NB: sixth edition of tournament for squads composed of players active in African leagues.
The final tournament, originally scheduled for April 2020, was postponed to January 2021
due to Covid-19 pandemic.
Qualified as hosts: Cameroon
QUALIFICATION TOURNAMENT
Northern Zone
21 Sep 2019 Algeria 0–0 Morocco
19 Oct 2019 Morocco 3–0 Algeria
[Banoun 27pen, Ahaddad 32, Nahiri 41]
21 Sep 2019 Tunisia 1–0 Libya
[Badri 55]
20 Oct 2019 Libya 1–2 Tunisia
[Moksi 70pen; Badri 13, 89]
Morocco and Tunisia qualified.
Zone West A
First Round
27 Jul 2019 Guinea-Bissau 0–4 Mali
[Koné 3, 38, Samaké 56, Doussé 71]
04 Aug 2019 Mali 3–0 Guinea-Bissau
[Koné 11, Camara 29, Traoré 89]
27 Jul 2019 Cape Verde 0–0 Mauritania
03 Aug 2019 Mauritania 2–1 Cape Verde
[Touda 3, 68; Papalelé 90]
28 Jul 2019 Liberia 1–0 Senegal
[Jackson 90]
03 Aug 2019 Senegal 3–0 Liberia
[Diouf 50, Niang 78, Ba 81]
Second Round
21 Sep 2019 Mauritania 0–0 Mali
20 Oct 2019 Mali 2–0 Mauritania
[Coulibaly 42, Sissoko 84]
21 Sep 2019 Senegal 1–0 Guinea
[Mbodj 86]
20 Oct 2019 Guinea 1–0 Senegal [3-1 on pen.]
[Bangoura 47]
Mali and Guinea qualified.
Zone West B
First Round
28 Jul 2019 Benin 0-0 Togo
04 Aug 2019 Togo 1-0 Benin
[Tchakei 72]
Second Round
22 Sep 2019 Togo 4-1 Nigeria
[Nane 16, 67, Tchakei 75pen, Agoro 90+2; Ibrahim 8]
19 Oct 2019 Nigeria 2-0 Togo
[Alimi 9, 71]
22 Sep 2019 Niger 2-0 Ivory Coast
[Halidou 43, Abdoulaziz 65pen]
20 Oct 2019 Ivory Coast 1-0 Niger
[Bedi 47]
22 Sep 2019 Ghana 0-1 Burkina Faso
[Pognongo 90+4]
20 Oct 2019 Burkina Faso 0-0 Ghana
Togo, Niger and Burkina Faso qualified.
Central Zone
First Round
30 Jul 2019 Central African Rep. w/o São Tomé and Príncipe
02 Aug 2019 São Tomé and Príncipe w/o Central African Rep. [São Tomé and Príncipe withdrew]
28 Jul 2019 Chad 3-3 Equatorial Guinea
[Issa 17, Adda 20, Djimet 90; Nlavo 3, Oba 22, Efa 82]
04 Aug 2019 Equatorial Guinea 2-1 Chad
[Celesdonio 2, Nlavo 63; Adda 54]
Second Round
22 Sep 2019 Central African Rep. 0–2 Congo DR
[Beya 26, Muleka 85]
20 Oct 2019 Congo DR 4–1 Central African Rep.
[Beya 13, 42, Kikasa 28, Muleka 60; Dimokoyen 70]
22 Sep 2019 Equatorial Guinea 2–2 Congo
[Oba 11, 25; Etou 29, Mokombo 83]
20 Oct 2019 Congo 1–0 Equatorial Guinea
[Bakoua 84]
Congo DR and Congo qualified.
