Men's Football CAF African Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023

Men's Football CAF African Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023

Various Cities (MOR) - 24 June 2023 - 8 July 2023

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Qualified Nations

• Congo
  

• Egypt
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Mali
• Morocco
• Niger
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

June 24th - July 1st, 2023
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for Semifinals
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Knockout Round
July 4th - July 8th, 2023
4 Nations, Semifinals, 3rd Place Match and Final, the winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023 Champion

Road to the Summer Olympic Games 2024

The 1st, 2nd and 3rd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Football Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2024

• France
• Dominican Republic
  
• United States
  

Road to the Summer Olympic Games 2024 AFC - CAF Playoff

The 4th Nation will qualify for the Men's Football Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2024 AFC-CAF Playoff.

Nations already Qualified for the Men's Football Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2024 AFC-CAF Playoff

Qualification Format

First Qualifying Round

September 20th - September 27th, 2022

20 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 10 winning Nations will qualify for Second Qualifying Round
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Second Qualifying Round

October 222nd - October 30th, 2022
28 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 14 winning Nations will qualify for Third Qualifying Round
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Third Qualifying Round

March 19th - March 27th, 2023
14 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 7 winning Nation will qualify for Men's Football CAF Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Angola (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Benin (Second Qualifying Round)
• Botswana (First Qualifying Round)
• Burkina Faso (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Cameroon (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Congo (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Congo DR (First Qualifying Round)
• Cote d'Ivoire (Second Qualifying Round)
• Egypt (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Eswatini (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Ethiopia (First Qualifying Round)
• Gabon (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Gambia (First Qualifying Round)
• Ghana (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Guinea (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Guinea Bissau (First Qualifying Round)
• Libya (First Qualifying Round)
• Madagascar (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Mali (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Mauritania (First Qualifying Round)
• Mauritius (First Qualifying Round)
• Morocco (Host Nation)
• Mozambique (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Namibia (First Qualifying Round)
• Niger (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Nigeria (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Rwanda (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Senegal (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Seychelles (First Qualifying Round)
• Sierra Leone (Second Qualifying Round)
• South Africa (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• South Sudan (First Qualifying Round)
• Sudan (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
• Tanzania (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Togo (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round)
• Tunisia (Second Qualifying Round)
• Uganda (Second Qualifying Round, Withdrew)
• Zambia (First Qualifying Round, Second Qualifying Round, Third Qualifying Round)
  

First Qualifying Round

September 20th - September 27th, 2022

20 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 10 winning Nations will qualify for Second Qualifying Round

• Angola
• Botswana
• Burkina Faso
• Congo DR
• Eswatini
• Ethiopia
• Gambia
• Guinea Bissau
• Libya
  
• Madagascar
• Mauritania
• Mauritius
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Niger
  
• Rwanda
  
• Seychelles
• South Sudan
  
• Tanzania
  
• Togo
  

First Leg

Guinea Bissau 0 - 0 Niger
Half-Time: 0-0
September 23rd 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT), Estadio 24 de Setembro, Bissau

Tanzania 0 - 0 South Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
September 23rd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Chamazi Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Eswatini 2 - 0 Botswana
Half-Time: 1-0
September 23rd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Somhlolo National Stadium, Lobamba

Mauritania 1 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 0-0
September 24th 2022, h. 21:00 (GMT), VeStade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Ethiopia 0 - 0 Congo DR
Half-Time: 0-0
September 22nd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Abebe Bikila Stadium, Addis Ababa

Mozambique 3 - 0 Mauritius
Half-Time: 2-0
September 20th 2022, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), VEstadio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Burkina Faso 0 - 1 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de I'Amitie, Cotonou

Libya 4 - 1 Rwanda
Half-Time: 1-0
September 22nd 2022, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Martyrs of February Stadium, Benghazi

Madagscar 5 - 0 Seychelles
Half-Time: 3-0
September 24th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Angola 2 - 1 Namibia
Half-Time: 0-0
September 21st 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Second Leg

(4) Niger 4 - 2 Guinea Bissau (2)
Half-Time: 1-0
September 27th 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade General Seyni Kountche, Niamey

(3) South Sudan 3 - 3   Tanzania (3+)
Half-Time: 1-2
September 26th 2022, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare

(2) Botswana 2 - 1 Eswatini (3)
Half-Time: 2-0
September 27th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Obed Itani Chilume Stadium, Francistown

(2) Togo 2 - 0 Mauritania (1)
Half-Time:
September 27th 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT), Stade de Kegue, Lome

(1) Congo DR 1 - 0 Ethiopia (0)
Half-Time:
September 27th 2022, h. 16:30 (GMT +1), Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

(1) Mauritius 1 - 2 Mozambique (5)
Half-Time: 0-1
September 23rd 2022, h. 14:00 (GMT +4), Complexe Sportif de Cote d'Or, Saint Pierre

(2) Gambia 1 - 2 Burkina Faso (2+)
Half-Time:
September 27th 2022, h. 20:00 (GMT +1), Stade de Marrakech, Marrakesh (Morocco)

