Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
| Founded | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Region | CAF (Africa) |
| Number of teams | 8 |
| Current champions |
 Nigeria |
| Most successful team(s) |
 Gabon Nigeria(1 title each) |
| Website | CAFOnline.com |
 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations | |
The 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 automatically to the Olympic Games and the fourth placed finisher playing in a play-off against a team from the Asian Football Confederation.
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]
Results
CAF U-23 Championship
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2011 Details |
 Morocco |
Gabon |
2 – 1 | Morocco |
 Egypt |
2 – 0 |  Senegal | ||
Africa U-23 Cup of Nations
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winner | Score | Runner-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 2015 Details |
Senegal |
Nigeria |
2 – 1 |  Algeria |
 South Africa |
0 – 0 3 – 1 (pen.) |
Senegal | ||
| 2019 Details |
 Zimbabwe |
To be played | To be played | ||||||
Successful national teams
| Team | Champions | Runners-up | Third-place | Fourth-place |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gabon |
1 (2011) | – | – | – |
| Nigeria |
1 (2015) | – | – | – |
| Algeria |
– | 1 (2015) | – | – |
| Morocco |
– | 1 (2011) | – | – |
| Egypt |
– | – | 1 (2011) | – |
| South Africa |
– | – | 1 (2015) | – |
| Senegal |
– | – | – | 2 (2011, 2015) |
Participating nations
| Team | 2011 |
2015 |
2019 |
Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | GS | 2nd | 2 | |
| Egypt | 3rd | GS | 2 | |
| Gabon | 1st | 1 | ||
 Ivory Coast | GS | 1 | ||
 Mali | GS | 1 | ||
| Morocco | 2nd | 1 | ||
| Nigeria | GS | 1st | 2 | |
| Senegal | 4th | 4th | 2 | |
| South Africa | GS | 3rd | 2 | |
 Tunisia | GS | 1 | ||
 Zambia | GS | 1 | ||
| Zimbabwe | q | 1 | ||
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See also
References
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
External links
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