 20 October – | ||||||
| Uganda | 3 | |||||
| Burundi | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Third place play-off
[edit]| Uganda | 3–1 | Burundi |
|---|---|---|
|
Final
[edit]South Zone
[edit]Group stage
[edit]Group A
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Zimbabwe
|
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Botswana
|
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Eswatini
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Mozambique (H)
|
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 |
| Mozambique | 4–5 | Eswatini |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Eswatini | 0–3 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 1–2 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
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Report |
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| Eswatini | 0–0 | Botswana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Mozambique | 0–1 | Zimbabwe |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
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Group B
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Angola
|
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Zambia
|
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Namibia
|
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 |
Madagascar was also drawn into this group but withdrew before playing.[5]
| Angola | 1–0 | Namibia |
|---|---|---|
|
Report |
Group C
[edit]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  South Africa
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Comoros
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Malawi
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Lesotho
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
| South Africa | 5–0 | Malawi |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Malawi | 2–3 | Lesotho |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
Knockout stage
[edit]Bracket
[edit]| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 3 October - Matola | ||||||
| Angola | 0 | |||||
| 5 October - Matola | ||||||
| South Africa | 1 | |||||
| South Africa | 2 | |||||
| 3 October - Matola | ||||||
| Zambia | 0 | |||||
| Zimbabwe | 2 (5) | |||||
| Zambia (p) | 2 (6) | |||||
Semi-finals
[edit]Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
| Angola | 0–1 | South Africa |
|---|---|---|
|
Final
[edit]| South Africa | 2–0 | Zambia |
|---|---|---|
Qualified teams
[edit]Goalscorers
[edit]There were 65 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
Amado Haidara- Simão Pedro
Gaone Japane- Losika Ratshukudu
- Philip Kaku
Dechan Moussavou
Harouna Djibrin- Laurent Essounga
- Wilfried Nathan Douala
- Yvan Nana
Malaik Bacar
Chérubin Kondja- Jaures Mbaigoto
Malwande Gwebu- Njongo Mazibuko
- Phiwayinkhosi Dube
Ben Kabina Mbélé
Alasana Badjie- Alagie Wally
- Amara Camara
Demba Baldé
Allahssane Camara- Lamine Youla
- Mouhamed Bangoura
- Tidiane Condé
Clément Zubah- Mohamed Koroma
- Nuch Zohn
Fernando Jose- Yuran Seia
Lee Jody Ashane- Kutlwana Lethlaku
- Mbekezeli Mbokazi
Ibrahima Dieng
Idrissa Sesay- Nathaniel Jalloh
- Samuel Ghandi
- Santigie Fornah
Mumba Mwale
Enock Moyo- Tanaka Cherera
- Nisbet Muzenda
- Prince Ndhlovu
1 own goal
- Fostino Chanda (Against Angola)
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mozambique To Host 2024 COSAFA U-20 Championship". 3 September 2024.
- ^ "CAF opens bid for three competitions". 22 June 2024.
- ^ "History of the TotalEnergies U20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 | COSAFA Qualifier". 4 September 2024.
- ^ "Tournoi UFOA-A U20 Liberia 2024 : la Mauritanie forfait". record.sn (in French). 15 September 2024. Archived from the original on 15 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.
- ^ "Race for African place gets under way in COSAFA U20 Qualifier". Council of Southern Africa Football Associations. 25 September 2024. Retrieved 26 September 2024.