2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification will be a men's under-20 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host countries | Tunisia (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Burkina Faso (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Sudan (Central-East Zone) Mauritius (South Zone) |
| Dates | TBC |
| Teams | Maximum 54 (from 1 confederation) |
Players born 1 January 2001 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualify to play in the final tournament, including Mauritania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Schedule
The qualifying competition is split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The following tournaments were originally scheduled:[2]
- North Zone (UNAF): hosted by Tunisia between 9–24 November 2020
- West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A): hosted by Senegal in November 2020
- West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B): hosted by Burkina Faso between 12–26 September 2020
- Central Zone (UNIFFAC): hosted by Equatorial Guinea in the beginning of October or mid-October 2020
- Central-East Zone (CECAFA): hosted by Sudan in the beginning of October or beginning of November 2020
- South Zone (COSAFA): hosted by Mauritius between 3–13 December 2020
The final arrangements of the zonal qualifiers will be decided later due to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
West A Zone
West B Zone
Central Zone
Central-East Zone
South Zone
Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1991) |
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| West A Zone | 28 September 2018[1] | 0 (debut) |
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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References
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
- "CAF Newsletter" (PDF). CAF. 5 April 2020. p. 3.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAF. 30 June 2020.
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