Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

The Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (previously known as the African Youth Championship or the African U-20 Championship) is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds. It is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Founded1979
RegionCAF (Africa)
Number of teams8
Current champions Mali (1st title)
Most successful team(s) Nigeria (7 titles)
2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

From 1979 until 1989, the African representatives were determined purely on a home and away qualifying basis without a final tournament, with the African champions determined through the same qualification. Since 1991 there has been a qualifying stage followed by a final tournament played by 8 teams in a chosen country.

On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African Youth Championship to the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions, including the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Champions League, renamed Total U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

Tournament summary

African U-21 Qualifying for World Cup
Edition Year Host nation Qualification 1 Qualification 2 World Cup host
To World Cup Score Not to World Cup To World Cup Score Not to World Cup
1 1977
Details
[3]		 home & away
Morocco		 1 – 0
3 – 0
Guinea
Ivory Coast		 0 – 1
3 – 2
abandoned
Egypt
Tunisia

African U-21 Cup of Nations
Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place
Champion Score Second Place
2 1979
Details		 home & away
Algeria		 2 – 1
2 – 3
Guinea
Ethiopia
Nigeria
3 1981
Details		 home & away
Egypt		 2 – 0
1 – 1
Cameroon
Algeria
Nigeria
4 1983
Details		 home & away
Nigeria		 2 – 2
2 – 1
Ivory Coast
Algeria
Guinea
5 1985
Details		 home & away
Nigeria		 1 – 1
2 – 1
Tunisia
Ivory Coast
Ethiopia
6 1987
Details		 home & away
Nigeria		 2 – 1
3 – 0
Togo
Morocco
Somalia
7 1989
Details		 home & away
Nigeria		 2 – 0
2 – 1
Mali
Algeria
Ivory Coast

African U-21 Championship
Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
8 1991
Details		  Egypt
Egypt		 2 – 1
Ivory Coast
Ghana		 2 – 0
Zambia
9 1993
Details		  Mauritius
Ghana		 2 – 0
Cameroon
Egypt		 3 – 0
Ethiopia
10 1995
Details		  Nigeria
Cameroon		 4 – 0
Burundi
Nigeria		 1 – 0
Mali
11 1997
Details		  Morocco
Morocco		 1 – 0
South Africa
Ivory Coast		 2 – 0
Ghana
12 1999
Details		  Ghana
Ghana		 1 – 0
Nigeria
Cameroon		 2 – 1
Zambia
13 2001
Details		  Ethiopia
Angola		 2 – 0
Ghana
Egypt		 2 – 0
Ethiopia

African U-20 Championship
Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
14 2003
Details		  Burkina Faso
Egypt		 4 – 3
Ivory Coast
Mali		 1 – 1
(5 – 4)
on penalties
Burkina Faso
15 2005
Details		  Benin
Nigeria		 2 – 0
Egypt
Benin		 1 – 1
(5 – 3)
on penalties
Morocco
16 2007
Details		  Republic of the Congo
Congo		 1 – 0
Nigeria
Gambia		 3 – 1
Zambia
17 2009
Details		  Rwanda
Ghana		 2 – 0
Cameroon
Nigeria		 2 – 1
South Africa
18 2011[4]
Details		  South Africa
Nigeria		 3 – 2
aet
Cameroon
Egypt		 1 – 0
Mali
19 2013
Details		  Algeria
Egypt		 1 – 1
(5 – 4)
on penalties
Ghana
Nigeria		 2 – 1
Mali
20 2015
Details		  Senegal
Nigeria		 1 – 0
Senegal
Ghana		 3 – 1
Mali

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Edition Year Host nation Final Third Place Match
Champion Score Second Place Third Place Score Fourth Place
21 2017
Details		  Zambia
Zambia		 2 – 0
Senegal
Guinea		 2 – 1
South Africa
22 2019
Details		  Niger[5]
Mali		 1 – 1
(3 – 2)
on penalties
Senegal
South Africa		 0 – 0
(5 – 3)
on penalties
Nigeria
23 2021
Details		  Mauritania[6][7] To be played To be played

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) 3 (1995*, 2009, 2013) 1 (2019) 2 (1979, 1981)
2  Egypt 4 (1981, 1991*, 2003, 2013) 1 (2005) 3 (1993, 2001, 2011) – –
3  Ghana 3 (1993, 1999*, 2009) 2 (2001, 2013) 2 (1991, 2015) 1 (1997) –
4  Cameroon 1 (1995) 4 (1981, 1993, 2009, 2011) 1 (1999) – –
5  Mali 1 (2019) 1 (1989) 1 (2003) 4 (1995, 2011, 2013, 2015) –
6  Zambia 1 (2017*) – – 3 (1991, 1999, 2007) –
7  Algeria 1 (1979) – – – 3 (1981, 1983, 1989)
8  Morocco 1 (1997*) – – 1 (2005) 1 (1987)
9  Angola 1 (2001) – – – –
 Congo 1 (2007*) – – – –
11  Ivory Coast – 3 (1983, 1991, 2003) 1 (1997) – 2 (1985, 1989)
12  Senegal – 3 (2015*, 2017, 2019) – – –
13  South Africa – 1 (1997) 1 (2019) 2 (2009, 2017) –
14  Guinea – 1 (1979) 1 (2017) – 1 (1983)
15  Tunisia – 1 (1985) – – –
 Togo – 1 (1987) – – –
 Burundi – 1 (1995) – – –
18  Benin – – 1 (2005*) – –
 Gambia – – 1 (2007) – –
20  Ethiopia – – – 2 (1993, 2001*) 2 (1979, 1985)
21  Somalia – – – – 1 (1987)
22  Burkina Faso – – – 1 (2003*) –
Source for winners and runners-up: RSSSF[8]
* = As hosts

