Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

Various Cities (EGY) - 19 February 2023 - 11 March 2023

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Qualified Nations

• Benin
• Central African Republic
• Congo
  
• Egypt
• Gambia
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• South Sudan
• Tunisia
• Uganda
• Zambia
  
  

Competition Format

Preliminary Round

February 19th  - February 27th, 2023
12 Nations, 3 Groups, the 1st, 2nd Nations from each Group and the 2 best 3rd ranked Nations between all Groups will qualify for the Quartelfinals
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Knockout Round

March 2nd -  March 11th, 2023
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023 Champion

Road to the Men's Football FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2023

The 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th Nations will qualify for the Men's Football FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2023

Teams already Qualified for the Men's Football FIFA Undr 20 Worl Cup 2023

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Qualification Format

Men's Football WAFU-UFOA Under 20 West Zone B Qualification Round (Group Stage)

May 7th - May 14th, 2022
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals
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Men's Football WAFU-UFOA Under 20 West Zone B Qualification Round (Knockout Stage)
May 17th - May 20th, 2022

4 Nations, Semifinals, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023
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Men's Football COSAFA Under 20 Championship 2022

October 6th - October 16th, 2022
11 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023
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Men's Football UNAF Under 20 North Zone Qualification Round
October 18th - October 24th, 2022

4 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

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Men's Football WAFU-UFOA Under 20 West Zone A Qualification Round (Group Stage)

August 28th - September 5th, 2022

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

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Men's Football WAFU-UFOA Under 20 West Zone A Qualification Round (Knockout Round)

September 9th - September 11th, 2022

4 Nations, Semifinals, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

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Men's Football UNIFFAC Under 20 Central Zone Qualification Round
December 8th - December 14th, 2022

4 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023
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Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022
October 28th - November 11th, 2022

7 Nations, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

Registered Nations
Qualified, Eliminated, In Progress

• Algeria (Men's Football UNAF North Zone Qualifying Round)
• Angola (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Benin (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Knockout Stage)
• Botswana (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Burkina Faso (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Knockout Stage)
• Burundi (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Cameroon (Men's Football UNIFFAC Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Cape Verde (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Central African Republic (Men's Football UNIFFAC Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Comoros (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Congo (Men's Football UNIFFAC Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Congo DR (Men's Football UNIFFAC Central Zone Qualifying Round)
• Côte d'Ivoire (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Knockout Stage)
• Djibouti (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Egypt (Host Nation)
• Eswatini (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Ethiopia (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Gambia (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Knockout Round)
• Ghana (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage)
• Guinea (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Guinea-Bissau (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Lesotho (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Liberia (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• Libya (Men's Football UNAF North Zone Qualifying Round)
• Malawi (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Mali (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Knockout Round)
• Mauritania (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Knockout Round)
• Mauritius (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Morocco (Men's Football UNAF North Zone Qualifying Round)
• Mozambique (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Namibia (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Niger (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage)
• Nigeria (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Knockout Stage)
• Senegal (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round, Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Knockout Round)
• Seychelles (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• Sierra Leone (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West A Zone Qualifying Round)
• South Africa (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
• South Sudan (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Sudan (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Tanzania (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Togo (Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West B Zone Qualifying Round-Group Stage)
• Tunisia (Men's Football UNAF North Zone Qualifying Round)
• Uganda (Men's Football CECAFA Under 20 Championship 2022)
• Zambia (Men's Football COSAFA South African Championship 2022)
  

Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West Zone B Qualification Round (Group Stage)
May 7th - May 14th, 2022
7 Nations, 2 Groups, the 1st and 2nd Nations from each Group will qualify for the Semifinals

Group A

• Benin
  
• Côte d'Ivoire
  
• Niger
• Togo
  

Group B

• Burkina Faso
• Ghana
• Nigeria
  
  