Central East Zone
First Round
27 Jul 2019 Burundi 2–0 South Sudan
[Dusabe 63, Nshimirimana 82]
04 Aug 2019 South Sudan 1–2 Burundi
[Kuch 1; Muselemu 67, Dusabe 84]
27 Jul 2019 Somalia 1–3 Uganda
[Ahmed 87; Kaddu 45+3pen, Kizza 63, Lwanga 83]
03 Aug 2019 Uganda 4–1 Somalia
[Kaddu 4pen, 44pen, 48, Kyambadde 37; Tubal 88]
26 Jul 2019 Djibouti 0–1 Ethiopia
[Tamene 63pen]
04 Aug 2019 Ethiopia 4–3 Djibouti
[Gebremichael 26, Bayeh 43, Giday 47, Tafesse 88; Ahmed 40, Robleh 52, Mahabeh 58]
28 Jul 2019 Tanzania 0–0 Kenya
04 Aug 2019 Kenya 0–0 Tanzania [1-4 on pen.]
Second Round
21 Sep 2019 Burundi 0–3 Uganda
[Ssekajugo 14, Mutyaba 83, Kizza 88]
19 Oct 2019 Uganda 3–0 Burundi
[Bayo 5, Ssekajugo 70, Okello 83]
22 Sep 2019 Ethiopia 0–1 Rwanda
[Sugira 61]
19 Oct 2019 Rwanda 1–1 Ethiopia
[Sugira 82; Tafesse 72]
22 Sep 2019 Tanzania 0–1 Sudan
[Mozamil 61]
18 Oct 2019 Sudan 1–2 Tanzania
[Kamal 30; Nyoni 50, Nchimbi 79]
Uganda, Rwanda and Tanzania qualified
Southern Zone
First Round
20 Apr 2019 Botswana 2–0 Seychelles
[Ditlhokwe 58, Boy 62]
11 May 2019 Seychelles 1–3 Botswana
[Monnaie 62; Setsile 55, 87, Mogorosi 71]
20 Apr 2019 Swaziland 0–0 Malawi
11 May 2019 Malawi 1–1 Swaziland
[Mhone 59; Gamedze 53]
Second Round
26 Jul 2019 Botswana 0–0 Zambia
03 Aug 2019 Zambia 3–2 Botswana
[Chabula 13, Kampamba 45+2, Musakanya 67; Kebatho 10, Boy 21]
28 Jul 2019 Swaziland 1–1 Angola
[Sithole 88; Manguxi 50]
03 Aug 2019 Angola 1–1 Swaziland [4-5 on pen.]
[Caranga 34; Tsabedze 56]
26 Jul 2019 Comoros 0–2 Namibia
[Kambindu 63, Fredericks 89]
04 Aug 2019 Namibia 0–0 Comoros
28 Jul 2019 Madagascar 1–0 Mozambique
[Randianantenaina 90]
04 Aug 2019 Mozambique 3–2 Madagascar
[Antonio 4, Maninho 35, Miquissone 43; Randianantenaina 50, Manampisoa 56]
28 Jul 2019 Lesotho 3–2 South Africa
[Seturumane 3, Kalake 70pen, Fothoane 88; Malepe 45pen, Phewa 85]
04 Aug 2019 South Africa 0–3 Lesotho
[Thaba-Ntso 49, 69, Kalake 90+2]
29 Jul 2019 Mauritius 0–4 Zimbabwe
[Masuku 19, Mavunga 44, 87, Tigere 68]
04 Aug 2019 Zimbabwe 3–1 Mauritius
[Dube 15, 67, 83; A. Aristide 3]
Third Round
22 Sep 2019 Swaziland 0–1 Zambia
[Shamende 80]
19 Oct 2019 Zambia 2–2 Swaziland
[Chabula 5, 57; P. Dlamini 60, Matse 78]
22 Sep 2019 Madagascar 1–0 Namibia
[Andrianirina 90+4]
19 Oct 2019 Namibia 2–0 Madagascar
[Kambindu 22, 59]
22 Sep 2019 Zimbabwe 3–1 Lesotho
[Dube 23, Jaure 60, Taderera 84; Kalake 90+3pen]
20 Oct 2019 Lesotho 0–0 Zimbabwe
Zambia, Namibia and Zimbabwe qualified.