(+4) Rwanda 3 - 0 Libya (4)
Half-Time: 1-0
September 27th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare

(1) Seychelles 1 - 7 Madagscar (12)
Half-Time:
September 27th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +), Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo (Madagascar)

(1) Namibia 0 - 6 Angola (8)
Half-Time: 0-3
September 24th 2022, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Second Qualifying Round

October 222nd - October 30th, 2022
28 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 14 winning Nations will qualify for Third Qualifying Round

• Algeria
• Angola
• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Congo DR
• Cote d'Ivoire
• Egypt
• Eswatini
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Madagascar
• Mali
• Mozambique
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Rwanda
• Senegal
• Sierra Leone
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Tanzania
• Togo
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
  

First Leg

Niger 0 - 0 Cote d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 0-0
October 22nd 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade General Seyni Kountche Niamey

Sudan 2 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 1-0
October 23rd 2022, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Al-Merrikh Stadium, Omdurman

Tanzania 1 - 1 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-1
October 22nd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Benjamin Mpaka Stadium, Dar es Salaam

Guinea 3 - 0 Uganda

Walkover

Eswatini 0 - 0 Egypt
Half-Time: 0-0
October 23rd 2022, h. TBD (GMT +2), Somhiolo National Stadium, Lombamba

Sierra Leone 1 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
October 22nd 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT), SKD Sport Complex, Monrovia (Liberia)

Togo 2 - 2 South Africa
Half-Time: 1-2
October 23rd 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT), Stade de Kegue, Lome

Congo 1 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 1-0
October 23rd 2022, h. TBD (GMT +1), Stade Alponso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Congo DR 4 - 1 Algeria
Half-Time: 3-0
October 22nd 2022, h. 16:30 (GMT +1), Stade des Martyrs, Kinshasa

Mozambique 1 - 2 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0
October 23rd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Estadio do Zimpeto, Maputo

Burkina Faso 0 - 0 Senegal
Half-Time:
October 23rd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +1), Stadd de I'Amitie, Cotonou (Benin)

Rwanda 1 - 1 Mali
Half-Time: 1-1
October 22nd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), Stade Huye, Butare

Madagascar 0 - 1 Gabon
Half-Time: 0-0
October 23rd 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +3), Mahamasina Municipal Stadium, Antananarivo

Angola 2 - 3 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-1
October 22nd 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Estadio 11 de Novembro, Luanda

Second Leg

(1) Cote d'Ivoire 1 - 1 Niger (1+)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 29th 2022, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade de Yamoussoukro, Yamoussoukro

(3) Benin 3 - 1 Sudan (3+)
Half-Time:2-0
October 30th 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Stade de I'Amitie, Cotonou

(3) Nigeria 2 - 0 Tanzania (1)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 29th 2022, h. 17:00 (GMT +1), Lekan Salami Stadium, Ibadan

(0) Uganda 0 - 3 Guinea (6)

Walkover

(1) Egypt 1 - 0 Eswatini (0)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 30th 2022, h. 19:00 (GMT +2), Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

(2) Zambia 1 - 0 Sierra Leone (1)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 29th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +2), National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

(+2) South Africa 2 - 2 Togo (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 30th 2022, h. 14:00 (GMT +2), Orlando Stadium, Johannesburg

(2) Tunisia 2 - 1 Congo (2+)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 30th 2022, h. 15:00 (GMT +1), Stade Olympoque Hammadi Agrebi, Rades

(4) Algeria 3 - 1 Congo DR (5)
Half-Time: 2-0
October 30th 2022, h. 18:00 (GMT +1), 8 May 1945 Stadium, Setif

(4) Ghana 2 - 0 Mozambique (1)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 30th 2022, h. 16:00 (GMT), Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

(1) Senegal PSO51 - 0PSO3 Burkina Faso (0)
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Penalties Shootout: 5-3
October 23rd 2022, h. 21:00 (GMT), Stade Abdoulaye Wade, Dakar

(2) Mali 1 - 0 Rwanda (1)
Half-Time: 1-0
October 29th 2022, h. 19:00 (GMT), Stade de 26 Mars, Bamako

(5) Gabon 4 - 0 Madagascar (0)
Half-Time: 2-0
October 29th 2022, h. 16:30 (GMT +1), Stade de Franceville, Franceville

(3) Cameroon 0 - 0 Angola (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
October 30th 2022, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde

Third Qualifying Round
March 19th - March 27th, 2023
14 Nations, Home and Away Matches, 7 winning Nation will qualify for Men's Football CAF Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023

• Algeria
• Cameroon
• Congo
• Egypt
• Gabon
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Mali
• Niger
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• South Africa
• Sudan
• Zambia
  

First Leg

Niger 0 - 0 Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
March 22nd 2023, h. 15:30 (GMT) +1, Stade General Seyni Kountche, Niamey

