2017 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations

2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
Tournament details
Host country Zambia
Dates26 February – 12 March
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Zambia (1st title)
Runners-up Senegal
Third place Guinea
Fourth place South Africa
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored50 (3.13 per match)
Top scorer(s)South Africa Luther Singh
Zambia Edward Chilufya
Zambia Patson Daka
(4 goals each)
Best player(s)Zambia Patson Daka
Fair play award South Africa
2015
2019

The 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017,[1] was the 14th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (21st edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament was set to take place in Zambia between 26 February – 12 March 2017.[2]

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.

  1. ^ "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAF. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.

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