2015 African U-20 Championship
The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015. The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand. Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. Qualification. The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification  phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal. Match officials. The referees were: Draw. The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 , at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively. Squads. Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers). Group stage. The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a  draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order: All times . Knockout stage. In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, extra time shall be played (two periods of 15 minutes each) and followed, if necessary, by kicks from the penalty mark to determine the winner, except for the play-off for third place where no extra time shall be played.