Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

Nouadhibou/Nouakchott (MTN) - 14 February 2021 - 4 March 2021

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Qualified Nations

• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
  
• Gambia
• Ghana
  
• Mauritania
• Morocco
• Mozambique
• Namibia
• Uganda
• Tanzania
• Tunisia
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

February 14th - February 22nd, 2021
12 Nations, 3 Groups, 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group and 2 best Nations between the all Groups will qualify for the Quarterfinals
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Knockout Round

February 25th - March 6th, 2021
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final, the winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021 Champion

Qualification Format

West A Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
November 20th - November 25th, 2020
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals
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Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020
November 22nd - December 2nd, 2020
9 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021
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West A Zone Qualifying Round (Knockout Round)
November 27th - November 29th, 2020
4 Nations, Semifinals and Final, the 1st not already qualified Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021
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Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020
December 3rd - December 13th, 2020
11 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021
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West B Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
December 5th - December 14th, 2020
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals
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Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North African Championship 2020

December 13th - December 28th, 2020
5 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021
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West B Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)

December 15th - December 19th, 2020
4 Nations, Semifinals and Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

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Central Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
December 15th - December 19th, 2020

6 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Final
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Central Zone Qualifying Round (Knockout Round)

December 22nd, 2020

2 Nations, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North African Championship 2020)
• Angola (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Benin (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Botswana (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Burkina Faso (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Burundi (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Cameroon (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Central African Republic (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Chad (Withdraw)
• Comoros (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Congo (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Congo DR (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Côte d'Ivoire (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Djibouti (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Egypt (Withdraw)
• Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Eswatini (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Ethiopia (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Gabon (Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Gambia (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Ghana (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Guinea (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Guinea-Bissau (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Kenya (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Lesotho (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Libya (Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North African Championship 2020)
• Malawi (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Mali (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Mauritania (Host Nation)
• Morocco (Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North African Championship 2020)
• Mozambique (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Namibia (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Niger (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Nigeria (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Senegal (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Sierra Leone (West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Somalia (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• South Africa (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• South Sudan (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Sudan (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Tanzania (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Togo (West B Zone Qualifying Round)
• Tunisia (Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North African Championship 2020)
• Uganda (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 East and Central African Championship 2020)
• Zambia (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
• Zimbabwe (Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Southern African Championship 2020)
  

West A Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
November 20th - November 25th, 2020
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals

Group A

• Gambia
• Sierra Leone
• Senegal
  

Group B

• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Mali
• Mauritania
  

Group A
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Senegal 1 - 1 Sierra Leone
Half-Time: 0-0
November 20th 2020, h. 17:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Gambia 1 - 5 Senegal
Half-Time: 1-2
November 22nd 2020, h. 17:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Sierra Leone 1 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-0
November 24th 2020, h. 17:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Senegal	2	1	1	0	6	2	+4	4
Gambia	2	1	0	1	3	6	-3	3
Sierra Leone	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1

Group B
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Mali 0 - 2 Guinea-Bissau
Awarded

Guinea 1 - 0 Mauritania
Half-Time: 1-0
November 21st 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Guinea 3 - 1 Mali
Half-Time: 0-0
November 23rd 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Mauritania 0 - 1 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 0-1
November 23rd 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Mali 1 - 0 Mauritania
Half-Time: 1-0
November 25th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Guinea 2 - 0 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 2-0
November 25th 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Guinea	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Guinea-Bissau	3	2	0	1	3	2	+1	6
Mali	3	1	0	2	2	5	-3	3
Mauritania	3	0	0	3	0	3	-3	0

West A Zone Qualifying Round (Knockout Round)
November 27th - November 29th, 2020
4 Nations, Semifinals and Final, the 1st not already qualified Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

• Gambia
• Guinea
• Guinea-Bissau
• Senegal
  

Semifinals
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Guinea 1 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-1
November 27th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès
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Senegal PSO0 - 0 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 0-0, Full-Time: 0-0, Extra-Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 5-4
November 27th 2020, h. 19:30, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Final
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gambia PSO2 - 2 Senegal
Half-Time: 1-1, Full-Time: 2-2, Extra-Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 4-3
November 29th 2020, h. 17:00, Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès

Men's Under 20 Tournament
West A Zone Qualifying Round Results

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
1	Gambia		-
2	Senegal		-
3	Guinea		-
3	Guinea-Bissau		-
5	Mali		-
5	Mauritania		-
5	Sierra Leone		-

West B Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
December 5th - December 14th, 2020
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals

Group A

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Niger
• Togo
  

Group B

• Côte d'Ivoire
• Ghana
• Nigeria
  

Group A
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Benin 0 - 1 Niger
Half-Time: 0-1
December 5th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Togo 1 - 1 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 1-0
December 5th 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Benin 2 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 2-0
December 8th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Niger 0 - 0 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 0-0
December 8th 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
December 11th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Niger 1 - 1 Togo
Half-Time: 1-0
December 11th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade René Pleven, Cotonou

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Niger	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Burkina Faso	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5
Benin	3	1	0	2	2	2	0	3
Togo	3	0	2	1	2	4	-2	2

Group B
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Nigeria 1 - 1 Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 0-0
December 6th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Ghana 1 - 0 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-0
December 9th 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Côte d'Ivoire 1 - 0 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0
December 12th 2020, h. 16:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Côte d'Ivoire	2	1	1	0	2	1	+1	4
Ghana	2	1	0	1	1	1	0	3
Nigeria	2	0	1	1	1	2	-1	1

West B Zone Qualifying Round (Knockout Round)
December 15th - December 19th, 2020
4 Nations, Semifinals and Final, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

• Burkina Faso
• Côte d'Ivoire
• Ghana
• Niger
  

Semifinals
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Niger PSO30 - 0PSO5 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 3-5
December 15th 2020, h. 15:30, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo
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Côte d'Ivoire 1 - 4 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 1-2
December 15th 2020, h. 19:00, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

3rd Place Match
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Niger 0 - 2 Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 0-0
December 19th 2020, h. TBD, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Final
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Ghana 2 - 1 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 1-1
December 19th 2020, h. TBD, Stade Charles de Gaulle, Porto-Novo

Men's Under 20 Tournament
West B Zone Qualifying Round

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
1	Ghana		-
2	Burkina Faso		-
3	Côte d'Ivoire		-
3	Niger		-
5	Benin		-
5	Togo		-
5	Nigeria		-

Central Zone Qualifying Round (Preliminary Round)
December 15th - December 19th, 2020

6 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals

Group A

• Central African Republic
  
• Equatorial Guinea
  

Group B

• Cameroon
• Congo
• DR Congo
  
  

Group A
West African Standard Time (GMT +1)

Central African Republic 2 - 1 Equatorial Guinea
Half-Time: 1-0
December 17th 2020, h. 13:00, Estadio de Rebola, Baney

Group A Provisional Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Central African Rep.	1	1	0	0	2	1	+1	3
Equatorial Guinea	1	0	0	1	1	2	-1	0

Group B
West African Standard Time (GMT +1)

Cameroon 1 - 1 DR Congo
Half-Time: 1-0
December 15th 2020, h. 16:30, Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Congo 1 - 3 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-1
December 17th 2020, h. 16:0, Estadio de Rebola, Baney

DR Congo 1 - 2 Congo
Half-Time: 1-1
December 19th 2020, h. 16:00, Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Group A Provisional Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Cameroon	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
Congo	2	1	0	1	3	4	-1	3
DR Congo	2	0	1	1	2	3	-1	1

Central Zone Qualifying Round (Knocnout Round)

December 22nd, 2020

2 Nations, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
  

Final
West African Standard Time (GMT +1)

Central African Republic 0 - 3 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-1
December 22nd 2020, h. 15:00, Estadio de Malabo, Malabo

Men's Under 20 Tournament
Central Zone Qualifying Round

Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
1	Cameronn		-
2	Central African Republic		-
3	Congo		-
3	Equatorial Guinea		-
5	DR Congo		-

Preliminary Round
February 14th - February 22nd, 2021
12 Nations, 3 Groups, 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group and 2 best Nationss between the all Groups will qualify for the Quarterfinals

