2015 African U-20 Championship
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations junior 2015 | |
|---|---|
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| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Senegal |
| Dates | 8–22 March |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
 Nigeria (7th title)
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| Runners-up |
 Senegal
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| Third place |
 Ghana
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| Fourth place |
 Mali
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 53 (3.31 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Musa Muhammed (4 goals) |
| Best player |
Yaw Yeboah
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| Fair play award |
Nigeria
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The 2015 African U-20 Championship was the 20th edition of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament took place in Senegal between 8–22 March 2015.
The semi-finalists of the tournament qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup in New Zealand.Nigeria won the tournament, and were joined by hosts Senegal, Ghana, and Mali as CAF qualifiers for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The qualifiers were played between April and August 2014. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Senegal.
The referees were:
The draw for the final tournament was held on 21 December 2014, 11:00 UTC+02:00, at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. Senegal and Ghana were seeded and placed into Groups A and B respectively.
Each team can register a squad of 21 players (three of whom must be goalkeepers).
The group winners and runners-up advanced to the semi-finals and qualified for the 2015 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
All times UTC±00:00.
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