Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
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| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | CAF (Africa) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |  Egypt (1st title) |
| Most successful team(s) | Egypt Gabon Nigeria(1 title each) |
| Website | CAFOnline.com |
 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations | |
The Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (known as the CAF U-23 Championship until 2015) is the main international football competition for CAF nations, played by under 23 years old players. It is held every four years with the top three teams qualifying to the Olympic Games.
History[]
The tournament was founded in 2011. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations.[1]
In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions.[2] Due to this sponsorship, the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is named "Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations".
Results[]
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations[]
| Edition | Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | |||||
| 1 | 2011 Details |
 Morocco
|
 Gabon |
2–1 |  Morocco |
 Egypt |
2–0 |  Senegal | ||
| 2 | 2015 Details |
 Senegal
|
 Nigeria |
2–1 |  Algeria |
 South Africa |
0–0 (3–1 p) |
Senegal | ||
| 3 | 2019 Details |
Egypt
|
Egypt |
2–1 (a.e.t.) |  Ivory Coast |
South Africa |
2–2 (6–5 p) |
 Ghana | ||
| 4 | 2023 |
TBA | ||||||||
Successful national teams[]
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt
|
1 (2019) | – | 1 (2011) | – |
| Gabon
|
1 (2011) | – | – | – |
| Nigeria
|
1 (2015) | – | – | – |
| Morocco
|
– | 1 (2011) | – | – |
 Algeria
|
– | 1 (2015) | – | – |
 Ivory Coast
|
– | 1 (2019) | – | – |
 South Africa
|
– | – | 2 (2015, 2019) | – |
| Senegal
|
– | – | – | 2 (2011, 2015) |
 Ghana
|
– | – | – | 1 (2019) |
Participating nations[]
| Team | 2011 (8) |
2015 (8) |
2019 (8) |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria |
GS | 2nd | • | 2 |
 Cameroon |
• | • | GS | 1 |
 Egypt |
3rd | GS | 1st | 3 |
| Gabon |
1st | • | • | 1 |
 Ghana |
• | • | 4th | 1 |
 Ivory Coast |
GS | • | 2nd | 2 |
 |
• | GS | GS | 2 |
 Morocco |
2nd | • | • | 1 |
 Nigeria |
GS | 1st | GS | 3 |
 Senegal |
4th | 4th | • | 2 |
 South Africa |
GS | 3rd | 3rd | 3 |
 Tunisia |
• | GS | • | 1 |
 Zambia |
• | GS | GS | 2 |
- Legend
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Results in the Olympics(2012-present)[]
| Nation | 12 | 16 | 20 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Algeria
|
– | 14 | – | 1 |
 Egypt
|
8 | – | 8 | 2 |
 Ivory Coast
|
– | – | 7 | 1 |
 Gabon
|
12 | – | – | 1 |
 Morocco
|
11 | – | – | 1 |
 Nigeria
|
– | 3 | – | 1 |
 Senegal
|
6 | – | – | 1 |
 South Africa
|
– | 13 | 16 | 2 |
See also[]
- CAF
- Football at the African Games
- Football at the Summer Olympics
- Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
References[]
- ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
- ^ AfricaNews (2017-04-18). "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africanews. Retrieved 2017-04-18.
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