African U-20 Championship 2021

Mauritania (hosts final tournament) automatically qualified 

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT (in 2020) 
 

North Zone (in Tunisia) 

[Dec 15]
Tunisia           1–1 Algeria
[Dec 18]
Algeria           0–1 Morocco
[Dec 21]
Morocco           0–0 Tunisia
Libya             1–0 Algeria
[Dec 24]
Morocco           1–1 Libya
[Dec 27] 
Tunisia           1–0 Libya 

1.Morocco          3  1 2 0  2- 1  5  Qualified
2.Tunisia          3  1 2 0  2- 1  5  Qualified
3.Libya            3  1 1 1  2- 2  4 
4.Algeria          3  0 1 2  1- 3  1
-.Egypt withdrew after forfeiting their first two matches due to COVID-19 pandemic. 
 

West Zone A (in Senegal) 

Group A 

[Nov 20] 
Senegal           1–1 Sierra Leone
[Nov 22] 
Gambia            1–5 Senegal
[Nov 24] 
Sierra Leone      1–2 Gambia 

1.Senegal          2  1 1 0  6- 2  4  Semifinals
2.Gambia           2  1 0 1  3- 6  3  Semifinals
3.Sierra Leone     2  0 1 1  2- 3  1  

Group B 

[Nov 21]
Mali              0–2 Guinea-Bissau         [Awarded]
Guinea            1–0 Mauritania
[Nov 23] 
Guinea            3–1 Mali
Mauritania        0–1 Guinea-Bissau
[Nov 25] 
Mali              1–0 Mauritania
Guinea            2–0 Guinea-Bissau 

1.Guinea           3  3 0 0  6- 1  9  Semifinals
2.Guinea-Bissau    3  2 0 1  3- 2  6  Semifinals
3.Mali             3  1 0 2  2- 5  3 
4.Mauritania       3  0 0 3  0- 3  0 

Semifinals [Nov 27]

Guinea            1–2 Gambia
Senegal           0–0 Guinea-Bissau         [aet; 5-4 pen] 

Final [Nov 29] 
Gambia            2-2 Senegal               [aet; 4-3 pen] 

Gambia qualified, Mauritania qualified as hosts 


West Zone B (in Benin) 

Group A 

[Dec 5] 
Benin             0–1 Niger
Togo              1–1 Burkina Faso
[Dec 8] 
Benin             2–0 Togo
Niger             0–0 Burkina Faso
[Dec 11] 
Burkina Faso      1–0 Benin
Niger             1–1 Togo
 
1.Niger            3  1 2 0  2- 1  5  Semifinals
2.Burkina Faso     3  1 2 0  2- 1  5  Semifinals
3.Benin            3  1 0 2  2- 2  3 
4.Togo             3  0 2 1  2- 4  2 

Group B 

[Dec 6] 
Nigeria           1–1 Ivory Coast
[Dec 9] 
Ghana             1–0 Nigeria
[Dec 12] 
Ivory Coast       1–0 Ghana 

1.Ivory Coast      2  1 1 0  2- 1  4  Semifinals
2.Ghana            2  1 0 1  1- 1  3  Semifinals
3.Nigeria          2  0 1 1  1- 2  1 

Semifinals [Dec 15] 
Niger             0-0 Ghana                 [aet; 3-5 pen] 
Ivory Coast       1-4 Burkina Faso 

Third Place Match [Dec 18] 
Niger             0-2 Ivory Coast 

Final [Dec 19] 
Ghana             2-1 Burkina Faso 

Ghana and Burkina Faso qualified 
 

Central Zone (in Equatorial Guinea) 

Group A 

[Dec 17] 
Central A. Rep.   2–1 Equatorial Guinea 

1.Central A. Rep.  1  1 0 0  2- 1  3  Final
2.Equatorial G.    1  0 0 1  1- 2  0 
-.Chad withdrew 

Group B 

[Dec 15] 
Cameroon          1–1 DR Congo
[Dec 17] 
Congo             1–3 Cameroon
[Dec 19] 
DR Congo          1–2 Congo 

1.Cameroon         2  1 1 0  4- 2  4  Final
2.Congo            2  1 0 1  3- 4  3 
3.DR Congo         2  0 1 1  2- 3  1 

Final [Dec 22] 
Cameroon          3-0 Central African Rep. 

