The Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations (known as the CAF U-23 Championship until 2015) is the main international
football
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competition for
CAF nations, played by under 23 years old players. It is held every four years with the top three teams qualifying to the
Olympic Games
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.
History
The tournament was founded in 2011. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the CAF U-23 Championship to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version,
Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internat ...
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In July 2016,
Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions.
Due to this sponsorship, the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations is named "Total Africa U-23 Cup of Nations".
Results
Successful national teams
Participating nations
;Legend
* – Champions
* – Runners-up
* – Third place
* – Fourth place
*GS – Group stage
*Q – Qualified
* — Hosts
*
× – Did not enter
*
• – Did not qualify
*
× – Withdrew before qualification
* — Withdrew after qualification
* — Disqualified after qualification
Results in the Olympics (2012-present)
See also
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Africa Cup of Nations
The Africa Cup of Nations referred to as AFCON (french: Coupe d'Afrique des Nations, sometimes referred to as CAN, or TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship reasons), and sometimes as African Cup of Nations, is the main internat ...
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Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
The U-20 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African Youth Championship or the African U-20 Championship) is the main international youth football competition f ...
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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African U-17 Championship) is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's African governing body, CA ...
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Football at the African Games
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Football at the Summer Olympics
Football at the Summer Olympics, referred to as the Olympic Football Tournament, has been included in every Summer Olympic Games as a men's competition sport, except 1896 (the inaugural Games) and 1932 (in an attempt to promote the new FIFA ...
References
External links
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African Youth Championship (rsssf.com)
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