# 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is a men's under-20 football competition that decides the participating teams of the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.
Players born on 1 January 2005 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams will qualify to play in the final tournament.

## Teams

| Zone | Spots | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter |
| North Zone (UNAF) | 2 spots | Algeria  Egypt  Libya  Morocco  Tunisia | |
| West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) | 2 spots | Gambia  Guinea  Guinea-Bissau  Liberia  Mali  Mauritania (W)  Senegal  Sierra Leone | Cape Verde |
| West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B) | 2 spots | Benin  Burkina Faso  Ivory Coast  Ghana  Nigeria  Niger  Togo | |
| Central Zone (UNIFFAC) | 2 spots | Congo  Chad (W)  Cameroon  DR Congo  Central African Republic  Equatorial Guinea  Gabon | São Tomé and Príncipe |
| Central-East Zone (CECAFA) | 2 spots | Burundi  Djibouti  Ethiopia  Kenya  Rwanda  Sudan  South Sudan  Tanzania  Uganda | Eritrea  Somalia |
| South Zone (COSAFA) | 2 spots | Angola  Botswana  Comoros  Lesotho  Madagascar (W)  Mozambique  Malawi  Namibia  South Africa  Eswatini  Zambia  Zimbabwe | Mauritius  Seychelles |

### Notes

* Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
* (W): Withdrew after draw

## North Zone

The 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament, which also serves as the qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, will take place between 14 and 26 November in Egypt. The five teams will be placed in one group, with the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the final tournament.
All times are local, EST, CAT (UTC+2).
| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Morocco | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 10 | 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 2 | Egypt (H) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 | 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations |
| 3 | Tunisia | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 6 | |
| 4 | Algeria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 | |
| 5 | Libya | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 | |

## West A Zone

The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Liberia with the matches played between 15 and 28 September 2024. The matches were played at Monrovia, Liberia.

### Group stage

The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Sierra Leone | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Liberia (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | |
| 4 | Guinea-Bissau | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Senegal | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Gambia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Mali | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
| 4 | Mauritania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Mauritania was also drawn into this group, but withdrew before playing.

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 25 September – Monrovia | 25 September – Monrovia |
| Sierra Leone | 3 |
| Sierra Leone | 3 | 28 September – Monrovia | 28 September – Monrovia |
| Gambia | 0 | 28 September – Monrovia | 28 September – Monrovia |
| Gambia | 0 | Sierra Leone | 0 |
| 25 September – Monrovia | 25 September – Monrovia | | Sierra Leone | 0 |
| 25 September – Monrovia | 25 September – Monrovia | Senegal | 2 |
| Senegal | 2 | Senegal | 2 |
| Guinea | 0 | | |
| Guinea | 0 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 28 September – Monrovia | 28 September – Monrovia |
| | | Gambia | 3 |
| | | Guinea | 0 |

#### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

#### Final
## West B Zone

The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Togo with the matches played between 17 and 30 October 2024. The matches were played at Lomé, Togo. The draw was announced on 26 September 2024.

### Group stage

The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Niger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Togo (H) | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 | Benin | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 2 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Nigeria | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 27 October – Lomé | 27 October – Lomé |
| Ghana | 2 |
| Ghana | 2 | 30 October – Lomé | 30 October – Lomé |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 30 October – Lomé | 30 October – Lomé |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | Ghana | 1 |
| 27 October – Lomé | 27 October – Lomé | | Ghana | 1 |
| 27 October – Lomé | 27 October – Lomé | Nigeria | 2 |
| Nigeria | 3 | Nigeria | 2 |
| Niger | 1 | | |
| Niger | 1 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 30 October – Lomé | 30 October – Lomé |
| | | Ivory Coast | 2 |
| | | Niger | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

#### Final
## Central Zone

The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Congo with the matches played between 24 September and 3 October 2024. The matches were played at Brazzaville, Congo.

### Group stage

The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and three teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group A

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Congo (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | DR Congo | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Equatorial Guinea | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 0 | |
| 4 | Chad (W) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew |
Chad was also drawn into this group, but withdrew before playing.