Cameroon and Central African Republic qualified 
 

Central-East Zone (in Tanzania) 

Group A 

[Nov 22] 
Tanzania          6–1 Djibouti
[Nov 24] 
Djibouti          2–1 Somalia
[Nov 26] 
Somalia           1–8 Tanzania 

1.Tanzania         2  2 0 0 14- 2  6  Semifinals
2.Djibouti         2  1 0 1  3- 7  3 
3.Somalia          2  0 0 2  2-10  0
-.Rwanda withdrew 

Group B 

[Nov 23] 
South Sudan       0–0 Uganda
[Nov 25] 
Uganda            6–1 Burundi
[Nov 27] 
Burundi           0–4 South Sudan 

1.Uganda           2  1 1 0  6- 1  4  Semifinals
2.South Sudan      2  1 1 0  4- 0  4  Semifinals
3.Burundi          2  0 0 2  1-10  0 
-.Eritrea withdrew 

Group C 

[Nov 23] 
Ethiopia          0–3 Kenya
[Nov 25] 
Sudan             2–3 Ethiopia
[Nov 27] 
Kenya             2–1 Sudan 

1.Kenya            2  2 0 0  5- 1  6  Semifinals
2.Ethiopia         2  1 0 1  3- 5  3 
3.Sudan            2  0 0 2  3- 5  0 

Semifinals [Nov 30]
Uganda            3–1 Kenya
Tanzania          1–0 South Sudan

Third Place Match [Dec 2] 
Kenya             1–2 South Sudan

Final [Dec 2]
Uganda            4–1 Tanzania 

Uganda and Tanzania qualified 
 

South Zone (in South Africa) 

Group A 

[Dec 3] 
Mozambique        1–0 Lesotho
South Africa      2–2 Zimbabwe
[Dec 6] 
Mozambique        2–0 Zimbabwe
South Africa      7–0 Lesotho
[Dec 8] 
South Africa      0–0 Mozambique
Zimbabwe          4–1 Lesotho 

 1.Mozambique      3  2 1 0  3- 0  7  Semifinals
 2.South Africa    3  1 2 0  9- 2  5 
 3.Zimbabwe        3  1 1 1  6- 5  4
 4.Lesotho         3  0 0 3  1-12  0 

Group B 

[Dec 4] 
Malawi            1–0 Comoros
Zambia            1–0 Namibia
[Dec 7] 
Zambia            2–0 Comoros
Malawi            1–2 Namibia
[Dec 9] 
Zambia            2–0 Malawi
Namibia           1–0 Comoros 

1.Zambia           3  3 0 0  5- 0  9  Semifinals
2.Namibia          3  2 0 1  3- 2  6  Semifinals
3.Malawi           3  1 0 2  2- 4  3 
4.Comoros          3  0 0 3  0- 4  0 

Group C 

[Dec 4]
Angola            0–1 Swaziland
[Dec 6] 
Botswana          0–4 Angola
[Dec 8] 
Botswana          1–0 Swaziland 

1.Angola           2  1 0 1  4- 1  3  Semifinals
2.Swaziland        2  1 0 1  1- 1  3 
3.Botswana         2  1 0 1  1- 4  3 

Semifinals [Dec 11] 
Angola            0–1 Namibia
Mozambique        0–0 Zambia                [aet; 5-4 pen] 

