Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 20 ans 2019 | |
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Tournament details | |
Host country | Niger |
Dates | 2–17 February |
Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
Final positions | |
Champions | Mali (1st title) |
Runners-up | Senegal |
Third place | South Africa |
Fourth place | Nigeria |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 16 |
Goals scored | 31 (1.94 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Youssouph Mamadou Badji Amadou Dia N'Diaye (3 goals each) |
Best player(s) | Moussa N'Diaye |
Fair play award | Senegal |
The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (22nd edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. Niger hosted the tournament, which took place from 2 to 17 February 2019. The tournament involved 8 teams, with Niger making their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations debut.[1]
The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the CAF representatives. Mali won their first title, while the other qualified teams which finished second to fourth were Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria. Defending champions Zambia failed to qualify.