2021_U-20_Africa_Cup_of_Nations_qualification
2021 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
International football competition
The 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-20 football competition which decided the participating teams for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| Tournament details | |
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| Host countries | Tunisia (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Benin (West B Zone) Equatorial Guinea (Central Zone) Tanzania (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
| Dates | 20 November – 27 December 2020 |
| Teams | 47 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 66 |
| Goals scored | 164 (2.48 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Abdul Hamisi Suleiman Ivan Bogere (5 goals each) |
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Players born 1 January 2001 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Mauritania who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
47 of the 54 CAF members entered the qualifying tournament of their zone, including the hosts Mauritania, which also participated in qualification despite automatically qualified for the final tournament.
This was the first edition in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament.[2]
| Zone | Spots | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter |
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| North Zone (UNAF) |
2 spot | ||
| West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) |
1 spot + hosts |
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| West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B) |
2 spots | ||
| Central Zone (UNIFFAC) |
2 spots |
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| Central-East Zone (CECAFA) |
2 spots | ||
| South Zone (COSAFA) |
2 spots |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualifying tournament hosts
- (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results
The qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone.[3] The final arrangements of the zonal qualifiers were decided later due to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[4] The schedule of each qualifying zone was as follows.
| Zone | Group stage | Knockout stage |
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| West A Zone | 20–25 November 2020 | 27–29 November 2020 |
| Central-East Zone | 22–27 November 2020 | 30 November–2 December 2020 |
| Originally set to be played at the beginning of October/November 2020 in Sudan | ||
| South Zone | 3–9 December 2020 | 11–13 December 2020 |
| Originally set to be played in Mauritius in the same time period | ||
| West B Zone | 5–12 December 2020 | 15–19 December 2020 |
| Originally from 12 to 26 September 2020 in Burkina Faso | ||
| Central Zone | 15–19 December 2020 | 22 December 2020 |
| Postponed, originally set to be played at the beginning of/mid October 2020 | ||
| North Zone | 15–27 December 2020 | — |
Tunisia hosted the 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, between 15 and 27 December 2020. The matches were played at Radès (Stade Olympique de Radès) and Tunis (Stade El Menzah).
The draw for the fixtures was held on 30 November 2020.[5] The five teams were placed in one group, with the winners and the runners-up qualifying for the final tournament.
All times are local, CET (UTC+1).
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Morocco |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations |
| 2 |  Tunisia (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Libya |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Algeria |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Egypt |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
- On 19 December 2020, Egypt were forced to withdraw from the competition after they were unable to play their first two matches due to a number of players testing positive for the SARS-2 coronavirus. After their withdrawal from the competition, Egypt's results were deleted from the calculations of the final group rankings.[6][7]
| Morocco | 1–1 | Libya |
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West A Zone
Senegal hosted the WAFU-UFOA Zone A U-20 Championship between 20 and 29 November 2020. The matches were played at Thiès (Stade Lat-Dior) and Pikine (Stade Al Djigo).[9]
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
Group stage
The draw for the group stage was held on 6 November 2020.[10][11] The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Senegal (H) |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Gambia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Sierra Leone |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Guinea |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Guinea-Bissau |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Mali |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Mauritania |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 27 November – Thiès | ||||||
| Guinea | 1 | |||||
| 29 November – Thiès | ||||||
| Gambia | 2 | |||||
| Gambia (p) | 2 (4) | |||||
| 27 November – Thiès | ||||||
| Senegal | 2 (3) | |||||
| Senegal (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Guinea-Bissau | 0 (4) | |||||
Semi-finals
| Senegal | 0–0 (a.e.t.) | Guinea-Bissau |
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| Penalties | ||
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Final
Winner qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| Gambia | 2–2 (a.e.t.) | Senegal |
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| 4–3 |
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The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Burkina Faso, but were later shifted to Togo due to the COVID-19 pandemic, with the matches scheduled to be played between 18 November–2 December. On 7 November, Togo announced that they would not be able to host the tournament due to a resurgence of COVID-19 cases in the country, with the outbreak located in the Lomé area.[13]
On 17 November, it was announced that the regional qualifiers would now be played in Benin between 5 and 19 December. The draw was also announced on the same day. The matches were played at Porto-Novo (Stade Charles de Gaulle) and Cotonou (Stade René Pleven).[14][15]
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Group stage
The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Niger |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Burkina Faso |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Benin (H) |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Togo |
3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 2 |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Ivory Coast |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Ghana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Nigeria |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 15 December – Stade de Gaulle | ||||||
| Niger | 0 (3) | |||||
| 19 December – Stade de Gaulle | ||||||
| Ghana (p) | 0 (5) | |||||
| Ghana | 2 | |||||
| 15 December – Stade de Gaulle | ||||||
| Burkina Faso | 1 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
| Burkina Faso | 4 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 18 December – Stade de Gaulle | ||||||
| Niger | 0 | |||||
| Ivory Coast | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Third place match
Final
The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were held in Equatorial Guinea between 15 and 22 December 2020. The matches were played at Malabo (Estadio de Malabo).[16][17]
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Group stage
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three teams. The winners of each group qualified for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Central African Republic |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +1 | 3 | Final and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations |
| 2 |  Equatorial Guinea (H) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  Chad |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[18] |
| Equatorial Guinea | Cancelled | Chad |
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| Central African Republic | 2–1 | Equatorial Guinea |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Cameroon |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Final and 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations |
| 2 |  Congo |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 | |
| 3 |  DR Congo |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | −1 | 1 |
Final
| Central African Republic | 0–3 | Cameroon |
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The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Sudan in October–November 2020 but were then later shifted and held in Tanzania between 22 November–2 December 2020.[19] The matches were played at Karatu (Black Rhino Academy) and Arusha (Sheikh Amri Abeid Memorial Stadium).[20]
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).