Participating nations
Team
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021		 Years
 Algeria 1stSFSF1R×SF••••••••••GSו• 6
 Angola ××1R1R×PR×ו•GS1st•GS••••••• 6
 Benin ×××××ו×ו×××3rdו•GS•×• 2
 Burkina Faso ×××××××ו•×•4th•GS•••••GS 3
 Burundi ××××××××2nd•×•×•••×••GS 2
 Cameroon 2R2ndQFQF1R1RGS2nd1st•3rdGS••GS2nd2nd••GS• 15
 Central African Republic ×2R×××××××××××××ו××ו 1
 Congo ××××××××ו×××1st•••GS•• 2
 DR Congo ×××××1R××××××××ו•GS••• 2
 Egypt 1R1stQF1RQFQF1st3rd•GS•3rd1st2ndGSGS3rd1st•GS• 17
 Equatorial Guinea ×2R×××××××ו•×•×•××ו 1
 Ethiopia SF1R×SF1R×GS4th•••4th•×•××ו•• 7
 Gabon ×PR1R××QF××ו•GSו••GS••• 5
 Gambia ××1RPR×ו×××וו3rd•GSו• 4
 Ghana ×××1RQF3rd1st•4th1st2ndGS••1stGS2nd3rd•GS 12
 Guinea 2nd1RSFQF1R1R×GS•GSו••••••3rd• 9
 Ivory Coast ××2ndSFQFSF2ndו3rd•×2ndGSGSGS••GS•• 11
 Kenya 1R×××××ווו×ו••••• 1
 Lesotho ×××××QF•×•×••×GS••GS×ו• 1
 Liberia ××××PR×××ו×××וו••• 1
 Libya 1R××××××××ו•••••×•••• 1
 Malawi ×××××××ו×GS•×ו••×•×• 1
 Mali ×××××2nd••4thGSGSGS3rdGS•GS4th4th4thGS1st 13
 Mauritania ×1R××1Rו•×•×××ו•×••••q 3
 Mauritius 2R××××××GSGS•×•×ו•••×•• 3
 Morocco 2R1RQFQFSF1R•GS•1st••4thGS••••••• 10
 Mozambique ×××PRQF××××ו•••••••••• 2
 Niger ×××××וו×××ו•×•••GS 1
 Nigeria SFSF1st1st1st1st×GS3rd•2ndGS•1st2nd3rd1st3rd1st•4th 17
 Rwanda ×××××××××ו×ו•GS••••• 1
 Senegal ××PR××PR•GSGS•••••••••2nd2nd2nd 7
 Somalia ××××SF×××××ו••×××ו•• 1
 South Africa ×××××××ו2nd•GSGS••4thGS•GS4th3rd 8
 Sudan ××1R1R×××וGS•••••••••GS• 4
 Eswatini ××1R××××××ו••××××ו•• 1
 Togo ×1R1R×2nd×ו•×•×•×•×•×•×• 3
 Tunisia 2R2R1R2ndQF1R•••••••••••••• 6
 Uganda ×××PRPRו•×ו••×ו••×• 2
 Zambia ×××1R1R×4th×GSGS4th•••4th•••GS1st• 9
 Zimbabwe ×2RQFQFו•×•×ו•••××ו• 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
1993
1995
1997 Benni McCarthy Benni McCarthy
1999 Ousmane Bangoura
2001 Pedro Mantorras
2003 Emad Moteab
2005 Mouhcine Iajour
2007 Fabrice N'Guessi[9] Fwayo Tembo
2009 Ransford Osei Ransford Osei
2011 Edgar Salli Uche Nwofor
2013 Saleh Gomaa Aminu Umar
2015 Yaw Yeboah Musa Muhammed
2017 Luther Singh Patson Daka

FIFA U-20 World Cup performances
Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
Team
1977
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2021		Total
 AlgeriaQF1
 AngolaR21
 BeninR11
 Burkina FasoR21
 BurundiR11
 CameroonR1R1QFR2R1R26
 CongoR21
 EgyptQFR13rdR2R1R2R2R18
 EthiopiaR11
 GambiaR21
 Ghana2nd4thQF2nd1st3rdR27
 GuineaR1R12
 Ivory CoastR1R1R1R1R25
 MaliR13rdR1R1R13rdQF6
 MoroccoR1R24th3
 NigeriaR13rdR12ndQF2ndQFR2QFR2R2R212
 Senegal4thR2QF3
 South AfricaR1R2R1R14
 TogoR11
 TunisiaR1R12
 ZambiaR1R2QF3

See also

References
  1. "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
  2. "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africa News. Africa News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  3. "1977 results by RSSSF". Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. "Nigeria win superb Africa Youth Championship final". BBC. 1 May 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2012.
  5. "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAF. 27 May 2015.
  6. "CAN 2019 : un dernier sursis pour le Cameroun ?" (in French). CamFoot. 29 September 2018.
  7. "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
  8. José Luis Pierrend (15 July 2011). "African Youth Championship". RSSSF. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
  9. "Ambitious Ondama targets Congolese triumph". FIFA.com. 30 April 2007. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
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