Group A

• Cameroon
  
• Mauretania
  
• Mozambique
• Uganda
  
  

Group B

• Burkina Faso
  
• Central African Republic
  
• Namibia
  
• Tunisia
  

Group C

• Gambia
  
• Ghana
  
• Morocco
  
• Tanzania
  

Group A
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Mauritania 0 - 1 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-0
February 14th 2021, h. 21:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Uganda 2 - 0 Mozambique
Half-Time: 0-0
February 15th 2021, h. 14:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Cameroon 1 - 0 Uganda
Half-Time: 1-0
February 17th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Mauritania 2 - 0 Mozambique
Half-Time: 2-0
February 17th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Mozambique 1 - 4 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-2
February 20th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Mauritania 1 - 2 Uganda
Half-Time: 1-0
February 20th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Olympique, Nouakchott

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Cameroon	3	3	0	0	6	1	+5	9
Uganda	3	2	0	1	4	2	+2	6
Mauritania	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
Mozambique	3	0	0	3	1	8	-7	0

Group B
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Burkina Faso 0 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
February 15th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

  Namibia 1 - 1 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 0-0
February 15th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Tunisia 2 - 0 Namibia
Half-Time: 1-0
February 18th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Burkina Faso 3 - 1 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 1-1
February 18th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Burkina Faso 1 - 0 Namibia
Half-Time: 0-0
February 21st 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Tunisia 1 - 2 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 1-2
February 21st 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Burkina Faso	3	2	1	0	4	1	+3	7
Central African Rep.	3	1	1	1	4	5	-1	4
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	2	0	+2	4
Namibia	3	0	1	2	1	4	-3	1

Group C
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Ghana 4 - 0 Tanzania
Half-Time: 2-0
February 16th 2021, h. 21:00, Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Gambia 0 - 1 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-1
February 16th 2021, h. 14:00, Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Tanzania 1 - 1 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-1
February 19th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Morocco 0 - 0 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0
February 19th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Ghana 1 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 1-2
February 22nd 2021, h. 20:00,  Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Morocco 3 - 0 Tanzania
Half-Time: 3-0
February 22nd 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Municipal de Nouakchott, Nouadhibou

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Morocco	3	2	1	0	4	0	+4	7
Gambia	3	1	1	1	3	3	0	4
Ghana	3	1	1	1	5	2	+3	4
Tanzania	3	0	1	2	1	8	-7	1

Knockout Round
February 25th - March 6th, 2021
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Third Place Match and Final, the winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2021 Champion

• Burkina Faso
• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
  
• Gambia
• Ghana
  
• Morocco
• Uganda
• Tunisia
  

Quarterfinals
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Cameroon PSO21 - 2PSO4 Ghana
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra Time: 1-1, Penalty Shoot-Out : 2-4
February 25th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchot-t

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Morocco PSO10 - 1PSO4 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 1-4
February 26th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

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Burkina Faso PSO30 - 1PSO5 Uganda
Half-Time: 0-0, Full Time: 0-0, Extra Time: 0-0, Penalty Shoot-Out: 3-5
February 25th 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

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Central African Republic 0 - 3 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-1
February 26th 2021, h. 20:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

Semifinals
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Ghana 1 - 0 Gambia
Half-Time: 1-0
March 1st 2021, h. 17:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott
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Uganda 4 - 1 Tunisia
Half-Time: 2-1
March 1st 2021, h. 20:30, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

Third Place Match

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gambia 1 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
March 5th 2021, h. 21:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

Final

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Ghana 2 - 0 Uganda
Half-Time: 1-0
March 6th 2021, h. 21:00, Stade Olymique, Nouakchott

Men's Under 20 Tournament
Final Results

Ghana
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Uganda
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Gambia
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Rank	Athletes	Nation	Result
4	Tunisia		-
5	Cameroon		-
6	Morocco		-
7	Burkina Faso		-
8	Central African Republic		-
9	Mauretania		-
10	Namibia		-
11	Mozambique		-
12	Tanzania		-