2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | South Africa |
| Dates | 2–19 January |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the 2025 U20 AFCON or 2025 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is the 18th edition (25th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football.[1][2][3]
This edition of the tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile where teams who reached the semi-finals stage qualified automatically.
Senegal are the defending champions.
Qualification
[edit]Player eligibility
[edit]Players born 1 January 2005 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following 12 teams qualified for the group stages:
| Team | Zone | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Zone | |||||
| West B Zone | |||||
| West A Zone | 25 September 2024 | ||||
| 25 September 2024 | |||||
| Central Zone | 2 October 2024 | ||||
| 2 October 2024 | |||||
| Central-East Zone | |||||
| South Zone | |||||
Venues
[edit]The host country for the final stage of the edition will be appointed during the General Assembly to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 10 October 2024.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mozambique To Host 2024 COSAFA U-20 Championship". 3 September 2024.
- ^ [1]
- ^ [2]
- ^ "CAF Executive Committee announces dates of CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") Morocco 2025 and CAF TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2024". 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.