Group stage
All the 11 teams were drawn into 3 groups, 2 groups of 4 teams and 1 group of 3 teams. The winners of each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals.
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Tanzania (H) |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Djibouti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Somalia |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Rwanda |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[lower-alpha 1] |
- On 14 November 2020, Rwanda withdrew from the qualifiers after discussions between their sports ministry and the education ministry. The statement issued read that "Since after a long time in break due to the COVID-19, schools have just reopened and the students can't miss the school for the competition. Most of the U-20 players are students who need to be in school."[21]
| Tanzania | 6–1 | Djibouti |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | Uganda |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  South Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | |
| 3 |  Burundi |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | −9 | 0 | |
| 4 |  Eritrea |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Withdrew[20] |
| Uganda | 6–1 | Burundi |
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| Burundi | 0–4 | South Sudan |
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Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Kenya |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Ethiopia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Sudan |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | South Sudan |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 4 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | C | Ethiopia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 3 | |
| 3 | A | Djibouti |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7 | −4 | 3 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 30 November – Karatu | ||||||
| Uganda | 3 | |||||
| 2 December – Karatu | ||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| Uganda | 4 | |||||
| 30 November – Karatu | ||||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||
| Tanzania | 1 | |||||
| South Sudan | 0 | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 2 December – Karatu | ||||||
| Kenya | 1 | |||||
| South Sudan | 2 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
Third place match
Final
The COSAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted by Mauritius, but were later shifted to South Africa after Mauritius withdrew as hosts due to the COVID-19 regulations.[22] The matches were played at Port Elizabeth (Wolfson Stadium, Gelvandale Stadium and Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium).
All times are local, SAST (UTC+2).
Group stage
The group stage was played in 3 groups as a round-robin, where the group winners and the best runner up advanced to the semi-finals.[23][24]
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Mozambique |
3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 7 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  South Africa (H) |
3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 5 | |
| 3 |  Zimbabwe |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 4 | |
| 4 |  Lesotho |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 12 | −11 | 0 |
| South Africa | 2–2 | Zimbabwe |
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| Mozambique | 2–0 | Zimbabwe |
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Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Zambia |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 9 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Namibia |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 6 | |
| 3 |  Malawi |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 3 | |
| 4 |  Comoros |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 |
Group C
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 |  Angola |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 |  Eswatini |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 |  Botswana |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 3 |
Ranking of second-placed teams
Due to groups having a different number of teams, the results against the fourth-placed teams in four-team groups were not considered for this ranking.
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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| 1 | B | Namibia |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | Semi-finals |
| 2 | C | Eswatini |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | A | South Africa |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Knockout stage
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 11 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
| Angola | 0 | |||||
| 13 December – Nelson Mandela Bay | ||||||
| Namibia | 1 | |||||
| Namibia | 0 | |||||
| 11 December – Wolfson Stadium | ||||||
| Mozambique | 1 | |||||
| Mozambique | 0 (5) | |||||
| Zambia | 0 (4) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 13 December – Nelson Mandela Bay | ||||||
| Angola | 2 | |||||
| Zambia | 1 | |||||
Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.
| Mozambique | 0–0 | Zambia |
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| Penalties | ||
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5–4 | |
Third place match
Final
The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.
| Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1991) |
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| Mauritania (hosts) | West A Zone | 28 September 2018[1] | 0 (debut) |
| Gambia | West A Zone | 29 November 2020 | 2 (2007, 2011) |
| Uganda | Central-East Zone | 30 November 2020 | 0 (debut) |
| Tanzania | Central-East Zone | 30 November 2020 | 0 (debut) |
| Namibia | South Zone | 11 December 2020 | 0 (debut) |
| Mozambique | South Zone | 11 December 2020 | 0 (debut) |
| Ghana | West B Zone | 15 December 2020 | 11 (1991, 1993, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2013, 2015, 2019) |
| Burkina Faso | West B Zone | 15 December 2020 | 3 (2003, 2007, 2019) |
| Central African Republic | Central Zone | 17 December 2020 | 0 (debut) |
| Cameroon | Central Zone | 19 December 2020 | 9 (1991, 1993, 1995, 1999, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2017) |
| Morocco | North Zone | 24 December 2020 | 4 (1993, 1997, 2003, 2005) |
| Tunisia | North Zone | 27 December 2020 | 0 (debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
There were 164 goals scored in 66 matches, for an average of 2.48 goals per match.
5 goals
Abdul Hamisi Suleiman
Ivan Bogere
3 goals
Zini
Kouamé Botué
Abdourahmane Bah
Dion Lopy
Sinenjongo Mkiva- Kassim Haruna
- Kelvin John
2 goals
- Glaudilson
Charbel Gomez- Yves Ouédraogo
Jang Sunday
Abdourahman Kamil
Beyene Bayse
Momodou Bojang- Kajally Drammeh
Percious Boah- Ibrahima Bérété
Brahima Ouattara
Benson Omalla- Enock Wanyama
Simon Cipriano
Steven Damaseb- Samba Diallo
- Oswin Appollis
Philip Biajo
Abdelkarim Yousif
Karim Dermane- Isma Mulugusi
- Kenneth Semakula
Jimmy Mukeya
1 goal
Mohamed Belloumi- Benvindo Afonso
Tefo Molefe- Ibrahim Bancé
- Hamed Ouattara
Alfred Nkurunziza- John Bosco
- Saïdou Ibrahim
- Franck Mbella Etouga
- Kevin Prince Milla
- Séverin Onana
Isaac Ngoma- Christian Yawenendji
Racine Louamba- Sagesse Nzaou
- Roland Okouri
Linda Mtanga- Patient Mwamba
- Moktar Djama
Pedro Obiang
Majahesibili Ndlovu- Biruk Balcha
- Adama Kanteh
- Habibou Mendy
- Daniel Afriyie
- Alsény Soumah
- Mohamed Lamine Soumah
Jamir Sanha- Evra Dje Bi Broh
- Kouadio N'Guessan
- Nicholas Ochieng
- Ronald Odede
- Fortune Omoto
Hlomelang Lebina
Mohamed El Khali
Yamikani Mologeni- Lanjesi Nkhoma
Yoro Diaby- Naman Keïta
El Mehdi Maouhoub- Oussama Targhalline
- Dércio Augusto
- Gabriel Pinho
- Junhino Jantze
- Giovanni Kaninab
Ibrahim Litnine- Abdoul Malik Moustapha
Chris Nwaeze- Mouhamed Bâ
- Libasse Gueye
- Ahmed Mandefu
Abdul Conteh- Abu Musa
Aweys Iman- Sahal Muhumed
- Rowan Human
- Mohlala Makola
- Tshepo Myeni
- Khamis Atari
- Nelson Elia
- William Kundu
- Al Gozoti Nooh
- Frank George
- Khelfin Hamdoun
- Anuar Jabir
- Ben Starkie
- Tepsi Theonasy
Adam Ben Lamin- Chiheb Labidi
- Richard Basangwa
- Joseph Kizza
- Steven Sserwadda
- Najib Yiga
- Derrick Bulaya
- John Chishimba
- Golden Mashata
- Muma Mumba
Bill Antonio- Tapiwa Mandinyenya
- Kelvin Mangiza
- Lexington Mujokoro
- Panashe Mutimbanyoka
1 own goal
- Khalil Bara (against Libya)
- Japhet Ntunzwenimana (against South Sudan)
- Kerfala Camara (against Gambia)
- Thapelo Mohale (against South Africa)
- Siyabonga Monyaka (against Zimbabwe)
- Massoudi Salifou (against Ivory Coast)
- The UNAF qualifiers match between Libya and Egypt, and Egypt and Tunisia, to be played on 15 December and 18 December respectively, but were scratched as Egypt were unable to field 15 players due to their squad members testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus. Subsequently, Libya and Tunisia were awarded a technical 2–0 victory by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[8]
- The West A Zone group stage match between Mali and Guinea-Bissau to be played on 21 November 2020, 16:00 GMT, at Stade Lat-Dior, Thiès, could not be played due to eight players from Mali testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus. Mali thus were not able to name the required 15 players for holding the match and subsequently Guinea-Bissau were awarded a technical 2–0 victory by CAF in accordance with the regulations related to COVID-19.[12]
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