Egypt (hosts final tournament) automatically qualified
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT (in 2024)
North Zone (in Egypt)
[Nov 14]
Libya 1-2 Tunisia
Morocco 2-1 Egypt
[Nov 17]
Tunisia 1-2 Morocco
Algeria 1-1 Egypt
[Nov 20]
Libya 1-2 Egypt
Algeria 1-1 Morocco
[Nov 23]
Tunisia 2-1 Algeria
Morocco 4-0 Libya
[Nov 26]
Algeria 4-0 Libya
Egypt 1-0 Tunisia
1.Morocco 4 3 1 0 9- 3 10
2.Egypt 4 2 1 1 5- 4 7
3.Tunisia 4 2 0 2 5- 5 6
4.Algeria 4 1 2 1 7- 4 5
5.Libya 4 0 0 4 2-12 0
Morocco and Tunisia qualified; Egypt qualified as hosts
West Zone A (in Liberia)
Group A
[Sep 15]
Liberia 1-0 Guinea-Bissau
Guinea 0-0 Sierra Leone
[Sep 18]
Guinea-Bissau 1-3 Guinea
Sierra Leone 3-1 Liberia
[Sep 21]
Guinea-Bissau 0-1 Sierra Leone
Liberia 1-1 Guinea
1.Sierra Leone 3 2 1 0 4- 1 7 Qualified
2.Guinea 3 1 2 0 4- 2 5 Qualified
3.Liberia 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4
4.Guinea-Bissau 3 0 0 3 1- 5 0
Group B
[Sep 16]
Senegal 2-0 Mali
[Sep 19]
Gambia 2-2 Senegal
[Sep 22]
Mali 0-0 Gambia
1.Senegal 2 1 1 0 4- 2 4 Qualified
2.Gambia 2 0 2 0 2- 2 2 Qualified
3.Mali 2 0 1 1 0- 2 1
-.Mauritania withdrew
Semifinals [Sep 25]
Sierra Leone 3-0 Gambia
Senegal 2-0 Guinea
Third Place Match [Sep 28]
Gambia 3-0 Guinea
Final [Sep 28]
Senegal 2-0 Sierra Leone
Senegal and Sierra Leone qualified
West Zone B (in Togo)
Group A
[Oct 17]
Togo 2-2 Niger
Ghana 2-2 Benin
[Oct 20]
Niger 0-2 Ghana
Benin 0-0 Togo
[Oct 23]
Togo 1-1 Ghana
Niger 1-0 Benin
1.Ghana 3 1 2 0 5- 3 5 Qualified
2.Niger 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4 Qualified
3.Togo 3 0 3 0 3- 3 3
4.Benin 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2
Group B
[Oct 18]
Nigeria 0-1 Burkina Faso
[Oct 21]
Burkina Faso 0-1 Ivory Coast
[Oct 24]
Ivory Coast 1-2 Nigeria
1.Nigeria 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 Qualified
2.Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 Qualified
3.Burkina Faso 2 1 0 1 1- 1 3
Semifinals [Oct 27]
Ghana 2-1 Ivory Coast
Nigeria 3-1 Niger
Third Place Match [Oct 30]
Ivory Coast 2-1 Niger
Final [Oct 30]
Nigeria 2-1 Ghana
Nigeria and Ghana qualified
Central Zone (in Congo Brazzaville)
Group A
[Sep 24]
Congo 1-0 DR Congo
[Sep 26]
Congo 2-0 Equatorial Guinea
[Sep 28]
DR Congo 3-1 Equatorial Guinea
1.Congo 2 2 0 0 3- 0 6 Qualified
2.DR Congo 2 1 0 1 3- 2 3 Qualified
3.Equatorial G. 2 0 0 2 1- 5 0
-.Chad withdrew
Group B
[Sep 24]
Central A. Rep. 2-1 Gabon
[Sep 26]
Cameroon 4-0 Central African Republic
