2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament

The 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament was the 13th edition of the UNAF U-20 Tournament. The tournament took place in Tunisia, from 13 to 28 December 2020.^[1] This tournament serves as a qualification event for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. The champions and the runners-up will qualify for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament

Tournament details
Country	Tunisia
Dates	15–27 December 2020
Teams	4
Final positions
Champions	Tunisia (6th title)  Morocco (2nd title)
Third place	Libya
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	7 (1.17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Mohamed Belloumi Mohamed Khalil El Mehdi Maouhoub Oussama Targhalline Adam Ben Lamin Chiheb Labidi (1 goal each)
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Participants

Egypt withdrew from the tournament due to seventeen players from the team testing positive for SARS-2 coronavirus.

Algeria  Egypt (withdrew)  Libya

Morocco  Tunisia (hosts)

Venues

Cities	Venues	Capacity
Radès	Stade Olympique de Radès	60,000
Tunis	Stade Chedly Zouiten	18,000

Squads

Main article: 2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament squads

Match officials

A total of 9 referees and 10 assistant referees were appointed for the tournament.^[2]

Referees Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria) Lamia Atman (Algeria) Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt) Yara Atef (Egypt) Mutaz Ibrahim Al-Shalmani (Libya) Jalal Jayed (Morocco) Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco) Mehrez Melki (Tunisia) Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

Assistant Referees Abbes Akram Zerhouni (Algeria) Redouane Bounoua (Algeria) Ahmed Tawfiq Taleb (Egypt) Yousef El-Bosati (Egypt) Bassim Saef El-Naser (Libya) Majdi Kamel (Libya) Hicham Aït Abbou (Morocco) Hamza Naciri (Morocco) Fatiha Jermouni (Morocco) Mohamed Bakir (Tunisia) Faouzi Jridi (Tunisia)

Tournament

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification
1	Tunisia (H)	3	1	2	0	2	1	+1	5	2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
2	Morocco	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[3]

Updated to match(es) played on 27 December 2020. Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts

Matches

All times are local, CET (UTC+1).

15 December 2020

14:00

Tunisia	1–1	Algeria
Ben Lamin 33'	Report	Belloumi 12'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)

15 December 2020

14:00

Libya	Cancelled	Egypt
	Report

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

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18 December 2020

14:00

Egypt	Cancelled	Tunisia

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

18 December 2020

14:00

Algeria	0–1	Morocco
	Report	Maouhoub 78'

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Referee: Mehrez Melki (Tunisia)

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21 December 2020

14:00

Morocco	0–0	Tunisia
	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Mutaz Ibrahim Al-Shalmani (Libya)

21 December 2020

14:00

Libya	1–0	Algeria
Bara 19' (o.g.)	Report

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Referee: Jalal Jayed (Morocco)

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24 December 2020

14:00

Algeria	Cancelled	Egypt

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

24 December 2020

14:00

Morocco	1–1	Libya
Targhalline 31' (pen.)	Report	Khalil 47'

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Ahmed El-Ghandour (Egypt)

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27 December 2020

14:00

Tunisia	1–0	Libya
Labidi 85'	Report

Stade Olympique de Radès, Radès

Referee: Lotfi Bekouassa (Algeria)

27 December 2020

14:00

Egypt	Cancelled	Morocco

Stade Chedly Zouiten, Tunis

Champions

2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament winners  Tunisia Sixth title

2020 UNAF U-20 Tournament winners  Morocco Second title

Qualified teams for Africa U-20 Cup of Nations

The following four teams from CAF qualify for the 2021 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations.

Team	Qualified on	Previous appearances in Africa U-20 Cup of Nations1
Morocco	24 December 2020	10 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989, 1993, 1997, 2003, 2005)
Tunisia	27 December 2020	6 (1979, 1981, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1989)

¹ Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Statistics

Goalscorers

There were 7 goals scored in 6 matches, for an average of 1.17 goals per match.

1 goal

• Bachir Belloumi
• Mohamed Khalil
• El Mehdi Maouhoub
• Oussama Targhalline
• Adam Ben Lamin
• Chiheb Labidi

1 own goal

• Khalil Bara (vs Libya)

Awards

• Golden ball:
• Golden boot:
• Golden glove:
• Fair play trophy: