CAF U23 Cup of Nations 2027/28
League 2027 Finished
Matches
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Libya U23
Togo U23
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Botswana U23
Seychelles U23
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Equatorial Guinea U23
Sao Tome And Principe U23
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Andorra U17
Ethiopia U23
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Mauritius U23
Zimbabwe U23
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Madagascar U23
Comoros U23
Play-offs
Quarter-finals
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Kenya U23
4
Tanzania Under-23
1
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Ethiopia U23
Andorra U17
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Comoros U23
Madagascar U23
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Sao Tome And Principe U23
Equatorial Guinea U23
-
Mauritania U23
1
Congo DR U23
0
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Sierra Leone U23
Burkina Faso U23
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Uganda U23
0
Eswatini U23
1
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Tunisia U23
2
Benin U23
0
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Djibouti U23
0
South Sudan U23
3
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Togo U23
1
Libya U23
1
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Rwanda U23
3
Sudan U23
0
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Zimbabwe U23
2
Mauritius U23
0
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Angola U23
1
Namibia U23
1
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Seychelles U23
1
Botswana U23
2
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South Sudan U23
Djibouti U23
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Namibia U23
Angola U23
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Benin U23
Tunisia U23
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Tanzania Under-23
Kenya U23
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Congo DR U23
Mauritania U23
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Eswatini U23
Uganda U23
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Sudan U23
Rwanda U23
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Burkina Faso U23
Sierra Leone U23
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Madagascar U23
Comoros U23
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Mauritius U23
Zimbabwe U23
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Andorra U17
Ethiopia U23
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Equatorial Guinea U23
Sao Tome And Principe U23
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Botswana U23
Seychelles U23
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Libya U23
Togo U23
Season in numbers
Clubs
All teams-
Andorra U17
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Angola U23
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Benin U23
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Botswana U23
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Burkina Faso U23
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Comoros U23
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Congo DR U23
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Djibouti U23
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Equatorial Guinea U23
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Eswatini U23
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Ethiopia U23
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Kenya U23
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Libya U23
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Madagascar U23
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Mauritania U23
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Mauritius U23
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Namibia U23
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Sierra Leone U23
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South Sudan U23
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Sudan U23
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Togo U23
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Tunisia U23
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Uganda U23
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Zimbabwe U23
About
The **CAF U23 Cup of Nations** operates as a quadrennial international football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). Established in 2011, it initially carried the title of the African U-23 Championship before adopting its current name in 2015 to mirror the senior continental competition. This event functions specifically as the primary continental qualifier for the Men's Olympic Football Tournament, providing a development platform for players under twenty-three years of age.
The final tournament stage features eight teams. The host nation secures an automatic qualification spot, while the remaining seven positions are filled through a multi-stage qualifying process involving home-and-away two-legged ties among member associations. For the 2023 edition, thirty-nine teams entered the qualification phase, with Morocco joining as hosts. The group stage consists of two groups of four teams. The top two sides from each group advance to the semi-finals and final.
Morocco currently holds the title, having won their first championship in 2023 by defeating Egypt 2-1 in extra time. Other previous winners include Gabon, Nigeria, and Egypt, with each nation having claimed the trophy once. Recent changes to the qualification structure have adjusted the number of teams advancing to the Olympics. Historically, the top three finishers qualified for the Games, but for the 2028 cycle onwards, the quota is reduced to two teams following FIFA's expansion of the Olympic men's tournament to sixteen teams.
Seasons
- 2027
- 2023