TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations Egypt 2025 quarter-finals line up confirmed
The tournament, which serves as a qualifier for the FIFA U-20 World Cup Chile 2025, has showcased the continent's emerging talents, who are all vying for the continental crown as well as the four available spots for Africa at the FIFA U-20 World Cup later this year.
The teams advancing to the knockout stage are: Egypt (Hosts), DR Congo, Ghana, Morocco, Nigeria, Senegal, Sierra Leone, South Africa.
The quarter-finals will take place on Monday, 12 May.
Tournament hosts, Egypt powered into the quarterfinals with a narrow 1-0 win over Tanzania at the Suez Canal Stadium on Friday evening to secure their place as one of the two best third placed sides along with DR Congo, who's 3-1 win over Central Africa Republic and 1-1 draw against Ghana was enough to see them through.
South Africa finished top Group A following Friday's 1-1 stalemate against neighbours Zambia, along with Sierra Leone who came in second, while Morocco finished top of Group B and will be joined by second placed Nigeria in the next round.
The quarter-finals line-up is concluded by the defending champions, Senegal who narrowly edged DR Congo on goal-difference to finish second behind group leaders, Ghana in Group C.
Group Stage Highlights
Morocco: Morocco topped their group with an unbeaten run, including a 3-2 win over Kenya, a 0-0 draw with Nigeria, and a 3-1 victory against Tunisia.
Nigeria: The seven-time champions secured their quarterfinal spot with a solid performance, including a crucial draw against Morocco.
Senegal: The defending champions continued their impressive form, advancing confidently from their group.
South Africa: The South Africans demonstrated their prowess, advancing to the quarterfinals with a strong showing in the group stage that concluded with a closely contested 1-1 stalemate with neighbours, Zambia.
Appetising Quarter-Final matches:
A tantalising line up of quarter-finals fixtures mark the next phase of the competition with highly unpredictable ties.
Defending champions Senegal take on a dangerous looking Nigeria in the first quarter-final clash.
Tournament hosts Egypt have a tough steep mountain to climb against a high in confidence Ghana.
Morocco, who have been convincing in the group stages take on a spirited Sierra Leone who are looking at continuing with their dream run, while the skilful South Africans must overcome a tactically astute DR Congo.
Statistical Leaders
Top Goalscorer: Momoh Kamara leads the scoring charts with 4 goals.
TotalEnergies CAF U-20 AFCON Egypt 2025 Quarter-Finals Fixtures
12h00 GMT | Nigeria vs Senegal
15h00 GMT | Ghana vs Egypt
15h00 GMT | Morocco vs Sierra Leone
18h00 GMT | South Africa vs DR Congo
All matches will be live on CAF's Official YouTube channel, CAF TV.
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