U20 AFCON: the competition schedule and results
Originally scheduled for Ivory Coast, the 2025 U20 AFCON will instead take place in Egypt. There are 13 nations in contention.
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U20 AFCON groups
- Group A: Egypt, Zambia, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania
- Group B: Nigeria, Tunisia, Kenya, Morocco
- Group C: Senegal, Central African Republic, DR Congo, Ghana
The full U20 AFCON fixture schedule
Group stage
27 April
- Zambia 0-0 Sierra Leone
- Egypt 1-0 South Africa
30 April
- South Africa 1-0 Tanzania
- Sierra Leone 4-1 Egypt
1 May
- Nigeria 1-0 Tunisia
- Kenya 2-3 Morocco
2 May
- Senegal 1-1 Central African Republic
- DR Congo 1-1 Ghana
3 May
- Tanzania 0-1 Sierra Leone
- Egypt 0-0 Zambia
4 May
- Tunisia 3-1 Kenya
- Morocco 0-0 Nigeria
5 May
- Central African Republic 1-3 DR Congo
- Ghana 1-0 Senegal
6 May
- Zambia 1-0 Tanzania
- Sierra Leone 1-4 South Africa
7 May
- Nigeria 2-2 Kenya
- Tunisia 1-3 Morocco
8 May
- Senegal 2-0 DR Congo
- Central African Republic 0-1 Ghana
9 May
- South Africa 1-1 Zambia
- Tanzania 0-1 Egypt
Quarter-finals
Monday 12 May
- South Africa 1-0 (after extra time) Zambia
- Morocco 1-0 (after extra time) Sierra Leone
- Ghana 2-2 (5 to 4 on penalties) Egypt
- Nigeria 0-0 (3 to 1 on penalties) Senegal
Semi-finals
Thursday 15 May
- South Africa - Nigeria (semi-final 1)
- Morocco - Egypt (semi-final 2)
3rd-place match
18 May
- Loser of semi-final 1 - loser of semi-final 2
Final
18 May
- Winner of semi-final 1 - winner of semi-final 2