Group A

West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Niger 0 - 1   Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 0-0
May 7th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Togo 0 - 1 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
May 7th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Côte d'Ivoire   2 - 0 Togo
Half-Time:
May 10th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Benin 0 - 0 Niger
Half-Time: 0-0
May 10th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Niger 1 - 0 Togo
Half-Time: 1-0
May 13th 2022, h. 16:45, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Benin 1 - 0   Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 1-0
May 13th 2022, h. 16:45, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Benin	3	2	1	0	2	0	+2	7
Côte d'Ivoire	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Niger	3	1	1	1	1	1	0	4
Togo	3	0	0	3	0	4	-4	0

Group B

West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Ghana 2 - 0   Nigeria
Half-Time: 1-0
May 8th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Nigeria 2 - 2 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 1-0
May 11th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Ghana 1 - 2 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 1-1
May 14th 2022, h. 16:45, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Nigeria	2	1	1	0	4	2	+2	4
Burkina Faso	2	1	1	0	4	3	+1	4
Ghana	2	0	0	2	1	4	-3	0

Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West Zone B Qualification Round (Knockout Stage)
May 17th - May 20th, 2022

4 Nations, Semifinals, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Côte d'Ivoire
  
• Nigeria
  

Semifinals
West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Benin ET2 - 1 Burkina Faso
Half-Time: 0-0, Ful Time: 0-0, Extra Time: 2-1
May 17th 2022, h. 16:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

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Nigeria ET2 - 1   Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 1-1, Full Time: 19, Extra Time: 2-1
May 17th 2022, h. 19:30, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

3rd Place Match

West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Burkina Faso     2 - 0   Côte d'Ivoire
Half-Time: 1-0
May 20th 2022, h. 16:00, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Final

West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Benin    1 - 3 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-1
May 20th 2022, h. 19:30, Stade General Senyi, Kountche, Niamey

Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West Zone A Qualification Round (Group Stage)
August 28th - September 5th, 2022

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

Group A

• Guinea-Bissau
• Mali
• Mauritania
• Sierra Leone
  

Group B

• Cape Verde
  
• Gambia
• Guinea
• Liberia
• Senegal
  
  

Group A

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Mauritania 2 - 1 Guinea-Bissau
Half-Time: 0-0
August 30th 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Sierra Leone 0 - 3 Mali
Half-Time: 0-3
August 30th 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Sierra Leone 0 - 2 Mauritania

Half-Time:

September 3rd 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Guinea-Bissau 0 - 2 Mali
Half-Time:
September 3rd 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Mali 1 - 1 Mauritania

Half-Time: 0-0

September 4th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Guinea-Bissau 1 - 4 Sierra Leone
Half-Time: 1-1
September 4th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Mali	3	2	1	0	6	1	+5	7
Mauritania	3	2	1	0	5	2	+3	7
Sierra Leone	3	1	0	2	4	6	-2	3
Guinea-Bissau	3	0	0	3	2	8	-6	0

Group B

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Cape Verde 2 - 1 Liberia
Half-Time: 2-1
August 28th 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Senegal 3 - 1 Guinea
Half-Time: 3-1
August 28th 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Gambia 2 - 0 Cape Verde
Half-Time: 1-0
August 30th 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Liberia 2 - 2 Senegal
Half-Time: 1-2
August 30th 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Guinea 4 - 0 Cape Verde
Half-Time: 2-0
Sepember 1st 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Gambia 4 - 1 Liberia
Half-Time: 2-1
Sepember 1st 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Senegal 3 - 0 Cape Verde
Half-Time:
September 3rd 2022, h. 19:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Gambia 0 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
Sepember 3rd 2022, h. 22:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Senegal 0 - 0 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-0
September 5th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Liberia 0 - 0 Guinea
Half-Time: 0-0
Sepember 5th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Group B Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Gambia	4	2	2	0	6	1	+5	8
Senegal	4	2	2	0	8	3	+5	8
Guinea	4	1	2	1	5	3	+2	5
Cape Verde	4	1	0	3	2	10	-8	3
Liberia	4	0	2	2	4	8	-4	2

