U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Organising bodyCAF
Founded
  • 1979 (qualification)
  • 1991 (tournament)
RegionAfrica
Number of teams12
Current champions Senegal (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Nigeria (7 titles)
2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known for short as the U-20 AFCON and for sponsorship purposes as TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, previously known as the African Youth Championship and the African U-20 Championship, is the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 20. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

History

In 1979, FIFA created a world championship for upcoming footballers, causing CAF to install a home-and-away qualification tournament for African nations called the African Youth Championship which also crowned the tournament's champions. In 1991, CAF upgraded the tournament into a full-scale tournament contested by 8 in a chosen host nation.

CAF changed the name of this competition to the African U-20 Championship for the 2011 edition so as to distinguish it from the U-17 competition. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the tournament's name to the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations in line with the flagship Africa Cup of Nations tournament.[1] However, the name on the official competition logo after 2015 reads as the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A.) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[2][3]

Since the 2021 edition, the tournament has been contested by 12 teams.[4]

Tournament summary

African Youth Championship (Qualification)

Edition Year Host nation Qualification 1 Qualification 2 World Cup host
To World Cup Score Runner-up To World Cup Score Runner-up
1 1977 Home sites
Morocco
1–0
Guinea

Ivory Coast
0–1
Egypt

Tunisia
3–0 3–2 (abd)
Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place
Champion Score Second Place
2 1979 Home sites
Algeria
2–1
Guinea

Ethiopia

Nigeria
2–3
3 1981 Home sites
Egypt
2–0
Cameroon

Algeria

Nigeria
1–1
4 1983 Home sites
Nigeria
2–2
Ivory Coast

Algeria

Guinea
2–1
5 1985 Home sites
Nigeria
1–1
Tunisia

Ivory Coast

Ethiopia
2–1
6 1987 Home sites
Nigeria
2–1
Togo

Morocco

Somalia
3–0
7 1989 Home sites
Nigeria
2–0
Mali

Algeria

Ivory Coast
2–1

African Youth Championship (Host)

Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
8 1991  Egypt
Egypt
2–1
Ivory Coast

Ghana
2–0
Zambia
9 1993  Mauritius
Ghana
2–0
Cameroon

Egypt
3–0
Ethiopia
10 1995  Nigeria
Cameroon
4–0
Burundi

Nigeria
1–0
Mali
11 1997  Morocco
Morocco
1–0
South Africa

Ivory Coast
2–0
Ghana
12 1999  Ghana
Ghana
1–0
Nigeria

Cameroon
2–1
Zambia
13 2001  Ethiopia
Angola
2–0
Ghana

Egypt
2–0
Ethiopia
14 2003  Burkina Faso
Egypt
4–3 (a.e.t.)
Ivory Coast

Mali
1–1 (5–4 p)
Burkina Faso
15 2005  Benin
Nigeria
2–0
Egypt

Benin
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–3 p)

Morocco
16 2007  Republic of the Congo
Congo
1–0
Nigeria

Gambia
3–1
Zambia
17 2009  Rwanda
Ghana
2–0
Cameroon

Nigeria
2–1
South Africa

African U-20 Championship

Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
18 2011[5]  South Africa
Nigeria
3–2 (a.e.t.)
Cameroon

Egypt
1–0
Mali
19 2013  Algeria
Egypt
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p)

Ghana

Nigeria
2–1
Mali
20 2015  Senegal[6]
Nigeria
1–0
Senegal

Ghana
3–1
Mali

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
21 2017  Zambia
Zambia
2–0
Senegal

Guinea
2–1
South Africa
22 2019  Niger[7]
Mali
1–1 (a.e.t.)
(3–2 p)

Senegal

South Africa
0–0
(5–3 p)

Nigeria
23 2021  Mauritania[8][9]
Ghana
2–0
Uganda

Gambia
0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p)