Nigeria 0 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
March 22nd 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +1), Moshood Abiola National Stadium, Abuja

Egypt 2 - 0 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
March 22nd 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +2), 30 June Stadium, Cairo

South Africa 1 - 1 Congo
Half-Time: 0-1
March 23rd 2023, h. 13:00 (GMT +2), Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg

Algeria 1 - 1 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0
March 24th 2023, h. 21:00 (GMT +1), 19 May 1956 Stadium, Annaba

Senegal 3 - 1 Mali
Half-Time: 2-0
March 22nd 2023, h. 19:00 (GMT), Diamniadio Olympic Stadium, Dakar

Gabon 1 - 0 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-0
March 25th 2023, h. 14:30 (GMT +1), Stade de Franceville, Franceville

Second Leg

(1)  Sudan 1 - 2 Niger (2)
Half-Time: 1-1
March 28th 2023, h. 20:00 (GMT +2), Al-Hilal Stadium, Omdurman

(2)  Guinea 2 - 0 Nigeria (0)
Half-Time: 0-0
March 28th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT),Stade Moulay Hassan, Rabat

(0)  Zambia 0 - 0 Egypt (2)
Half-Time: 0-0
March 26th 2023, h. 13:00 (GMT +2), Levy Mwanawasa Stadium, Ndola

(+1)  Congo 0 - 0 South Africa (1)
Half-Time: 0-0
March 27th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT +1), Stade Alhponso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

(2)  Ghana 1 - 0 Algeria (1)
Half-Time: 1-0
March 28th 2023, h. 16:00 (GMT), Baba Yara Stadium, Kumasi

(4)  Mali 3 - 0 Senegal (3)
Half-Time: 0-0
March 28th 2023, h. 18:00 (GMT), Stade du 26 Mars, Bamako

(1)  Cameroon 1 - 1 Gabon (2)
Half-Time: 1-0, Full Time: 1-0, Penalties Shootout: 6-7
March 28th 2023, h. 15:00 (GMT +1), Ahmadou Ahidjo Stadium, Yaounde

Preliminary Round

June 24th - July 1st, 2023
8 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for Semifinals

Group A

• Congo
• Ghana
• Guinea
• Morocco
  

Group B

• Egypt
• Gabon
• Mali
• Niger
  

Group A

Western European Summer Time (GMT +1)

Morocco 2 - 1 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-1
June 24th 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Ghana 3 - 2 Congo
Half-Time: 0-0
June 25th 2023, h. 16:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Morocco 5 - 1 Ghana
Half-Time: 3-1
June 27th 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Congo 1 - 3 Guinea
Half-Time: 1-1
June 27th 2023, h. 18:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Congo 0 - 1 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-1
June 30th 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Guinea 1 - 1 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-1
June 30th 2023, h. 21:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Morocco	3	3	0	0	8	2	+6	9
Guinea	3	1	1	1	5	4	+1	4
Ghana	3	1	1	1	5	8	-3	4
Congo	3	0	0	3	3	7	-4	0

Group B

Western European Summer Time (GMT +1)

Egypt 0 - 0 Niger
Half-Time: 0-0
June 25th 2023, h. 18:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Mali 3 - 1 Gabon
Half-Time: 2-1
June 25th 2023, h. 21:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Egypt 1 - 0 Mali
Half-Time: 1-0
June 28th 2023, h. 18:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Gabon 0 - 1 Niger
Half-Time: 0-0
June 278h 2023, h. 21:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Gabon 0 - 2 Egypt
Half-Time: 0-0
July 1st 2023, h. 21:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Niger 0 - 2 Mali
Half-Time: 0-0
July 1st 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Egypt	3	2	1	0	3	0	+3	7
Mali	3	2	0	1	5	2	+3	6
Niger	3	1	1	1	1	2	-1	4
Gabon	3	0	0	3	1	6	-5	0

Knockout Round
July 4th - July 8th, 2023
4 Nations, Semifinals, 3rd Place Match and Final, the winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Africa Under 23 Cup of Nations 2023 Champion

• Egypt
• Guinea
• Mali
• Morocco
  

Semifinals

Western European Summer Time (GMT +1)

Morocco PSO43 - 2PSO3 Mali
Half-Time: 1-1, Full Time: 1-1, Extra Time: 2-2, Penalty Shhotout: 4-3
July 4th 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

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Egypt 1 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 1-0
July 4th 2023, h. 18:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Bronze Medal Match
Western European Summer Time (GMT +1)

Mali 1 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
July 7th 2023, h. 18:00, Ibn Batouta Stadium, Tangier

Gold Medal Match
Western European Summer Time (GMT +1)

Morocco ET2 - 1 Egypt
Half-Time: 1-1, Full Time: 1-1, Extra Time: 2-1
July 8th 2023, h. 21:00, Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium, Rabat

Road to the Summer Olympic Games 2024

The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Football Tournament at the Summer Olympic Games 2024.

• Egypt
• Mali
• Morocco