#### Group B

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Cameroon | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | +6 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Central African Republic | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Gabon | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 1 October – | 1 October – |
| Congo | 2 |
| Congo | 2 | 3 October – | 3 October – |
| Central African Republic | 0 | 3 October – | 3 October – |
| Central African Republic | 0 | Congo | 1 |
| 1 October - | 1 October - | | Congo | 1 |
| 1 October - | 1 October - | DR Congo | 2 |
| Cameroon | 1 (3) | DR Congo | 2 |
| DR Congo (p) | 1 (4) | | |

#### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

#### Final
## Central-East Zone

The CECAFA qualifiers for the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Tanzania between 6 and 20 October 2024.
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).

### Group stage

The nine teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Kenya | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 1 | +9 | 10 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Tanzania (H) | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 2 | +10 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Sudan | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | −2 | 6 | |
| 4 | Rwanda | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 | |
| 5 | Djibouti | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 19 | −17 | 0 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Uganda | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Burundi | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | −1 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | South Sudan | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | −5 | 0 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 18 October – | 18 October – |
| Uganda | 1 |
| Uganda | 1 | 20 October – | 20 October – |
| Tanzania (a.e.t.) | 2 | 20 October – | 20 October – |
| Tanzania (a.e.t.) | 2 | Tanzania | 2 |
| 18 October – | 18 October – | | Tanzania | 2 |
| 18 October – | 18 October – | Kenya | 1 |
| Kenya | 4 | Kenya | 1 |
| Burundi | 0 | | |
| Burundi | 0 | Third place play-off | Third place play-off |
| | | 20 October – | 20 October – |
| | | Uganda | 3 |
| | | Burundi | 1 |

#### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

#### Final
## South Zone
### Group stage
#### Group A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Zimbabwe | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 | Eswatini | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 | |
| 4 | Mozambique (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 8 | −3 | 0 | |

#### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | Angola | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Zambia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 3 | Namibia | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
Madagascar was also drawn into this group but withdrew before playing.

#### Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
| 1 | South Africa | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | +13 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | Comoros | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | Malawi | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 9 | −5 | 3 | |
| 4 | Lesotho | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |

### Knockout stage
#### Bracket

| Semi-finals | Semi-finals | Final | Final |
| 3 October - Matola | 3 October - Matola |
| Angola | 0 |
| Angola | 0 | 5 October - Matola | 5 October - Matola |
| South Africa | 1 | 5 October - Matola | 5 October - Matola |
| South Africa | 1 | South Africa | 2 |
| 3 October - Matola | 3 October - Matola | | South Africa | 2 |
| 3 October - Matola | 3 October - Matola | Zambia | 0 |
| Zimbabwe | 2 (5) | Zambia | 0 |
| Zambia (p) | 2 (6) | | |

#### Semi-finals

Winners qualified for 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

#### Final
## Goalscorers

There were 65 goals scored in 24 matches, for an average of 2.71 goals per match.
3 goals
* Kelvio Neves
* Cheikh Thiam
* Momoh Kamara
2 goals
* Bonaventure Lendambi
* Alakhe Mdluli
* Lamin Sillah
* Shakeel April
* Abdourahmane Dia
* Fallou Diouf
1 goal
* Amado Haidara
* Simão Pedro
* Gaone Japane
* Losika Ratshukudu
* Philip Kaku
* Dechan Moussavou
* Harouna Djibrin
* Laurent Essounga
* Wilfried Nathan Douala
* Yvan Nana
* Malaik Bacar
* Chérubin Kondja
* Jaures Mbaigoto
* Malwande Gwebu
* Njongo Mazibuko
* Phiwayinkhosi Dube
* Ben Kabina Mbélé
* Alasana Badjie
* Alagie Wally
* Amara Camara
* Demba Baldé
* Allahssane Camara
* Lamine Youla
* Mouhamed Bangoura
* Tidiane Condé
* Clément Zubah
* Mohamed Koroma
* Nuch Zohn
* Fernando Jose
* Yuran Seia
* Lee Jody Ashane
* Kutlwana Lethlaku
* Mbekezeli Mbokazi
* Ibrahima Dieng
* Idrissa Sesay
* Nathaniel Jalloh
* Samuel Ghandi
* Santigie Fornah
* Mumba Mwale
* Enock Moyo
* Tanaka Cherera
* Nisbet Muzenda
* Prince Ndhlovu
1 own goal
* Fostino Chanda (Against Angola)