2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

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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International football competition

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

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
  •  Gabon
  •  São Tomé and Príncipe
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

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

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
Report
  • Belloumi 12'
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
  • Maouhoub 76'
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
  • El Khali 48'
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Tunisia 1–0 Libya
 Report
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Egypt Cancelled Morocco

West A Zone

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

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

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
  • Diallo 68'
 Report
  • Musa 55'
Referee: Ousmane Diakaté (Mali)
Gambia 1–5 Senegal
 Report
  • Diallo 5'
  • Lopy 45+2' (pen.), 48'
  • Bâ 52' (pen.)
  • Mandefu 89'
Referee: Bonifacio Silva (Guinea-Bissau)
Sierra Leone 1–2 Gambia
  • A. Conteh 89'
 Report
Referee: Younousa Camara (Guinea)

Group B

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
  • Bah 8'
 Report
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)
Guinea 3–1 Mali
  • A. Soumah 55' (pen.)
  • Bérété 73', 76'
 Report
  • Diaby 87'
Referee: Lamin Jammeh (Gambia)
Mauritania 0–1 Guinea-Bissau
Report
  • Sanha 31'
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)
Mali 1–0 Mauritania
  • Keïta 9'
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Guinea 2–0 Guinea-Bissau
  • M. Somah 14' (pen.)
  • Bah 31'
 Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Knockout stage

 
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

Guinea 1–2 Gambia
  • Bah 49'
 Report
  • Camara 30' (o.g.)
  • Drammeh 64'
Referee: António Rodrigues (Cape Verde)
Senegal 0–0 (a.e.t.) Guinea-Bissau
Report
Penalties
 5–4
Referee: Hassan Corneh (Liberia)

Final

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

Gambia 2–2 (a.e.t.) Senegal
  • Mendy 4'
  • Drammeh 57'
 Report
Penalties
  • Bojang soccer ball with check mark
  • Marr soccer ball with check mark
  • Ceesay soccer ball with check mark
  • Gomez soccer ball with red X
  • Drammeh soccer ball with red X
  • Kanteh soccer ball with check mark
 4–3
Referee: Mohamed Abdelaziz Bouh (Mauritania)

West B Zone

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

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

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
  • Litnine 40'
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
  • Ouédraogo 54'
 Report
Referee: Benjamin Sefah (Ghana)
Niger 1–1 Togo
  • Moustapha 14'
 Report
Referee: Abubakar Nuruddeen (Nigeria)

Group B

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
  • Nwaeze 60'
 Report
  • Bi Broh 90+1'
Referee: Gnama Aklesso (Togo), replaced by Stanislas Ahomlanto (Benin)(46')
Ghana 1–0 Nigeria
 Report
Ivory Coast 1–0 Ghana
  • N'Guessan 63'
 Report
Referee: Moussa Ahmadou Alou (Niger)

Knockout stage

 
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

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

Niger 0–2 Ivory Coast

Final

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

Central Zone

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

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

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
  • Yawenendji 15'
  • Ngoma 55'
 Report
  • Obiang 82'
Referee: Kabanga Malala (DR Congo)
Chad Cancelled Central African Republic

Group B

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
  • Milla 18'
 Report
  • Mtanga 73'
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)
Congo 1–3 Cameroon
  • Louamba 28' (pen.)
 Report
  • Bosco 23'
  • Onana 58'
  • Etouga 78'
Referee: Liberato Nve Esimi Avomo (Equatorial Guinea)
DR Congo 1–2 Congo
  • Mwamba 5' (pen.)
 Report
  • Okouri 34' (pen.)
  • Nzaou 56'
Referee: Pierre Atcho (Gabon)

Final

Central African Republic 0–3 Cameroon
Report
  • Ibrahim 33'
  • Sunday 64', 76'
Referee: Alhadj Allaou Mahamat (Chad)

Central-East Zone

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

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

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
  • Theonasy 52'
  • Suleiman 65', 72', 90+1' (pen.)
  • Hamdoun 82'
  • Haruna 88'
 Report
  • Kamil 14'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Ring Nyier Akech Malong (South Sudan)
Djibouti 2–1 Somalia
  • Kamil 49' (pen.)
  • Djama 87'
 Report
  • Iman 4'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)
Somalia 1–8 Tanzania
  • Muhumed 6'
 Report
  • Suleiman 4'
  • Starkie 15'
  • John 29', 34', 60'
  • Haruna 48'
  • George 65'
  • Jabir 87'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

Group B

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
  • Bogere 43', 51' (pen.)
  • Yiga 45'
  • Mulugusi 52', 81'
  • Kizza 88'
 Report
  • Nkurunziza 90+2'
Referee: Ahmed Hassan Hussein (Somalia)
Burundi 0–4 South Sudan
Report
  • Kundu 21'
  • Atari 35'
  • Ntunzwenimana 63' (o.g.)
  • Biajo 89'
Referee: Israel Mpaima (Kenya)

Group C

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
  • Yousif 32', 45'
 Report
  • Bayse 58', 79'
  • Balcha 72'
Referee: Florentina Zablon (Tanzania)
Kenya 2–1 Sudan
 Report
  • Nooh 84'
Referee: William Oloya (Uganda)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

 
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

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

Uganda 3–1 Kenya
  • Semakula 22'
  • Bogere 26', 64' (pen.)
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Belay Tadesse (Ethiopia)
Tanzania 1–0 South Sudan
  • Haruna 56'
 Report
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Nsoro Ruzindana (Rwanda)

Third place match

Kenya 1–2 South Sudan
  • Ochieng 13'
 Report
  • Biajo 3'
  • Elia 41'
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Martin Saanya (Tanzania)

Final

Uganda 4–1 Tanzania
  • Basangwa 12'
  • Sserwadda 45'
  • Bogere 61'
  • Semakula 72'
 Report
  • Suleiman 30' (pen.)
Black Rhino Academy, Karatu
Referee: Mohamed Elsiddig Eltreefe (Sudan)

South Zone

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

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

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
  • Cipriano 9'
 Report
South Africa 2–2 Zimbabwe
 Report
  • Mutimbanyoka 9'
  • Mujokoro 75'
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Mozambique 2–0 Zimbabwe
  • Cipriano 58' (pen.)
  • Pinho 85'
 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
  • Monyaka 19' (o.g.)
  • Mandinyenya 22'
  • Mangiza 33'
  • Antonio 66'
 Report
  • Lebina 45+2'
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Group B

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
  • Mologeni 90+4'
 Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)
Zambia 1–0 Namibia
  • Mashata 62'
 Report
Referee: Lebalang Mokete (Lesotho)
Zambia 2–0 Comoros
  • Chishimba 3'
  • Bulaya 45+4'
 Report
Malawi 1–2 Namibia
  • Nkhoma 10'
 Report
  • Jantze 14'
  • Kaninab 45+3'
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)
Zambia 2–0 Malawi
  • Mukeya 21', 68'
 Report
Namibia 1–0 Comoros
  • Damaseb 77'
 Report
Referee: Letticia Viana (Eswatini)

Group C

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
  • Ndlovu 77'
Botswana 0–4 Angola
Report
  • Zini 43' (pen.), 90+2'
  • Glaudilson 66', 90+4'
Botswana 1–0 Eswatini
  • Molefe 42'
 Report
Referee: Mathews Hamalila (Zambia)

Ranking of second-placed teams

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

 
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

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

Angola 0–1 Namibia
Report
  • Damaseb 63'
Mozambique 0–0 Zambia
Report
Penalties
  • Fumo soccer ball with check mark
  • Novela soccer ball with check mark
  • Martins soccer ball with check mark
  • Dlhakama soccer ball with check mark
  • Augusto soccer ball with check mark
 5–4
  • soccer ball with check mark Mafwenta
  • soccer ball with red X Chishimba
  • soccer ball with check mark M. Mumba
  • soccer ball with check mark Chabala
  • soccer ball with check mark P. Mumba
Referee: Keabetswe Dintwa (Botswana)

Third place match

Angola 2–1 Zambia
 Report
  • M. Mumba 57' (pen.)

Final

Namibia 0–1 Mozambique
Report
  • Augusto 31'

