2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations (Arabic: كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2023, French: Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 20 ans 2023), known as the 2023 U20 AFCON or 2023 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2023 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, was the 17th edition (24th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football, currently hosted in Egypt from 19 February to 11 March 2023. Senegal won the tournament for the first time, defeating Gambia in the final and did not concede a single goal the entire tournament.
| كأس أمم إفريقيا تحت 20 سنة 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Egypt |
| Dates | 19 February – 11 March |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 3 (in 3 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Senegal (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Gambia |
| Third place | Nigeria |
| Fourth place | Tunisia |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 26 |
| Goals scored | 54 (2.08 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Pape Diop (5 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Lamine Camara |
| Best goalkeeper | Landing Badji |
| Fair play award | Nigeria |
This edition of the tournament also doubles as the African qualifiers for the 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Argentina where teams who reached the semi-finals stage qualified automatically and also for the 2023 African Games in Accra, Ghana where teams who reached the quarter-finals stage qualified automatically too.
Ghana were the defending champions following their 4th title win in 2021, but failed to qualify for this edition after losing to Nigeria in the WAFU sub-regional qualification tournament.