[Sep 28]
Cameroon 3-1 Gabon
1.Cameroon 2 2 0 0 7- 1 6 Qualified
2.Central A. Rep. 2 1 0 1 2- 5 3 Qualified
3.Gabon 2 0 0 2 2- 5 0
Semifinals [Oct 1]
Congo 2-0 Central African Republic
Cameroon 1-1 DR Congo [aet; 3-4 pen]
Final [Oct 3]
DR Congo 2-1 Congo
DR Congo and Congo qualified
Congo later disqualified by CAF; Central African Republic took their place
Central East Zone (in Tanzania)
Group A
[Oct 6]
Tanzania 1-2 Kenya
Sudan 3-1 Djibouti
[Oct 8]
Tanzania 7-0 Djibouti
Sudan 1-0 Rwanda
[Oct 10]
Rwanda 0-0 Kenya
Tanzania 1-0 Sudan
[Oct 13]
Djibouti 0-4 Kenya
Tanzania 3-0 Rwanda
[Oct 15]
Rwanda 5-1 Djibouti
Sudan 0-4 Kenya
1.Kenya 4 3 1 0 10- 1 10 Qualified
2.Tanzania 4 3 0 1 12- 2 9 Qualified
3.Sudan 4 2 0 2 4- 6 6
4.Rwanda 4 1 1 2 5- 5 4
5.Djibouti 4 0 0 4 2-19 0
Group B
[Oct 7]
South Sudan 0-1 Burundi
Uganda 3-0 Ethiopia
[Oct 9]
Uganda 4-1 Burundi
South Sudan 2-1 Ethiopia
[Oct 11]
Burundi 3-2 Ethiopia
Uganda 2-2 South Sudan
1.Uganda 3 2 1 0 9- 3 7 Qualified
2.Burundi 3 2 0 1 5- 6 6 Qualified
3.South Sudan 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4
4.Ethiopia 3 0 0 3 3- 8 0
Semifinals [Oct 18]
Uganda 1-2 Tanzania [aet]
Kenya 4-0 Burundi
Third Place Match [Oct 20]
Uganda 3-2 Burundi
Final [Oct 20]
Tanzania 2-1 Kenya
Tanzania and Kenya qualified
South Zone (in Mozambique)
Group A
[Sep 26]
Zimbabwe 1-1 Botswana
Mozambique 4-5 Swaziland
[Sep 28]
Swaziland 0-3 Zimbabwe
Mozambique 1-2 Botswana
[Sep 30]
Swaziland 0-0 Botswana
Mozambique 0-1 Zimbabwe
1.Zimbabwe 3 2 1 0 5- 1 7 Qualified
2.Botswana 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5
3.Swaziland 3 1 1 1 5- 7 4
4.Mozambique 3 0 0 3 5- 8 0
Group B
[Sep 27]
Zambia 1-3 Angola
[Sep 29]
Angola 1-0 Namibia
[Oct 1]
Zambia 2-1 Namibia
1.Angola 2 2 0 0 4- 1 6 Qualified
2.Zambia 2 1 0 1 3- 4 3 Qualified
3.Namibia 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0
-.Madagascar withdrew
Group C
[Sep 27]
Comoros 1-0 Lesotho
South Africa 5-0 Malawi
[Sep 29]
Malawi 2-1 Comoros
South Africa 6-0 Lesotho
[Oct 1]
Malawi 2-3 Lesotho
Comoros 0-2 South Africa
1.South Africa 3 3 0 0 13- 0 9 Qualified
2.Comoros 3 1 0 2 2- 4 3
3.Malawi 3 1 0 2 4- 9 3
4.Lesotho 3 1 0 2 3- 9 3
Semifinals [Oct 3]
South Africa 1-0 Angola
Zimbabwe 2-2 Zambia [aet; 5-6 pen]
Final [Oct 5]
South Africa 2-0 Zambia
South Africa and Zambia qualified
FINAL TOURNAMENT
Egypt, April 27 - May 18, 2025
Group A
27 Apr 2025 Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone
