U-23 Africa Cup 2019

U-23 Africa Cup 2019
2019 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations
Number of nations	8  (of 43 applicants)
African champions	Egypt (1st title)
venue	Egypt
Opening game	November 8, 2019
Endgame	22nd November 2019
Games	16
Gates	35  (⌀: 2.19 per game)
Top scorer	Mostafa Mohamed (4 goals)

The 3rd U-23 Africa Cup ( English 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations , French Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 23 ans 2019 ) was held in Egypt from November 8 to 22, 2019 . Egypt won the tournament.

The tournament was initially due to take place in Zambia , but the country withdrew its candidacy in July 2017.

The tournament also served as qualification for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo . The three best teams in the tournament were given a quota place.

Attendees

qualification

The following eight teams qualified for the tournament.

nation	previous participations
Egypt (hosts)	2011, 2015
Ghana
Ivory Coast	2011
Cameroon
Mali	2015
Nigeria	2011, 2015
Zambia	2015
South Africa	2011, 2015

draw

The group draw took place on October 2, 2019 at the Montaza Palace in Alexandria . The Egyptian team was automatically placed as the host of Group A, while Nigeria was also placed in Pot 1 as the defending champion. The remaining teams were distributed according to their respective placements in the last U-23 Africa Cup .

Set	Pot 1	Pot 2
Egypt (group A)	South Africa	Zambia
Nigeria (Group B)	Mali	Ghana
		Ivory Coast
		Cameroon

The draw resulted in the following groups.

Group A	Group B
Egypt	Nigeria
Ghana	Ivory Coast
Cameroon	South Africa
Mali	Zambia

Venues

The tournament was played in two stadiums in the capital Cairo . In addition to the Cairo International Stadium with a capacity of 75,000 spectators, the al Salam Stadium served as a venue.

Cairo	Cairo Venues of the Africa Cup 2019
Cairo International Stadium Capacity: 75,000
Cairo
al Salam Stadium Capacity: 30,000

mode

Tournament form

The game was played in two groups of four, with the group first and second qualified for the semi-finals. From this round on, the game was played in the knockout system , in which extra time and a penalty shoot-out were possible.

Placement rules

If more than two teams were tied, the placement was determined by the following criteria:

1. Number of points in direct comparison

2. Goal difference in direct comparison

3. Number of goals in direct comparison

4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3, two teams still occupy the same place in the table, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied, but only to the matches between the teams in question

Should this also not lead to a definitive placement, criteria 5 to 7 were applied:

5. Goal difference from all group matches

6. Number of goals in all group matches

7. Drawing of lots

Group stage

Group A

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Egypt	3	3	0	0	006: 300	+3	09
2.	Ghana	3	1	1	1	005: 400	+1	04th
3.	Cameroon	3	1	1	1	003: 300	± 0	04th
4th	Mali	3	0	0	3	000: 400	−4	00

November 8, 2019, 7:00 p.m. (6:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	Mali	1: 0 (1: 0)
November 8, 2019, 10:00 p.m. (9:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Cameroon	-	Ghana	1: 1 (0: 0)
November 11, 2019, 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Mali	-	Cameroon	0: 1 (0: 0)
November 11, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Ghana	-	Egypt	2: 3 (1: 1)
November 14, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	Cameroon	2: 1 (1: 1)
November 14, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo ( Al Salam Stadium )
Mali	-	Ghana	0: 2 (0: 0)

Group B

Pl.	country	Sp.	S.	U	N	Gates	Diff.	Points
1.	Ivory Coast	3	2	0	1	002: 100	+1	06th
2.	South Africa	3	1	2	0	001-000	+1	05
3.	Nigeria	3	1	1	1	003: 200	+1	04th
4th	Zambia	3	0	1	2	001: 400	−3	01

November 9, 2019, 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Nigeria	-	Ivory Coast	0: 1 (0: 1) 2
November 9, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
South Africa	-	Zambia	0-0
November 12, 2019, 5:00 p.m. (4:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Ivory Coast	-	South Africa	0: 1 (0: 0)
November 12, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Zambia	-	Nigeria	1: 3 (1: 1)
November 15, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (Al Salam Stadium)
Nigeria	-	South Africa	0-0
November 15, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Ivory Coast	-	Zambia	0: 1 (0: 0)

Final round

In the final round, the game was played in a knockout system . If there was a draw after the normal playing time of 90 minutes, there was an extension of 15 minutes twice and possibly (if there was still no winner) a penalty shoot-out . The only exception was the game for third place in which a penalty shoot-out followed directly. All games took place at the Cairo International Stadium .

game schedule

	Semifinals				final
	Egypt	3
	South Africa	0
					Egypt	02 1
					Ivory Coast	1
					Game for third place
	Ivory Coast	02 (3) 2			South Africa	02 (6) 2
	Ghana	2 (2)			Ghana	2 (5)

¹ win after extra time
² win on penalties

Semifinals

November 19, 2019, 4:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Ivory Coast	-	Ghana	2: 2 n.v. (2: 2, 1: 0), 3: 2 i. E.
November 19, 2019, 8:00 p.m. (7:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	South Africa	3: 0 (0: 0)

3rd place match

November 19, 2019, 4:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
South Africa	-	Ghana	2: 2 (1: 0), 6: 5 i. E.

final

November 22, 2019, 4:00 p.m. (3:00 p.m. CET) in Cairo (International Stadium)
Egypt	-	Ivory Coast	2: 1 n.V. (1: 1, 1: 0)

Qualified for the Olympic Games

The following teams have qualified for the men's Olympic football tournament.

nation	qualified on	previous participations
Ivory Coast	19th November 2019	1 ( 2008 )
Egypt	19th November 2019	11 ( 1920 , 1924 , 1928 , 1936 , 1948 , 1952 , 1960 , 1964 , 1984 , 1992 , 2012 )
South Africa	22nd November 2019	2 ( 2000 , 2016 )

Best goal scorers

Below are the top scorers of the tournament. If the number of hits is the same, the players are sorted alphabetically.

rank	player	Gates
1	Mostafa Mohamed	4th
2	Ramadan Sobhi	3
3	Abdel Rahman Magdy	2
	Evans Mensah	2
	Franck Evina	2
	Owusu Kwabena	2
	Samuel Above	2
	Yaw Yeboah	2
	Youssouf Dao	2

In addition to these top goalscorers with at least two goals, there are 13 others with one goal each and one own goal.

Web links

• Overview on CAFonline.com (Arabic, English, French)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Zambia withdraws from hosting the 2019 U-23 Africa Cup edition. July 26, 2017, accessed November 16, 2019 . 
2. ↑ Iconic Montaza Complex hosts U-23 AFCON draw on 3 October ( en ) September 17, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2019.
3. ^ Regulations of the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. Retrieved November 16, 2019 .