Third Place Match [Dec 13] 
Angola            2–1 Zambia 

Final [Dec 13]
Namibia           0–1 Mozambique 

Mozambique and Namibia qualified 
 

FINAL TOURNAMENT 

Mauritania, February 14 - March 6, 2021 

Group A 

14 Feb 2021 Mauritania    0–1 Cameroon
             [Jang Junior 81]
15 Feb 2021 Uganda        2–0 Mozambique
             [Kakooza 57pen, Sserwadda 86]
17 Feb 2021 Cameroon      1–0 Uganda
             [Jang Junior 32]
17 Feb 2021 Mauritania    2–0 Mozambique
             [M'Bareck 19, Sanghare 45]
20 Feb 2021 Mozambique    1–4 Cameroon
             [Lorenzoni 85; Eto'o 8, 45, Milla 47, Yahaya 87]
20 Feb 2021 Mauritania    1–2 Uganda
             [Sanghare 37pen; Sserwadda 60, Kakooza 87pen] 

1.Cameroon         3  3 0 0  6- 1  9  Qualified
2.Uganda           3  2 0 1  4- 2  6  Qualified
3.Mauritania       3  1 0 2  3- 3  3
4.Mozambique       3  0 0 3  1- 8  0 

Group B 

15 Feb 2021 Burkina Faso  0–0 Tunisia
15 Feb 2021 Namibia       1–1 Central African Republic
             [Kandjii 81; Yangao 53]
18 Feb 2021 Tunisia       2–0 Namibia
             [Lamti 28, Ayari 48]
18 Feb 2021 Burkina Faso  3–1 Central African Republic
             [Bazie 45+2, Chardey 55, Beleme 63; Ngoma 32]
21 Feb 2021 Burkina Faso  1–0 Namibia
             [Botue 90]
21 Feb 2021 Tunisia       1–2 Central African Republic
             [Labidi 24pen; Gombe-Fei 5, Yapende 6] 

1.Burkina Faso     3  2 1 0  4- 1  7  Qualified
2.Central A. Rep.  3  1 1 1  4- 5  4  Qualified
3.Tunisia          3  1 1 1  3- 2  4  Qualified
4.Namibia          3  0 1 2  1- 4  1 

Group C 

16 Feb 2021 Ghana         4–0 Tanzania
             [Boah 3, 71, Issahaku 30, Barnes 89]
16 Feb 2021 Gambia        0–1 Morocco
             [El Moubarik 23pen]
19 Feb 2021 Tanzania      1–1 Gambia
             [Dismas 88; Bojang 40]
19 Feb 2021 Morocco       0–0 Ghana
22 Feb 2021 Ghana         1–2 Gambia
             [Issahaku 9; Drammeh 16, Jallow 33]
22 Feb 2021 Tanzania      0–3 Morocco
             [Moubarik 4pen, Essahel 10, Mouloua 13] 

1.Morocco          3  2 1 0  4- 0  7  Qualified
2.Gambia           3  1 1 1  3- 3  4  Qualified
3.Ghana            3  1 1 1  5- 2  4  Qualified
4.Tanzania         3  0 1 2  1- 8  1 

Quarterfinals
25 Feb 2021 Cameroon      1–1 Ghana                 [aet; 2-4 pen]
             [Milla 103; Boateng 105+2]
25 Feb 2021 Burkina Faso  0–0 Uganda                [aet; 3-5 pen]
26 Feb 2021 Morocco       0-0 Tunisia               [aet; 1-4 pen]
26 Feb 2021 Gambia        3-0 Central African Rep.
             [Fofana 5, Bojang 49, Barry 90+2] 

Semifinals
01 Mar 2021 Ghana         1–0 Gambia
             [Boah 34]
01 Mar 2021 Uganda        4–1 Tunisia
             [Basangwa 4, Kakooza 37, 50, 73; Ben Lamin 39] 

Third Place Match
05 Mar 2021 Gambia        0-0 Tunisia               [aet; 4-2 pen] 

Final
06 Mar 2021 Ghana         2-0 Uganda 
             [Afriyie 22, 51] 
 

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