Tunisia
24 2023  Egypt[10]
Senegal
2–0
Gambia

Nigeria
4–0
Tunisia

Performance by nation

Rank Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place Semi-finalists
1  Nigeria 7 (1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 2005, 2011, 2015) 2 (1999, 2007) 4 (1995*, 2009, 2013, 2023) 1 (2019) 2 (1979, 1981)
2  Ghana 4 (1993, 1999*, 2009, 2021) 2 (2001, 2013) 2 (1991, 2015) 1 (1997)
3  Egypt 4 (1981, 1991*, 2003, 2013) 1 (2005) 3 (1993, 2001, 2011)
4  Cameroon 1 (1995) 4 (1981, 1993, 2009, 2011) 1 (1999)
5  Senegal 1 (2023) 3 (2015*, 2017, 2019)
6  Mali 1 (2019) 1 (1989) 1 (2003) 4 (1995, 2011, 2013, 2015)
7  Zambia 1 (2017*) 3 (1991, 1999, 2007)
8  Algeria 1 (1979) 3 (1981, 1983, 1989)
9  Morocco 1 (1997*) 1 (2005) 1 (1987)
10  Angola 1 (2001)
 Congo 1 (2007*)
12  Ivory Coast 3 (1983, 1991, 2003) 1 (1997) 2 (1985, 1989)
13  Gambia 1 (2023) 2 (2007, 2021)
14  South Africa 1 (1997) 1 (2019) 2 (2009, 2017)
15  Guinea 1 (1979) 1 (2017) 1 (1983)
16  Tunisia 1 (1985) 2 (2021, 2023)
17  Togo 1 (1987)
 Burundi 1 (1995)
 Uganda 1 (2021)
20  Benin 1 (2005*)
21  Ethiopia 2 (1993, 2001*) 2 (1979, 1985)
22  Somalia 1 (1987)
23  Burkina Faso 1 (2003*)

* = As hosts

Participating nations

Team
1979

1981

1983

1985

1987

1989
Egypt
1991
Mauritius
1993
Nigeria
1995
Morocco
1997
Ghana
1999
Ethiopia
2001
Burkina Faso
2003
Benin
2005
Republic of the Congo
2007
Rwanda
2009
South Africa
2011
Algeria
2013
Senegal
2015
Zambia
2017
Niger
2019
Mauritania
2021
Egypt
2023
Years
 Algeria 1stSFSF1R×SFGS× 6
 Angola ××1R1R×PR××GS1stGS 6
 Benin ×××××××××××3rd×GS×QF 3
 Burkina Faso ×××××××××4thGSGSQF 4
 Burundi ××××××××2nd×××GS 2
 Cameroon 2R2ndQFQF1R1RGS2nd1st3rdGSGS2nd2ndGSQF 16
 Central African Republic ×2R×××××××××××××××××QFGS 3
 Congo ××××××××××××1stGSQF 3
 DR Congo ×××××1R×××××××××GS 2
 Egypt 1R1stQF1RQFQF1st3rdGS3rd1st2ndGSGS3rd1stGS×GS 18
 Equatorial Guinea ×2R×××××××××××××× 1
 Eswatini ××1R×××××××××××× 1
 Ethiopia SF1R×SF1R×GS4th4th×××× 7
 Gabon ×PR1R××QF×××GS×GS×× 5
 Gambia ××1RPR×××××××3rdGS×3rd2nd 6
 Ghana ×××1RQF3rd1st4th1st2ndGS1stGS2nd3rdGS1st 14
 Guinea 2nd1RSFQF1R1R×GSGS×3rd 9
 Ivory Coast ××2ndSFQFSF2nd×3rd×2ndGSGSGSGS 11
 Kenya 1R××××××××××× 1
 Lesotho ×××××QF×××GSGS×× 3
 Liberia ××××PR×××××××××× 1
 Libya 1R×××××××××× 1
 Malawi ×××××××××GS×××× 1
 Mali ×××××2nd4thGSGSGS3rdGSGS4th4th4thGS1st 13
 Mauritania ×1R××1R×××××××GS 3
 Mauritius 2R××××××GSGS××××× 3
 Morocco 2R1RQFQFSF1RGS1st4thGSQF 11
 Mozambique ×××PRQF×××××GSGS 4
 Namibia ×××××××××××GS 1
 Niger ××××××××××××GS 1
 Nigeria SFSF1st1st1st1st×GS3rd2ndGS1st2nd3rd1st3rd1st4th3rd 18
 Rwanda ××××××××××××GS×× 1
 Senegal ××PR××PRGSGS2nd2nd2nd1st 8
 Somalia ××××SF××××××××××× 1
 South Africa ××××××××2ndGSGS4thGSGS4th3rd 8
 South Sudan Country didn't exist: part of Sudan×××QF 1
 Sudan ××1R1R××××GSGS 4
 Tanzania ×××××××××××××GS 1
 Togo ×1R1R×2nd×××××××× 3
 Tunisia 2R2R1R2ndQF1R4th4th 8
 Uganda ×××PRPR××××××2ndQF 4
 Zambia ×××1R1R×4th×GSGS4th4thGS1stGS 10
 Zimbabwe ×2RQFQF×××××××× 3
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • SF – Semi-finals
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • GS – Group stage
  • PR – Preliminary round
  • 1R – First round
  • 2R – Second round
  • q – Qualified
  •      Hosts
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
  •     Withdrew after qualification
  •     Disqualified after qualification

