David GOMBE
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has awarded the Egyptian Football Association (“EFA”) and Egyptian Government the rights to host the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025.
The latest development after Ivory Coast who were to host the tournament withdrew due to unforeseen circumstances.
The Egyptian Football Association and the Egyptian Government had previously submitted a bid to host the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025.
The opening match of the TotalEnergies CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025 will be played on Sunday, 27 April 2025 and the Final on 18 May 2025.
This will be the 18th edition (25th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament.
The four semi-finalists will also qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.
Senegal are the defending champions.