Men's Football WAFU-UFOA West Zone A Qualification Round (Knockout Stage)
September 9th - September 11th, 2022

4 Nations, Semifinals, Final, the 1st and 2nd Nations will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

• Benin
• Burkina Faso
• Côte d'Ivoire
  
• Nigeria
  

Semifinals
Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Mali PSO21 - 1PSO4 Gambia

Half-Time: 1-0

September 9th 2022, h. 17:30, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

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Senegal 4 - 1 Mauritania
Half-Time: 2-0
September 9th 2022, h. 20:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Final

Greenwich Mean Time (GMT)

Gambia 0 - 1 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-0
September 11th 2022, h. 18:00, Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya, Nouakchott

Men's Football UNAF North Zone Qualification Round
October 18th - October 24th, 2022

4 Nations, Round-Robin, the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

• Algeria
• Libya
• Morocco
• Tunisia
  

Round - Robin

Eastern European Time (GMT +2)

Morocco 0 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
October 18th 2022, h. 15:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Libya 1 - 1 Algeria
Half-Time: 0-0
October 18th 2022, h. 18:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Algeria 0 - 1 Morocco
Half-Time: 0-1
October 21st 2022, h. 15:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Tunisia 1 - 0 Libya
Half-Time: 0-0
October 21st 2022, h. 18:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Morocco 0 - 1 Libya
Half-Time: 0-0
October 24th 2022, h. 15:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Algeria 4 - 4 Tunisia
Half-Time: 1-3
October 24th 2022, h. 15:00, Suez Stadium, Suez

Round-Robin Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Tunisia	3	1	2	0	5	4	+1	5
Libya	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Morocco	3	1	1	1	2	1	+1	4
Algeria	3	0	2	1	5	7	-2	2

Men's Football UNIFFAC Under 20 Central Zone Qualification Round
December 8th - December 14th, 2022

4 Nations, Round-Robin,  the 1st Nation will qualify for the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023

• Cameroon
• Central African Republic
• Congo
• Congo DR
  

Round - Robin

West Africa Time (GMT +1)

Congo 1 - 1 Cameroon
Half-Time: 1-1
December 8th 2022, h. 14:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Congo DR 0 - 1 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 0-1
December 8th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Central African Republic 1 - 3 Congo
Half-Time: 1-2
December 11th 2022, h. 14:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Cameroon 1 - 1 Congo DR
Half-Time: 1-0
December 11th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Central African Republic 1 - 0 Cameroon
Half-Time: 0-0
December 14th 2022, h. 14:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Congo 3 - 0 Congo DR
Half-Time: 1-0
December 14th 2022, h. 17:00, Stade Alphonso Massemba-Debat, Brazzaville

Round-Robin Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Congo	3	2	1	0	7	2	+5	7
Central African Rep.	3	2	0	1	3	3	0	6
Cameroon	3	0	2	1	2	3	-1	2
Congo DR	3	0	1	2	1	5	-4	1

Preliminary Round

February 19th  - February 27th, 2023
12 Nations, 3 Groups, the 1st, 2nd Nations from each Group and the 2 best 3rd ranked Nations between all Groups will qualify for the Quartelfinals

Group A

• Egypt
• Mozambique
• Nigeria
• Senegal
  

Group B

• Central African Republic
• Congo
  
• South Sudan
• Uganda
  

Group C

• Benin
• Gambia
• Tunisia
• Zambia
    
  

