The male national U20 team, the Black Satellites, will learn their group stage opponents in the Final Draw for the TotalEnergies Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations, scheduled to take place on Thursday February 13, 2025.
The event, set for 14h25 local time (12h25 GMT), and takes place at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt, will reveal the group stage opponents for the Black Satellites as well as the other teams competing for African football’s most coveted youth trophy.
The participating teams include Egypt and Morocco from North Africa, holders Senegal and Sierra Leone from WAFU A, Nigeria, Ghana, and host Cote d'Ivoire from WAFU B, Tanzania and Kenya from CECAFA, South Africa and Zambia from COSAFA, and DR Congo from Central Africa.
The 13 teams will be distributed into three groups: one group of five teams (A) and two groups of four teams (B and C).
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stages, along with the two best third-placed teams.
The ranking of the third-placed teams will be determined after removing the results of the team ranked fifth in Group A.
The knockout stages will consist of the quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and final.
The tournament will see 13 teams compete from 26 April – 18 May, 2025, with the top four nations to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup that will be staged in Chile from 27 September-19 October, 2025.
