U-20 African Cup of Nations 2019
U-20 African Cup of Nations 2019 | |
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TOTAL U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2019 | |
Number of nations | 8 (of 40 applicants) |
African champions | Mali (1st title) |
venue | Niger |
Opening game | 2nd February 2019 |
Endgame | 17th February 2019 |
Games | 16 |
The U-20 African Football Championship 2019 (officially TOTAL U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2019 ) was the 21st edition of the tournament for U20 youth football teams in Africa organized by the African Football Association (CAF) .
The tournament was held in the Republic of Niger from February 2 to 17, 2019 . The two finalists and the losing semi-finalists qualified for the 2019 U20 World Cup in Poland. The Mali team won their first title.
Attendees
The following teams qualified for the finals:
mode
The teams first played a preliminary round in two groups of four teams each. In the event of a tie, the direct comparison decided on the placement. The first two in each group qualified for the final round. If there was a tie, extra time and possibly a penalty shoot-out was played there.
Group A
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Nigeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3-0 | +3 | 7th |
2. | South Africa | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2: 1 | +1 | 5 |
3. | Niger | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4: 5 | −1 | 2 |
4th | Burundi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3: 6 | −3 | 1 |
Group B
Pl. | society | Sp. | S. | U | N | Gates | Diff. | Points |
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1. | Senegal | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9: 1 | +8 | 9 |
2. | Mali | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2: 2 | ± 0 | 6th |
3. | Ghana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2: 3 | −1 | 3 |
4th | Burkina Faso | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1: 8 | −7 | 0 |
Semifinals
The semi-finals were played on February 13, 2019.
Result | ||
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Nigeria | 4: 5 n.e. (1: 1, 1: 1, 0: 0) |
Mali |
Senegal | 1-0 | South Africa |
Third place game
The game for 3rd place was played on February 16, 2019.
Result | ||
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Nigeria | 3: 5 n.e. (0: 0) | South Africa |
final
The final took place on February 17, 2019.
Result | ||
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Mali | 3: 2 n.e. (0: 0, 0: 0, 1: 1) |
Senegal |
Web links
- African U20 Championship 2019 (English)