FINAL TOURNAMENT
Cameroon, 16 January - 7 February 2021
Group A
16 Jan 2021 Cameroon 1–0 Zimbabwe [Yaoundé]
[Banga 72]
16 Jan 2021 Mali 1–0 Burkina Faso [Yaoundé]
[Bagayoko 70]
20 Jan 2021 Cameroon 1–1 Mali [Yaoundé]
[Banga 6; Samaké 12]
20 Jan 2021 Burkina Faso 3–1 Zimbabwe [Yaoundé]
[Sosso 14, Kiendrebeogo 53, Ouedraogo 67; Jaure 23]
24 Jan 2021 Burkina Faso 0–0 Cameroon [Yaoundé]
24 Jan 2021 Zimbabwe 0–1 Mali [Douala]
[Diallo 11]
1.MALI 3 2 1 0 3- 1 7
2.CAMEROON 3 1 2 0 2- 1 5
3.Burkina Faso 3 1 1 1 3- 2 4
4.Zimbabwe 3 0 0 3 1- 5 0
Group B
17 Jan 2021 Libya 0–0 Niger [Douala, Japoma]
17 Jan 2021 Congo DR 1–0 Congo [Douala, Japoma]
[Kubanza 47]
21 Jan 2021 Libya 1–1 Congo DR [Douala, Japoma]
[Al-Mehdi 6; Obenza 90+4]
21 Jan 2021 Congo 1–1 Niger [Douala, Japoma]
[Mouandza 35; Moussa 70pen]
25 Jan 2021 Congo 1–0 Libya [Douala, Japoma]
[Ngouonimba 50]
25 Jan 2021 Niger 1–2 Congo DR [Yaoundé]
[Moussa 73; Kabangu 27, Obenza 90+1]
1.CONGO DR 3 2 1 0 4- 2 7
2.CONGO 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4
3.Niger 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2
4.Libya 3 0 2 1 1- 2 2
Group C
18 Jan 2021 Morocco 1–0 Togo [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Jabrane 27pen]
18 Jan 2021 Rwanda 0–0 Uganda [Douala, de la Réunification]
22 Jan 2021 Morocco 0–0 Rwanda [Douala, de la Réunification]
22 Jan 2021 Uganda 1–2 Togo [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Kyeyune 51; Mbowa 48og, Nane 57]
26 Jan 2021 Uganda 2–5 Morocco [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Orit 25, Kyeyune 84; El Kaabi 45+4pen, Rahimi 51, 80,
El Moussaoui 71, Lukwago 90+2og]
26 Jan 2021 Togo 2–3 Rwanda [Limbe]
[Nane 38, Akoro 58; Niyonzima 45+1, Tuyisenge 60, Sugira 66]
1.MOROCCO 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7
2.RWANDA 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5
3.Togo 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
4.Uganda 3 0 1 2 3- 7 1
Group D
19 Jan 2021 Zambia 2–0 Tanzania [Limbe]
[Sikombe 64pen, Chabula 81]
19 Jan 2021 Guinea 3–0 Namibia [Limbe]
[Barry 13, 86, Sylla 45+2]
23 Jan 2021 Zambia 1–1 Guinea [Limbe]
[Sautu 87; Kantabadouno 58]
23 Jan 2021 Namibia 0–1 Tanzania [Limbe]
[Mussa 65]
27 Jan 2021 Namibia 0–0 Zambia [Limbe]
27 Jan 2021 Tanzania 2–2 Guinea [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Majogoro 23, Manyama 69; Barry 4pen, Kantabadouno 82]
1.GUINEA 3 1 2 0 6- 3 5
2.ZAMBIA 3 1 2 0 3- 1 5
3.Tanzania 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4
4.Namibia 3 0 1 2 0- 4 1
Quarterfinals
30 Jan 2021 Mali 0-0 Congo [aet, 5-4 pen; Yaoundé]
30 Jan 2021 Congo DR 1-2 Cameroon [Douala, Japoma]
[Lilepo 22; N'Djeng 29, Tcheoude 42]
31 Jan 2021 Morocco 3-1 Zambia [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Rahimi 1, Ali Bemammer 8, El Kaabi 39pen; Phiri 80]
31 Jan 2021 Guinea 1-0 Rwanda [Limbe]
[Sylla 60]
Semifinals
03 Feb 2021 Mali 0-0 Guinea [aet, 5-4 pen; Douala, Japoma]
03 Feb 2021 Morocco 4-0 Cameroon [Limbe]
[Bouftini 29, Rahimi 40, 74, Ali Bemammer 82]
Third Place Match
06 Feb 2021 Guinea 2-0 Cameroon [Douala, de la Réunification]
[Sylla 9, Bangoura 45+1]
Final
07 Feb 2021 Mali 0-2 Morocco [Yaoundé]
[Bouftini 68, El Kaabi 79]
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