27 Apr 2025 Egypt 1-0 South Africa
[El Hadad 62]
30 Apr 2025 South Africa 1-0 Tanzania
[April 28]
30 Apr 2025 Sierra Leone 4-1 Egypt
[Mom. Kamara 63, 66, 90+7, S. Bah 75pen; Kabaka 45+6]
03 May 2025 Tanzania 0-1 Sierra Leone
[Gandi 37]
03 May 2025 Egypt 0-0 Zambia
06 May 2025 Zambia 1-0 Tanzania
[Banda 90+11pen]
06 May 2025 Sierra Leone 1-4 South Africa
[Mom. Kamara 69; Ahshene 13, Rapoo 60, Mahlangu 86, 89]
09 May 2025 South Africa 1-1 Zambia
[Letlhaku 8; B. Phiri 12]
09 May 2025 Tanzania 0-1 Egypt
[Ahmed Sharaf 7]
1.South Africa 4 2 1 1 6- 3 7 Qualified
2.Sierra Leone 4 2 1 1 6- 5 7 Qualified
3.Egypt 4 2 1 1 3- 4 7 Qualified
4.Zambia 4 1 3 0 2- 1 6
5.Tanzania 4 0 0 4 0- 4 0
Group B
01 May 2025 Nigeria 1-0 Tunisia
[Ibrahim 38]
01 May 2025 Kenya 2-3 Morocco
[Ouma 16, Beja 71; Zabiri 45+3, 55, Laalaoui 78]
04 May 2025 Tunisia 3-1 Kenya
[Bousnina 45+18pen, Ben Ali 70, Derbali 85; Ouma 38]
04 May 2025 Morocco 0-0 Nigeria
07 May 2025 Nigeria 2-2 Kenya
[Arierhi 13, Bameyi 73pen; Injehu 6pen, Gitama 68]
07 May 2025 Tunisia 1-3 Morocco
[Doubal 53; Arguigue 43, Bakhty 86, El-Abdellaoui 90+2]
1.Morocco 3 2 1 0 6- 3 7 Qualified
2.Nigeria 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5 Qualified
3.Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
4.Kenya 3 0 1 2 5- 8 1
Group C
02 May 2025 Senegal 1-1 Central African Republic
[Thiam 49; Pengazonia 74]
02 May 2025 DR Congo 1-1 Ghana
[Ntanda-Lukisa 16; Aziz 24]
05 May 2025 Central A. R. 1-3 DR Congo
[Nzabakomada 10; Makanza 42, 50, Ntanda-Lukisa 59]
05 May 2025 Ghana 1-0 Senegal
[Mensah 15]
08 May 2025 Central A. R. 0-1 Ghana
[Opoku 84]
08 May 2025 Senegal 2-0 DR Congo
[Thiam 11, Dieng 87]
1.Ghana 3 2 1 0 3- 1 7 Qualified
2.Senegal 3 1 1 1 3- 2 4 Qualified
3.DR Congo 3 1 1 1 4- 4 4 Qualified
4.Central A. Rep. 3 0 1 2 2- 5 1
Quarterfinals
12 May 2025 Nigeria 0-0 Senegal [aet; 3-1 pen]
12 May 2025 Morocco 1-0 Sierra Leone [aet]
[Keita 116og]
12 May 2025 Ghana 2-2 Egypt [aet; 4-5 pen]
[Issah 45+1, Sulemana 90+11; Sherif 19, 27]
12 May 2025 South Africa 1-0 DR Congo [aet]
[Mahlangu 105+4]
Semifinals
15 May 2025 South Africa 1–0 Nigeria
[Smith 66]
15 May 2025 Morocco 1–0 Egypt
[El-Abdellaoui 78]
Third Place Match
18 May 2025 Nigeria 1-1 Egypt [4-1 pen]
[Amole 47; Assan 3]
Final
18 May 2025 South Africa 1-0 Morocco
[Kekana 70]
South Africa, Morocco, Nigeria and Egypt qualified to 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup
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