2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
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| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country |
 Zambia
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| Dates | 26 February – 12 March 2017 |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions |
Zambia (1st title)
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| Runners-up |
 Senegal
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| Third place |
 Guinea
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| Fourth place |
 South Africa
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| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.13 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |
Luther Singh Edward Chilufya Patson Daka (4 goals each) |
| Best player |
Patson Daka
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| Fair play award |
South Africa
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The 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017, was the 14th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (21st edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament was set to take place in Zambia between 26 February – 12 March 2017.
The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup in South Korea.
The qualifiers were played between 1 April and 24 July 2016. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Zambia.
Players born 1 January 1997 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions Nigeria failed to qualify. Congo and Ghana also failed to qualify, thus the winners of five of the last six tournaments failed to qualify for this tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1991.
A total of 12 referees and 14 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.
The draw for the tournament took place on 24 October 2016, 11:00 local time (UTC+2) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.
The teams were seeded based on the results of the last edition (final tournament and qualifiers).
Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.
The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup.
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