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| matches = 12
| goals = 43
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| top_scorer = {{flagicon|RSA}} [[Luther Singh]] {{nowrap|(4 goals)}}
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|RSA}} Luther Singh {{nowrap|(4 goals)}}
| prevseason = [[2015 African U-20 Championship|2015]]
| prevseason = 2015
| nextseason = [[2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations|2019]]
| nextseason = 2019
| updated = 5 March 2017
| updated = 5 March 2017
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The '''2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations''' is the 14th edition of the [[Africa U-20 Cup of Nations]] (21st edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial [[international]] youth [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) for players aged 20 and below. The tournament is set to take place in [[Zambia]] between 26 February – 12 March 2017.<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=344%2fymzciz3Ip9a7t1SFsA%3d%3d|title=Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released|publisher=Cafonline.com|date=11 February 2016}}</ref>
The '''2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations''' is 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 is set to take place in [[Zambia]] between 26 February – 12 March 2017.<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=344%2fymzciz3Ip9a7t1SFsA%3d%3d|title=Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released|publisher=Cafonline.com|date=11 February 2016}}</ref>


The top four teams will qualify for the [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in [[South Korea]].
The top four teams will qualify for the [[2017 FIFA U-20 World Cup]] in South Korea.


==Qualification==
==Qualification==
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===Qualified teams===
===Qualified teams===
The following eight teams qualified for the final tournament. Defending champions [[Nigeria national under-20 football team|Nigeria]] failed to qualify. [[Congo national under-20 football team|Congo]] and [[Ghana national under-20 football team|Ghana]] also failed to qualify, thus the winners of five of the last six tournaments failed to qualify for this tournament.
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.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=lvv6St1Hb%2bhd31Z20TCWlQ%3d%3d|title=Total U-20 AFCON: History of the competition|publisher=CAF|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
''Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1991.''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=lvv6St1Hb%2bhd31Z20TCWlQ%3d%3d|title=Total U-20 AFCON: History of the competition|publisher=CAF|date=23 February 2017}}</ref>
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! Previous best appearance
! Previous best appearance
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| {{fbu|20|CMR}} || {{sort|09|9th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1995 African Youth Championship|1995]])
| {{fbu|20|CMR}} || {{sort|09|9th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} (1995)
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|-
| {{fbu|20|EGY}} || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1991 African Youth Championship|1991]], [[2003 African Youth Championship|2003]], [[2013 African U-20 Championship|2013]])
| {{fbu|20|EGY}} || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} (1991, 2003, 2013)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|GUI}} || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} ([[1995 African Youth Championship|1995]], [[1999 African Youth Championship|1999]])
| {{fbu|20|GUI}} || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} (1995, 1999)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|MLI}} || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sort|03|Third place}} ([[2003 African Youth Championship|2003]])
| {{fbu|20|MLI}} || {{sort|11|11th}} || {{sort|03|Third place}} (2003)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|SEN}} || {{sort|04|4th}} || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[2015 African U-20 Championship|2015]])
| {{fbu|20|SEN}} || {{sort|04|4th}} || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2015)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|RSA}} || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} ([[1997 African Youth Championship|1997]])
| {{fbu|20|RSA}} || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sort|02|Runners-up}} (1997)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|SDN}} || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} ([[1997 African Youth Championship|1997]])
| {{fbu|20|SDN}} || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} (1997)
|-
|-
| {{fbu|20|ZAM}} (hosts) || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[1991 African Youth Championship|1991]], [[1999 African Youth Championship|1999]], [[2007 African Youth Championship|2007]])
| {{fbu|20|ZAM}} (hosts) || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} (1991, 1999, 2007)
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