U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Beginning in 1956, the year before the foundation of CAF, there has been qualification tournaments for the Olympic Games football tournament for African teams, but they were on a home-and-away basis. In 2011, CAF formed a full-time standalone qualification tournament to align with the upgrades to its U-20 and U-17 competitions and named it the African U-23 Championship. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the tournament's name to the Africa U-23 Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations. However the name on the tournament logo for the forthcoming 2015 edition would read as the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations. On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A.) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions. Egypt hosted the 2019 tournament, and was won by them, making Egypt the first host nation to win the title in home country. The 2023 tournament was hosted by Morocco, making it the second time the country has hosted this tournament. The tournament started on 24 June and ended on 8 July. The Final between Egypt and Morocco was held at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. Morocco defeated Egypt 2–1, to win their first ever title. ==Results==

Coincidentally, every final has had the same scoreline. ==Successful national teams==

• = Hosts ==Champions by region==

;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 at the Olympics (2012–present) ==

Player of the Tournament Originally called the "Most Valuable Player (MVP)" until the 2019 edition. Goalkeeper of the Tournament Top goalscorer This is awarded to the player(s) who score the most goals during each edition of the tournament. ==See also==