2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament

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2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament
CountryTunisia
Dates15–27 December 2020
Teams4
ChampionsFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (6th title)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (2nd title)
Third placeFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
Matches played6
Goals scored7 (1.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s) Flag of Algeria.svg Mohamed Belloumi
Flag of Libya.svg Mohamed Khalil
Flag of Morocco.svg El Mehdi Maouhoub
Flag of Morocco.svg Oussama Targhalline
Flag of Tunisia.svg Adam Ben Lamin
Flag of Tunisia.svg Chiheb Labidi
(1 goal each)
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The 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament was the 13th edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Tunisia, from 13 to 28 December 2020. [1] This tournament serves as a qualification event for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The champions and the runners-up will qualify for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

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Participants

Egypt withdrew from the tournament due to seventeen players from the team testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus.

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Radès Stade Olympique de Radès 60,000
Tunis Stade Chedly Zouiten 18,000

Squads

Match officials

A total of 9 referees and 10 assistant referees were appointed for the tournament. [2]

Tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia (H)312021+15 Final and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 312021+15
3Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 31112204
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 301213−21
5Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 00000000Withdrew [3]
Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2020. Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Host

Matches

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  • Ben Lamin Soccerball shade.svg33'
 Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgCancelledFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis
Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim Al-Shalmani (Libya)
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
Report
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis
Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgCancelledFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–1Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
Report
Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès
Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svgCancelledFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Champions

2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament winners
Flag of Tunisia.svg
Tunisia
Sixth Title
2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament winners
Flag of Morocco.svg
Morocco
Second Title

Qualified teams for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

The following four teams from CAF qualify for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 24 December 202010 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997 , 2003, 2005)
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 27 December 20206 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 7 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.17 goals per match.

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Khalil Bara (vs Libya)

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ "Tirage au sort du tournoi de l'UNAF U20 masculin". yabiladi.com. Redaction. November 23, 2019.
  2. ↑ "قائمة حكام الدورة الترشيحية لمنتخبات تحت 20 عاما". UNAF official website. 2020.
  3. ↑ "UNAF: كوفيد-19 يحكم على منتخب مصر بالانسحاب من دورة اتحاد شمال افريقيا لكرة القدم تحت 20 عاما المؤهلة إلى نهائيات كأس الأمم الإفريقية 2021". unafonline.org/ar/. 19 December 2020.


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