Group A

Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Egypt 0 - 0 Mozambique
Half-Time: 0-0
February 19th 2023, h. 16:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Senegal 1 - 0 Nigeria
Half-Time: 1-0
February 19th 2023, h. 19:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Mozambique 0 - 2 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-1
February 22nd 2023, h. 16:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Nigeria 1 - 0 Egypt
Half-Time: 0-0
February 22nd 2023, h. 19:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Egypt 0 - 4 Senegal
Half-Time: 0-0
February 25th 2023, h. 17:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Mozambique 0 - 2 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-2
February 25th 2023, h. 19:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Group A Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Senegal	3	3	0	0	8	0	+8	9
Nigeria	3	2	0	1	3	1	+2	6
Mozambique	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1
Egypt	3	0	1	2	0	5	-5	1

Group B

Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Uganda 2 - 1 Central African Republic
Half-Time: 0-0
February 20th 2023, h. 16:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

South Sudan 1 - 2 Congo
Half-Time: 0-1
February 20th 2023, h. 19:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Central African Republic 0 - 1 South Sudan
Half-Time: 0-1
February 23rd 2023, h. 16:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Congo 2 - 2 Uganda
Half-Time: 1-2
February 23rd 2023, h. 19:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Uganda 0 - 0 South Sudan
Half-Time: 0-0
February 26th 2023, h. 17:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

Central African Republic 0 - 0 Congo
Half-Time: 0-0
February 26th 2023, h. 17:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Group B Provisional Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Congo	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
Uganda	3	1	2	0	4	3	+1	5
South Sudan	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Central African Rep.	3	0	1	2	1	3	-2	1

Group C

Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Gambia 2 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 0-0
February 21st 2023, h. 16:00, Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Benin 1 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 0-0
February 21st 2023, h. 19:00, Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Tunisia 0 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
February 24th 2023, h. 16:00, Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Zambia 0 - 2 Gambia
Half-Time: 0-0
February 24th 2023, h. 19:00, Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Gambia 1 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
February 27th 2023, h. 17:00, Alexandria Stadium, Alexandria

Tunisia 2 - 1 Zambia
Half-Time: 1-0
February 27th 2023, h. 17:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Group C Final Standing

Nation	P	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Pt.
Gambia	3	3	0	0	4	0	+4	9
Tunisia	3	1	1	1	2	2	0	4
Benin	3	0	2	1	1	2	-1	2
Zambia	3	0	1	2	2	5	-3	1

Knockout Round

March 2nd -  March 11th, 2023
8 Nations, Quarterfinals, Semifinals, Bronze Medal Match and Gold Medal Match, winning Nation will be the Men's Football CAF Under 20 African Cup of Nations 2023 Champion

• Benin
• Congo
  
• Gambia
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• South Sudan
• Tunisia
• Uganda
  

Quarterfinals

Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Senegal 1 - 0 Benin
Half-Time: 0-0
March 2nd 2023, h. 16:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

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Uganda 0 - 1 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-1
March 3rd 2023, h. 19:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia

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Gambia 5 - 0 South Sudan
Half-Time: 3-0
March 3rd 2023, h. 16:00, Haras El Hodoud Stadium, Alexandria

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Congo PSO43 - 4PSO5 Tunisia
Half-Time: 1-1, Full Time: 2-2, Extra Time: 3-3, Penalties Shootout: 4-5
March 3rd 2023, h. 19:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Semifinals

Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Senegal 3 - 0 Tunisia
Half-Time: 2-0
March 6th 2023, h. 16:00, Suez Canal Stadium, Ismailia
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Gambia 1 - 0 Nigeria
Half-Time: 1-0
March 6th 2023, h. 19:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Bronze Medal Match
Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Tunisia 0 - 4 Nigeria
Half-Time: 0-1
March 10th 2023, h. 16:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Gold Medal Match
Eastern EuropeanTime (GMT +2)

Senegal 2 - 0 Gambia
Half-Time: 1-0
March 11th 2023, h. 19:00, Cairo International Stadium, Cairo

Road to the Men's Football FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2023

The following Nations have qualified for the Men's Football FIFA Under 20 World Cup 2023

• Gambia
• Nigeria
• Senegal
• Tunisia