2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final

The 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations final was a football match that took place on 12 March 2017 at the National Heroes Stadium in Lusaka, Zambia to determine the 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations champion. The final was contested by Zambia and Senegal. Zambia won the match 2–0, winning title for the first time. Daka and Chilufya became the record goalscorer at the 2017 tournament together with South African Striker Luther Singh with 4 goals each.

Before the match, Zambia had only reached the U20 Africa Cup of nation's fourth place three times ( 1991 , 1999 , 2007 ). Senegal had reached one finals and came out as runners-up

Background

This was the first appearance in the final for Zambia. Zambia won all the group stage matches. Then Zambia went on to defeat South Africa 1–0 in the semifinals the goal by Chilufya after extra time.

Match

Details

12 March 2017 (2017-03-12)

17:30

Zambia	2–0	Senegal
Daka  16' Chilufya  34'	Report

National Heroes Stadium, Lusaka

Referee: Thierry Nkurunziza (Burundi)

See also

• 2017 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

External links

• Total U-20 Africa Cup Of Nations, Zambia 2017, CAFonline.com