CAF Awards U-20 AFCON Hosting Rights To Egypt 

The Confédération Africaine de Football (CAF), have awarded the Egyptian Football Association (EFA) and Egyptian Government the rights to host the 2025 CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON).

This is subsequent to CAF having been informed by the Fédération Ivoirienne de Football (FIF) and the Government of Côte d’Ivoire that due to unforeseen circumstances, they are unable to host the Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025.

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The Egyptian Football Association and the Egyptian Government had previously submitted a bid to host the CAF Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations 2025.

The opening match of the tournament will be played on Sunday, 27th April 2025 and the Final on 18th May 2025.