Qualified teams

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

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

5 goals

  • Tanzania Abdul Hamisi Suleiman
  • Uganda Ivan Bogere

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

  • Algeria Mohamed Belloumi
  • Angola Benvindo Afonso
  • Botswana Tefo Molefe
  • Burkina Faso Ibrahim Bancé
  • Burkina Faso Hamed Ouattara
  • Burundi Alfred Nkurunziza
  • Cameroon John Bosco
  • Cameroon Saïdou Ibrahim
  • Cameroon Franck Mbella Etouga
  • Cameroon Kevin Prince Milla
  • Cameroon Séverin Onana
  • Central African Republic Isaac Ngoma
  • Central African Republic Christian Yawenendji
  • Republic of the Congo Racine Louamba
  • Republic of the Congo Sagesse Nzaou
  • Republic of the Congo Roland Okouri
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Linda Mtanga
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Patient Mwamba
  • Djibouti Moktar Djama
  • Equatorial Guinea Pedro Obiang
  • Eswatini Majahesibili Ndlovu
  • Ethiopia Biruk Balcha
  • The Gambia Adama Kanteh
  • The Gambia Habibou Mendy
  • Ghana Daniel Afriyie
  • Guinea Alsény Soumah
  • Guinea Mohamed Lamine Soumah
  • Guinea-Bissau Jamir Sanha
  • Ivory Coast Evra Dje Bi Broh
  • Ivory Coast Kouadio N'Guessan
  • Kenya Nicholas Ochieng
  • Kenya Ronald Odede
  • Kenya Fortune Omoto
  • Lesotho Hlomelang Lebina
  • Libya Mohamed El Khali
  • Malawi Yamikani Mologeni
  • Malawi Lanjesi Nkhoma
  • Mali Yoro Diaby
  • Mali Naman Keïta
  • Morocco El Mehdi Maouhoub
  • Morocco Oussama Targhalline
  • Mozambique Dércio Augusto
  • Mozambique Gabriel Pinho
  • Namibia Junhino Jantze
  • Namibia Giovanni Kaninab
  • Niger Ibrahim Litnine
  • Niger Abdoul Malik Moustapha
  • Nigeria Chris Nwaeze
  • Senegal Mouhamed Bâ
  • Senegal Libasse Gueye
  • Senegal Ahmed Mandefu
  • Sierra Leone Abdul Conteh
  • Sierra Leone Abu Musa
  • Somalia Aweys Iman
  • Somalia Sahal Muhumed
  • South Africa Rowan Human
  • South Africa Mohlala Makola
  • South Africa Tshepo Myeni
  • South Sudan Khamis Atari
  • South Sudan Nelson Elia
  • South Sudan William Kundu
  • Sudan Al Gozoti Nooh
  • Tanzania Frank George
  • Tanzania Khelfin Hamdoun
  • Tanzania Anuar Jabir
  • Tanzania Ben Starkie
  • Tanzania Tepsi Theonasy
  • Tunisia Adam Ben Lamin
  • Tunisia Chiheb Labidi
  • Uganda Richard Basangwa
  • Uganda Joseph Kizza
  • Uganda Steven Sserwadda
  • Uganda Najib Yiga
  • Zambia Derrick Bulaya
  • Zambia John Chishimba
  • Zambia Golden Mashata
  • Zambia Muma Mumba
  • Zimbabwe Bill Antonio
  • Zimbabwe Tapiwa Mandinyenya
  • Zimbabwe Kelvin Mangiza
  • Zimbabwe Lexington Mujokoro
  • Zimbabwe Panashe Mutimbanyoka

1 own goal

  • Algeria Khalil Bara (against Libya)
  • Burundi Japhet Ntunzwenimana (against South Sudan)
  • Guinea Kerfala Camara (against Gambia)
  • Lesotho Thapelo Mohale (against South Africa)
  • Lesotho Siyabonga Monyaka (against Zimbabwe)
  • Niger Massoudi Salifou (against Ivory Coast)

Notes

  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]

References

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  3. ^ "CAF Newsletter" (PDF). CAF. 5 April 2020. p. 3.
  4. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAF. 30 June 2020.
  5. ^ "UNAF U-20 tournament fixtures revealed". CAF. 2 December 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2020.
  6. ^ "UNAF: كوفيد-19 يحكم على منتخب مصر بالانسحاب من دورة اتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم تحت 20 عاما المؤهلة إلى نهائيات كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2021". unafonline.org (in Arabic). 19 December 2020.
  7. ^ "Egypt U-20 return from Tunis after withdrawing from AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. 19 December 2020.
  8. ^ "Egypt U-20 still hopeful they can compete in AFCON qualifiers". KingFut. 16 December 2020.
  9. ^ "Accreditations tournoi UFOA /A 2020". fsfoot.sn (in French). FSF. 16 November 2020. Retrieved 21 November 2020.
  10. ^ "WAFU-A U-20 AFCON qualifiers draw held in Thies". CAF. 7 November 2020.
  11. ^ "Calendrier du tournoi qualificatif Zone UFOA A pour la CAN U20 MAURITANIE 2021" (in French). FSF. 19 November 2020.
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  15. ^ "LA NOUVELLE DATE DE LA COMPÉTITION BÉNIN 2020" (in French). FEBEFOOT. 23 November 2020. Archived from the original on 21 January 2021. Retrieved 5 December 2020.
  16. ^ "Les Lionceaux du Cameroun aiguisent leurs griffes". sportnewsafrica.com (in French). 8 December 2020. Archived from the original on 17 February 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2020.
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