Participating nations by year of debut

Participating nations by Debut (Until 1989, counted Round 1, after 1991 counting Final 16)

Before 1989

After 1991

Player awards

Year Player of the tournament Top goalscorer
1991 Egypt Moustafa Sadek
1993
1995
1997 South Africa Benni McCarthy South Africa Benni McCarthy
1999 Guinea Ousmane Bangoura
2001 Angola Pedro Mantorras
2003 Egypt Emad Moteab
2005 Morocco Mouhcine Iajour
2007 Republic of the Congo Fabrice N'Guessi[11] Zambia Fwayo Tembo
2009 Ghana Ransford Osei Ghana Ransford Osei
2011 Cameroon Edgar Salli Nigeria Uche Nwofor
2013 Egypt Saleh Gomaa Nigeria Aminu Umar
2015 Ghana Yaw Yeboah Nigeria Musa Muhammed
2017 Zambia Patson Daka South Africa Luther Singh
2019 Senegal Moussa N'Diaye Senegal Youssouph Mamadou Badji
2022 Ghana Abdul Fatawu Issahaku Uganda Derrick Kakooza
2023 Senegal Lamine Camara Senegal Pape Diop

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances

TeamTunisia
1977
Japan
1979
Australia
1981
Mexico
1983
Soviet Union
1985
Chile
1987
Saudi Arabia
1989
Portugal
1991
Australia
1993
Qatar
1995
Malaysia
1997
Nigeria
1999
Argentina
2001
United Arab Emirates
2003
Netherlands
2005
Canada
2007
Egypt
2009
Colombia
2011
Turkey
2013
New Zealand
2015
South Korea
2017
Poland
2019
Argentina
2023
Chile
2025
Total
 AlgeriaQF1
 AngolaR21
 BeninR11
 Burkina FasoR21
 BurundiR11
 CameroonR1R1QFR2R1R26
 CongoR21
 EgyptQFR13rdR2R1R2R2R18
 EthiopiaR11
 GambiaR2R22
 Ghana2nd4thQF2nd1st3rdR27
 GuineaR1R12
 Ivory CoastR1R1R1R1R25
 MaliR13rdR1R1R13rdQF7
 MoroccoR1R24th3
 NigeriaR13rdR12ndQF2ndQFR2QFR2R2R2QF13
 Senegal4thR2QFR14
 South AfricaR1R2R1R14
 TogoR11
 TunisiaR1R1R23
 ZambiaR1R2QF3
Legend

See also

References

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