U20 World Cup: the all-time African ranking of the tournament

The all-time African ranking of the U20 World Cup

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Four African national teams will take part in the U20 World Cup, with the final phase set to take place in Chile from September 27 to October 19.

These teams are the reigning African U20 champions, South Africa, their runners-up Morocco, as well as Egypt and Nigeria.

Over the years, 21 African teams have participated in this youth World Cup, with only one title to their name—Ghana's triumph in 2009.

Below is the all-time African ranking at the U20 World Cup.

1. Nigeria U20 – 26 wins, 11 draws, 24 losses – 89 points

2. Ghana U20 – 26 wins, 9 draws, 8 losses – 87 points

3. Egypt U20 – 12 wins, 5 draws, 15 losses – 41 points

4. Mali U20 – 10 wins, 7 draws, 14 losses – 37 points

5. Senegal U20 – 6 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses – 25 points

6. Cameroon U20 – 7 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses – 25 points

7. Zambia U20 – 5 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses – 17 points

8. Morocco U20 – 4 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses – 15 points

9. Gambia U20 – 4 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses – 13 points

10. Côte d’Ivoire U20 – 1 win, 7 draws, 8 losses – 10 points

11. Tunisia U20 – 2 wins, 1 draw, 7 losses – 9 points

12. Burkina Faso U20 – 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss – 7 points

13. South Africa U20 – 1 win, 4 draws, 8 losses – 7 points

14. Algeria U20 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss – 5 points

15. Angola U20 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss – 5 points

16. Congo U20 – 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss – 4 points

17. Benin U20 – 0 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss – 2 points

18. Burundi U20 – 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses – 1 oint

19. Guinea U20 – 0 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses – 1 point

20. Ethiopia U20 – 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses – 0 pints

21. Togo U20 – 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses – 0 points