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2021 AFRICAN U/23 CHAMPIONSHIP

HOST & SELECTION

Senegal was chosen as the Bidding nation on the 6 April 2019 to host the u/23 tournament in 2021 but later withdrew and Togo came as a replacement on the 4th June 2020 and confirmed with CAF that they have attained to host on the 6 June 2020.

BIDDING NATIONS

ACCEPTED

Togo 26 Votes

Senegal (Withdrew)(28 Votes)

REJECTED

South Africa (0 votes)

Mali(0 votes)

Gabon (0 votes)

Cameroon(0 votes)

QUALIFICATION PROCESS

A total of 54 teams entered the qualification process through the Zonal tie rule.

⚽FIRST ROUND

A total of 54 teams entered the first round qualification, teams where drawn into home and away ties winners advanced to the second and final round, the draw was held on the 6 June 2020 after Togo confirmed to host the tournament.

⚽SECOND/FINAL ROUND

The 28 winners of the first round entered the second round, the draw was held on the 14 November 2020 After the first round was completed., the 15 winners qualified for the tournament joining Togo to make a total of 16, the draw was held on the 10th September after the first round was completed.

QUALIFIED NATIONS

1.🇳🇦Namibia winner against 🇦🇴Angola

2.🇸🇳Senegal winner against 🇧🇯Benin

3.🇬🇦Gabon winner against 🇨🇬Congo Brazzaville

4. 🇲🇱Mali winner against 🇹🇩Chad

5.🇳🇬Nigeria winner against 🇳🇪Niger

6.🇰🇲Comoros winner against 🇸🇨Seychelles

7.🇨🇻Cape verde winner against 🇸🇿Eswatini

8.🇪🇬Egypt winner against 🇹🇳Tunisia

9.🇿🇲Zambia winner against 🇲🇼Malawi

10.🇬🇭Ghana winner against 🇲🇦Morocco

11.🇧🇼Botswana winner against 🇿🇦South Africa

12.🇨🇮Ivory coast winner against 🇸🇩Sudan

13.🇺🇬Uganda winner against 🇷🇼Rwanda

14. 🇹🇿Tanzania winner against 🇧🇮Burundi

15.🇨🇩Dr Congo winner against 🇬🇶Equatorial Guinea

HOST VENUES AND CITIES

on the 9 March 2021 Togo submitted to CAF to use 2 stadiums instead of the 4 bidded, the 2 venues where Kegue and Stadio Eyadema General, the other 2 venues where pulled off fir political instability in the Areas, on the 2 August 2021 Togo ruled out Eyadema as hosting venue using only the Kegue stadium

SCHEDULE

The tournament was scheduled from the 8 to 27 October 2021.

DRAW

The tournament draw was held on the 3 March 2021 in Lome Togo.

The teams where seeded in 4 pots of 4 teams each, according to their points earned in the qualification process of the tournament,Togo was automatically entered in Pot 1 as host country,While the remaining 15 teams where split into 4 pots according to the system based ranking points.

POT 1

Togo(Host), Mali(27), Egypt(24), Ivory Coast(23)

POT 2

Namibia(22), Nigeria(22), Zambia(21), Uganda(20)

Pot 3

Senegal(19), Comoros(19), Ghana(18), Tanzania(17)

POT 4

Gabon(14),Cape Verde(13), Botswana(11), Dr congo(10)

MATCHES

MATCHDAY 1

8 Oct 2021

GROUP A

1.🇹🇬Togo 0-1Namibia🇳🇦17:00

2.🇸🇳Senegal 1-1Gabon🇬🇦20:00

9 Oct 2021

GROUP B

3.🇲🇱Mali 4-0Nigeria🇳🇬17:00

4.🇰🇲Comoros 2-0Cape verde 🇨🇻20:00

10 Oct 2021

GROUP C

5.🇪🇬Egypt 0-3Zambia🇿🇲17:00

6.🇬🇭Ghana 2-0Botswana🇧🇼20:00

11 Oct 2021

GROUP D

7.🇨🇮Ivory Coast 1-1Uganda🇺🇬17:00

8.🇹🇿Tanzania 2-3Dr Congo🇨🇩20:00

MATCHDAY 2

12 Oct 2021

GROUP A

9.🇹🇬Togo 0-0Senegal🇸🇳17:00

10.🇳🇦Namibia 0-2Gabon🇬🇦20:00

13 Oct 2021

GROUP B

11.🇲🇱Mali 5-1Comoros🇰🇲17:00

12.🇳🇬Nigeria 3-0Cape verde🇨🇻20:00

14 Oct 2021

GROUP C

13.🇪🇬Egypt 1-1Ghana🇬🇭17:00

14.🇿🇲Zambia 2-0Botswana🇧🇼20:00

15 Oct 2021

GROUP D

15.🇨🇮Ivory Coast 2-4Tanzania🇹🇿17:00

16.🇺🇬Uganda 1-2Dr congo🇨🇩20:00

FINAL ROUND OF GROUP STAGES MATCHDAY 3

16 Oct 2021

GROUP A

17.🇹🇬Togo 3-0Gabon🇬🇦17:00

GROUP B

18.🇨🇻Cape verde 0-3Mali🇲🇱20:00

17 Oct 2021

GROUP A

19.🇸🇳Senegal 0-0Namibia🇳🇦17:00

GROUP B

20.🇳🇬Nigeria 2-0Comoros🇰🇲20:00

18 Oct 2021

GROUP C

21.🇧🇼Botswana 1-3 Egypt 🇪🇬17:00

GROUP D

22.🇹🇿Tanzania 2-1Uganda 🇺🇬20:00

19 Oct 2021

GROUP C

23.🇬🇭Ghana 0-0Zambia🇿🇲17:00

GROUP D

24.🇨🇩Dr Congo 2-0 Ivory Coast 🇨🇮20:00

KNOCOUT stages

QUARTER FINALS

21 Oct 2021

QF1 🇹🇬Togo 0(4)-(6)0Nigeria🇳🇬17:00

QF2 🇲🇱Mali 3-0Gabon🇬🇦20:00

22 Oct 2021

QF3🇿🇲Zambia 1-0 Tanzania🇹🇿17:00

QF4 🇨🇩DR Congo 1(7)-(5)1Ghana🇬🇭20:00

KNOCOUT stages

SEMI FINALS

24 Oct 2021

🇳🇬Nigeria 1-0M0:00 *kegue*

SF1🇳🇬Nigeria 1-0Mali🇲🇱20:00

25 Oct 2021

SF2 🇿🇲Zambia 2-0Dr Congo 🇨🇩20:00

27 Oct 2021

THIRD PLACE PLAY OFF

31.🇲🇱Mali 0-3Dr congo🇨🇩17:00

FINAL🏆

32.🇳🇬Nigeria 1(6)-(7)1Zambia🇿🇲20:00