2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament

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2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament
Tournament details
Country Egypt
Dates14–26 November
Teams5
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (3rd title)
Runner-upFlag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Third placeFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored28 (2.8 per match)
  2023
TBD 

All statistics correct as of 27 November 2024.

The 2024 UNAF U-20 Tournament officially named TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations - UNAF Qualifiers 2024 is the 17th edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Egypt, from 14 to 26 November 2024. The tournament also served as the qualifiers for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations. [1]

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Participants

The five participating teams were:

Venues

CitiesVenuesCapacity
Ismailia Suez Canal Stadium 27,000
Ismailia Stadium 30,000

Squads

Tournament

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 431093+610 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt (H)421154+17
3Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 42025506
4Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 412174+35
5Flag of Libya.svg  Libya 4004212100
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts

Matches

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
  • Omar Al Harak Soccerball shade.svg40'
  • Sadek Mahmoud Soccerball shade.svg21'
  • Youssef Becha Soccerball shade.svg87' (pen.)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg2–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Mahamed El Bana Soccerball shade.svg50'

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–2Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Khalil Ayari Soccerball shade.svg1'
  • Mouad Dahak Soccerball shade.svg49'
  • Reda Laalaoui Soccerball shade.svg72'
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Kohili Benahmed Soccerball shade.svg86' (pen.)

Libya  Flag of Libya.svg1–2Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
  • Abdulaziz Mansour Soccerball shade.svg77'
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg1–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
  • Mohamed Zeghadi Soccerball shade.svg14'
  • Yassir Zabiri Soccerball shade.svg86'

Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
  • Issam Abdelhamid Naïm Soccerball shade.svg76' (o.g.)
  • Amanallah Mehrezi Soccerball shade.svg90+6'
  • Islam Abbes Soccerball shade.svg81'
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg4–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg4–0Flag of Libya.svg  Libya
  • Lahlou Akhrib Soccerball shade.svg75', 80'
  • Oussama Benattia Soccerball shade.svg78'
  • Mohamed Ramdaoui Soccerball shade.svg84'
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg1–0Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Statistics

Goalscorers

There have been 28 goals scored in 10 matches, for an average of 2.8 goals per match.

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

  • Flag of Algeria.svg Issam Abdelhamid Naïm (against Tunisia)

Qualified teams for U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

The following two teams from UNAF qualify for the 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in U-20 Africa Cup of Nations 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 23 November 202411 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997 , 2003, 2005, 2021)
Egypt26 November 2024
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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References

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