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2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2025 Africa U-20 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.

2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesTunisia (North Zone)
Liberia (West A Zone)
Togo (West B Zone)
Congo (Central Zone)
Tanzania (Central-East Zone)
Mozambique (South Zone)
Dates15 September–31 October
Teams48 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played5
Goals scored11 (2.2 per match)
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Players born 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

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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.

West A Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Liberia with the matches played starting 15 September 2024. The matches will be played at Monrovia, Liberia.

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0).

Group stage

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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
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Guinea 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4 Semi-finals
2   Sierra Leone 2 1 1 0 3 1 +2 4
3   Liberia (H) 2 1 0 1 2 3 −1 3
4   Guinea-Bissau 2 0 0 2 1 4 −3 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 September 2024 (2024-09-15). Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Liberia  1–0  Guinea-Bissau
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 Report
Guinea  0–0  Sierra Leone
Report
Guinea-Bissau  1–3  Guinea
Report
Sierra Leone  3–1  Liberia
Liberia  v  Guinea
Guinea-Bissau  v  Sierra Leone
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Senegal 1 1 0 0 2 0 +2 3 Semi-finals
2   Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Mali 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
First match(es) will be played: 16 September 2024 (2024-09-16). Source: CAF

  Mauritania was also drawn into this group, but withdrew before playing.[4]

Senegal  2–0  Mali
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Gambia  v  Senegal
Mali  v  Gambia

Knockout stage

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Central Zone

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The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Congo with the matches played starting 14 September 2024. The matches will be played at Brazzaville, Congo.

Group stage

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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.

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

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Congo (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   DR Congo 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Equatorial Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Chad 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 14 September 2024. Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Congo  v  DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea  v  Chad
Chad  v  DR Congo
Equatorial Guinea  v  Congo
Congo  v  Chad
DR Congo  v  Equatorial Guinea
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Central African Republic 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Gabon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Cameroon 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: 15 September 2024. Source: CAF
Central African Republic  v  Gabon
Cameroon  v  Central African Republic
Gabon  v  Cameroon

Central-East Zone

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Main article: 2024 CECAFA U-20 Championship

The CECAFA qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Tanzania between 6 and 20 October 2024.

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

Group stage

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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

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Tanzania (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Rwanda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Djibouti 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
5   Kenya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Uganda 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Burundi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Ethiopia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

South Zone

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Main article: 2024 COSAFA U-20 Cup

Group stage

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Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mozambique (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Eswatini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Madagascar 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Goalscorers

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There were 3 goals scored in 3 matches, for an average of 1 goal per match.

1 goal

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "Mozambique To Host 2024 COSAFA U-20 Championship". 3 September 2024.
  2. ^ [1]
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  4. ^ "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.
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