African U-20 Championship 2023

Egypt (hosts final tournament) automatically qualified 

QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT (in 2022) 
 
North Zone (in Egypt) 
 
[Oct 18]
Morocco           0–0 Tunisia
Libya             1–1 Algeria
[Oct 21]
Algeria           0–2 Morocco
Tunisia           1–0 Libya
[Oct 24]
Algeria           4–4 Tunisia
Morocco           0–1 Libya 

1.Tunisia          3  1 2 0  5- 4  5  Qualified
2.Libya            3  1 1 1  2- 2  4 
3.Morocco          3  1 1 1  2- 1  4
4.Algeria          3  0 2 1  5- 7  2
 
 
West Zone A (in Mauritania)
 
Group A
 
[Aug 30]
Mauritania        2–1 Guinea-Bissau
Sierra Leone      0–3 Mali
[Sep 3]
Sierra Leone      0–2 Mauritania
Mali              2–0 Guinea-Bissau
[Sep 5]
Guinea-Bissau     1–4 Sierra Leone
Mali              1–1 Mauritania
 
1.MALI             3  2 1 0  6- 1  7  
2.MAURITANIA       3  2 1 0  5- 2  7
3.Sierra Leone     3  1 0 2  4- 6  3 
4.Guinea-Bissau    3  0 0 3  2- 8  0
 
Group B
 
[Aug 28]
Cape Verde        2–1 Liberia
Senegal           3–1 Guinea
[Aug 30]
Gambia            2–0 Cape Verde
Liberia           2–2 Senegal
[Sep 1]
Guinea            4–0 Cape Verde
Gambia            4–1 Liberia
[Sep 3]
Senegal           3–0 Cape Verde
Gambia            0–0 Guinea
[Sep 6]
Liberia           3–4 Guinea
Senegal           1–0 Gambia 
 
1.SENEGAL          4  3 1 0  9- 3 10 Semi-finals
2.GAMBIA           4  2 1 1  6- 2  7
3.Guinea           4  2 1 1  9- 6  7 
4.Cape Verde       4  1 0 3  2-10  3
5.Liberia          4  0 1 3  7-12  1
 
Semifinals [Sep 9]
Mali              1–1 Gambia                [aet; 2-4]
Senegal           4–1 Mauritania
 
Final [Sep 11]
Gambia            0–1 Senegal
 
Senegal and Gambia qualified
 
 
West Zone B (in Niger)
 
Group A
 
[May 7]
Niger             0–1 Ivory Coast
Togo              0–1 Benin
[May 10]
Ivory Coast       2–0 Togo
Benin             0–0 Niger
[May 13]
Benin             1–0 Ivory Coast
Niger             1–0 Togo
 
1.BENIN            3  2 1 0  2- 0  7
2.IVORY COAST      3  2 0 1  3- 1  6
3.Niger            3  1 1 1  1- 1  4 
4.Togo             3  0 0 3  0- 4  0
 
Group B 

[May 8]
Ghana             0-2 Nigeria
[May 11]
Nigeria           2-2 Burkina Faso
[May 14]
Burkina Faso      2-1 Ghana
 
1.NIGERIA          2  1 1 0  4- 2  4 
2.BURKINA FASO     2  1 1 0  4- 3  4
3.Ghana            2  0 0 2  1- 4  0

Semifinals [May 17]
Benin             2-1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria           2-1 Ivory Coast
 
Third Place Match [May 20]
Burkina Faso      2-0 Ivory Coast
 
Final [May 20]
Benin             1-3 Nigeria
 
Nigeria and Benin qualified
 
 
Central Zone (in Congo)

[Dec 8]
Congo             1–1 Cameroon
DR Congo          0–1 Central African Republic
[Dec 11]
Central A. Rep.   1–3 Congo
Cameroon          1–1 DR Congo
[Dec 14]
Central A. Rep.   1–0 Cameroon
Congo             3–0 DR Congo
 
1.Congo            3  2 1 0  7- 2  7  Qualified
2.Central A. Rep.  3  2 0 1  3- 3  6  Qualified
3.Cameroon         3  0 2 1  2- 3  2 
4.DR Congo         3  0 1 2  1- 5  1
 
 
Central-East Zone (in Sudan)
 
Group A
 
[Oct 28]
Djibouti          0–5 Burundi
Sudan             0–0 South Sudan
[Nov 1]
Burundi           0–0 South Sudan
Djibouti          0–1 Sudan
[Nov 5]
South Sudan       1–0 Djibouti
Burundi           0–1 Sudan 

1.SUDAN            3  2 1 0  2- 0  7 
2.SOUTH SUDAN      3  1 2 0  1- 0  5
3.Burundi          3  1 1 1  5- 1  4 
4.Djibouti         3  0 0 3  0- 7  0
 
Group B
 
[Oct 29]
Uganda            2-0 Tanzania
[Nov 2]
Tanzania          2-2 Ethiopia
[Nov 5]
Ethiopia          1-0 Uganda
 
1.ETHIOPIA         2  1 1 0  3- 2  4 
2.UGANDA           2  1 0 1  2- 1  3
3.Tanzania         2  0 1 1  2- 4  1
 
Semifinals [Nov 8]
Sudan             0-2 Uganda
Ethiopia          2-2 South Sudan           [aet; 2-4 pen]
 
Third Place Match [Nov 11]
Ethiopia          1-2 Sudan
 
Final [Nov 11]
South Sudan       1-2 Uganda
 
Uganda and South Sudan qualified
 
 
South Zone (in Swaziland)
 
