Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 2025: Schedule, results, and group tables
Miguel Solomons
Dailysports's expert
The Africa U-20 Cup of Nations wrapped up on May 18! The opening matches kicked off on Sunday, April 27, with the tournament running through to May 18.
The bronze medals went to Nigeria, who edged out the hosts Egypt in a dramatic penalty shootout. The final showdown featured South Africa and Morocco, with the latter entering as favorites.
South Africa clinched a narrow victory, capturing their first-ever U-20 Africa Cup of Nations title. Notably, Sierra Leone's Momo Kamara finished as the tournament's top scorer with 4 goals.
Our editorial team has compiled the full fixture list, results, and group stage tables for the 2025 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Note: All match times are given in Central European Time.
AFCON U-20 2025. Group stage
Group A
27.04
17:00 Zambia — Sierra Leone 0:0
20:00 Egypt — South Africa 1:0
30.04
17:00 South Africa — Tanzania 1:0
20:00 Sierra Leone — Egypt 4:1
3.05
17:00 Tanzania — Sierra Leone 0:1
20:00 Egypt — Zambia 0:0
6.05
17:00 Sierra Leone — South Africa 1:4
20:00 Zambia — Tanzania 1:0
9.05
20:00 South Africa — Zambia 1:1
20:00 Tanzania — Egypt 0:1
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6:3 | 7 |
| 2 | Sierra Leone | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5:5 | 7 |
| 3 | Egypt | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3:4 | 7 |
| 4 | Zambia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2:1 | 6 |
| 5 | Tanzania | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0:4 | 0 |
Group B
1.05
17:00 Nigeria — Tunisia 1:0
20:00 Kenya — Morocco 2:3
4.05
17:00 Tunisia — Kenya 3:1
20:00 Morocco — Nigeria 0:0
7.05
17:00 Nigeria — Kenya 2:2
17:00 Tunisia — Morocco 1:3
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Morocco | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6:3 | 7 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3:2 | 5 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 |
| 4 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5:8 | 1 |
Group C
2.05
17:00 Senegal — CAR 1:1
20:00 DR Congo — Ghana 1:1
5.05
17:00 CAR — DR Congo 1:3
20:00 Ghana — Senegal 1:0
8.05
17:00 CAR — Ghana 0:1
17:00 Senegal — DR Congo 2:0
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:1 | 7 |
| 2 | Senegal | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3:2 | 4 |
| 3 | DR Congo | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4:4 | 4 |
| 4 | CAR | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2:5 | 1 |
Ranking of third-placed teams
| Position | Team | P | W | D | L | GD | Pts |
| 1 | DR Congo | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4:4 | 4 |
| 2 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2:4 | 4 |
| 3 | Tunisia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4:5 | 3 |
AFCON U-20 2025. Knockout stage
12.05
South Africa — DR Congo 1:0 AET
Nigeria — Senegal 1:0 pens.
Morocco — Sierra Leone 1:0 AET
Ghana — Egypt 2:3 pens.
Semi-finals
15.05
17:00 South Africa — Nigeria 1:0
20:00 Morocco — Egypt 1:0
Third-place play-off
18.05
17:00 Nigeria - Egypt - 1:1, pens: 4:1
Final
18.05
20:00 South Africa - Morocco - 1:0
