2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification will be a men's under-20 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Tunisia (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Burkina Faso (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Sudan (Central-East Zone) Mauritius (South Zone) |
| Dates | TBC (September – December) 2020 |
| Teams | Maximum 54 (from 1 confederation) |
Players born 1 January 2001 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualify to play in the final tournament, including Mauritania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Schedule
The qualifying competition is split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The following tournaments are scheduled, with the final details to be confirmed by each regional federation:[2]
- North Zone (UNAF): hosted by Tunisia between 9–24 November 2020
- West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A): hosted by Senegal in November 2020
- West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B): hosted by Burkina Faso between 12–26 September 2020
- Central Zone (UNIFFAC): hosted by Equatorial Guinea in the beginning of October or mid-October 2020
- Central-East Zone (CECAFA): hosted by Sudan in the beginning of October or beginning of November 2020
- South Zone (COSAFA): hosted by Mauritius between 3–13 December 2020
West A Zone
West B Zone
Central Zone
Central-East Zone
South Zone
Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1991) |
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| West A Zone | 28 September 2018[1] | 0 (debut) |
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
- "CAF Newsletter" (PDF). CAF. 5 April 2020. p. 3.
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