Group A
 
[Oct 7]
Zambia            3–0 Mauritius
Swaziland         2–1 Botswana
[Oct 9]
Botswana          1–0 Mauritius
Swaziland         0–2 Zambia
[Oct 11]
Zambia            1–0 Botswana
Swaziland         7–0 Mauritius
 
1.ZAMBIA           3  3 0 0  6- 0  9 
2.Swaziland        3  2 0 1  9- 3  6 
3.Botswana         3  1 0 2  2- 3  3
4.Mauritius        3  0 0 3  0-11  0
 
Group B
 
[Oct 8]
Angola            5–0 Lesotho
Mozambique        5–1 Seychelles
[Oct 10]
Seychelles        0–1 Lesotho
Mozambique        1–0 Angola
[Oct 12]
Mozambique        2–1 Lesotho
Angola            8–1 Seychelles
 
1.MOZAMBIQUE       3  3 0 0  8- 2  9 
2.ANGOLA           3  2 0 1 13- 2  6
3.Lesotho          3  1 0 2  2- 7  3 
4.Seychelles       3  0 0 3  2-14  0
 
Group C 

[Oct 8]
South Africa      0–2 Malawi
Namibia           0–1 Comoros
[Oct 10]
Comoros           2–0 Malawi
Namibia           2–5 South Africa
[Oct 12]
South Africa      4–0 Comoros
Namibia           2–5 Malawi
 
1.SOUTH AFRICA     3  2 0 1  9- 4  6
2.Malawi           3  2 0 1  7- 4  6 
3.Comoros          3  2 0 1  3- 4  6
4.Namibia          3  0 0 3  4-11  0
 
Semifinals [Oct 14]
Mozambique        2–1 South Africa
Zambia            1–1 Angola                [3-2 pen]
 
Third place Match [Oct 16]
South Africa      1–1 Angola                [4-2 pen] 
 
Final [Oct 16]
Mozambique        0–1 Zambia
 
Zambia and Mozambique qualified
 

FINAL TOURNAMENT 
 
Egypt, February 19 - March 11, 2023
 
Group A
 
19 Feb 2023 Egypt         0–0 Mozambique
19 Feb 2023 Senegal       1–0 Nigeria
             [S. Faye 40]
22 Feb 2023 Mozambique    0–3 Senegal
             [P. Diallo 45+2, 85, P. Diop 53]
22 Feb 2023 Nigeria       1–0 Egypt
             [Agbalaka 71]
25 Feb 2023 Egypt         0–4 Senegal
             [P. Diop 59, 73, 76, Sanι 69]
25 Feb 2023 Mozambique    0–2 Nigeria
             [Lawal 33, Muhammad 41]
 
1.Senegal          3  3 0 0  8- 0  9  Qualified
2.Nigeria          3  2 0 1  3- 1  6  Qualified
3.Egypt            3  0 1 2  0- 5  1 
4.Mozambique       3  0 1 2  0- 5  1
 
Group B
 
20 Feb 2023 Uganda        2–1 Central African Republic
             [Mugulusi 47, Dembe 74; Gbenou 90+5]
20 Feb 2023 South Sudan   1–2 Congo
             [America 83; Bassinga 45, Soussou 63pen]
23 Feb 2023 Central A. R. 0–1 South Sudan  

             [America 2pen]
23 Feb 2023 Congo         2–2 Uganda
             [Loulendo 6, Mombouli 72; Ssematimba 11, Mayanja 33]
26 Feb 2023 Uganda        0–0 South Sudan
26 Feb 2023 Central A. R. 0–0 Congo
 
1.Uganda           3  1 2 0  4- 3  5  Qualified
2.Congo            3  1 2 0  4- 3  5  Qualified
3.South Sudan      3  1 1 1  2- 2  4  Qualified
4.Central A. Rep.  3  0 1 2  1- 3  1
 
Group C

21 Feb 2023 Gambia        1–0 Tunisia
             [Saine 84] 
21 Feb 2023 Benin         1–1 Zambia
             [Aloko 57; Ng'ambi 60]
24 Feb 2023 Tunisia       0–0 Benin
24 Feb 2023 Zambia        0–2 Gambia
             [Drammeh 63, Saine 81pen]
27 Feb 2023 Gambia        1–0 Benin
             [Ouorou 88og]
27 Feb 2023 Tunisia       2–1 Zambia
             [Othman 31, Dhaoui 59; Mutandwa 58]

1.Gambia          3  3 0 0  4- 0  9  Qualified
2.Tunisia         3  1 1 1  2- 2  4  Qualified
3.Benin           3  0 2 1  1- 2  2  Qualified
4.Zambia          3  0 1 2  2- 5  1 

NB: all quarterfinalists qualified for African Games 2024

Quarterfinals
02 Mar 2023 Senegal       1–0 Benin
             [S. Diallo 51]
02 Mar 2023 Uganda        0–1 Nigeria
             [Juma 30og]
03 Mar 2023 Gambia        5–0 South Sudan
             [Bojang 7, 33, 47, Jarju 28, Bajo 70]
03 Mar 2023 Congo         3–3 Tunisia               [aet; 4-5 pen]
             [Bassinga 24, 80, 102pen; Othman 37, Chouchane 76, Saoudi 119]
 
Semifinals
06 Mar 2023 Senegal       3-0 Tunisia
             [P. Diop 7, L. Camara 17, 52]
06 Mar 2023 Gambia        1-0 Nigeria
             [Bojang 7]
 
Third Place Match
10 Mar 2023 Tunisia       0-4 Nigeria
             [Muhammad 9, Abdullahi 46, Sunday 48, 90]
 
Final
11 Mar 2023 Senegal       2-0 Gambia
             [M. Faye 6, M. Camara 56]
 
Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria and Tunisia qualified to 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup

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