Ghana's Black Satellites have discovered their group opponents for the 2025 TotalEnergies CAF U-20 Africa Cup of Nations set to take place in Cote D'voire, starting April 26.
The Black Satellites, under coach Desmond Ofei, will face hosts Ivory Coast, Tanzania and DR Congo. The four nations will be joined by a representative from UNIFFAC 2.
The Ghanaians were handed the tricky ties after Thursday's draw held at the Headquarters of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) in Cairo, Egypt.
Thirteen (13) Teams were drawn into 3 groups of four or five teams and Ghana found out their fate as the road to the African Championship in Cote D'voire and the World Cup in Chile begins.
The draw was carried out with the assistance of former Mali international Adama Coulibaly and ex-Senegal star Souleymane Camara.
The draw revealed the opponents for the Black Satellites as well as the other teams competing for African football’s most coveted youth trophy.
The participating teams include Egypt and Morocco from North Africa, holders Senegal and Sierra Leone from WAFU A, Nigeria, Ghana, and host Cote d'Ivoire from WAFU B, Tanzania and Kenya from CECAFA, South Africa and Zambia from COSAFA, and DR Congo from Central Africa.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the knockout stages, along with the two best third-placed teams.
The knockout stages will consist of the quarterfinals, semifinals, third-place match, and final.
The tournament will see 13 teams compete from 26 April – 18 May, 2025, with the top four nations to qualify for the 2025 FIFA Under-20 World Cup that will be staged in Chile from 27 September-19 October, 2025.
GFA Communications