2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations

Morocco qualified automatically as hosts, while the remaining 7 spots were determined by the qualifying rounds which took place on a home-and-away two-legged basis from 21 September 2022 to 28 March 2023. Qualified teams The following teams qualified for the group stage. ==Venues==

The matches were contested at two venues; the Ibn Batouta Stadium in Tangier and the Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat. ==Squads==

The draw was held on 5 May 2023 at 17:00 CET (UTC+1) at the Mohammed VI Football Academy in Salé. The 8 teams were drawn into two groups of four teams, with hosts Morocco seeded in Group A (position A1) and the defending champions Egypt seeded in Group B (position B1). The remaining 6 teams were allocated to two pots based on the results of the previous tournament edition and were drawn to the remaining positions. ==Match officials==

Referees • Clement Franklin Kpan • Mahmoud Nagy • Pierre Ghislain Atcho • Jalal Jayed • Omar Abdulkadir Artan • Abongile Tom • Adalbert Diouf • Youcef Gamouh • Patrice Mebiame • Lamin Jammeh • Muhammad Elmabrouk Assistant Referees • Stephen Yiembe • Joel Wonka Doe • Sami Halal • Styven Moutsassi • Abdessamad Abertoune • Wael Hannachi • Adel Abane • Jhonathan Ahonto Koffi • Dimbiniaina Andriatianarivelo • Youssef Mahmoud • Igho Hope • Hamza Naciri Video Assistant Referees • Maria Rivet • Mohamed Hussien • Dahane Beida • Letticia Antonella Wiana • Mustapha Ghorbal • Haytem Guirat • Peter Waweru • Adil Zourak ==Group stage==

The top two teams of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ;Tiebreakers Teams were ranked according to points; 3 for a win, 1 for a draw and none for a loss. If tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied in the order given to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 68): • Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams; • Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams; • Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams; • If more than two teams were tied and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams were still tied, all head-to-head criteria above were reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams; • Goal difference in all group matches; • Goals scored in all group matches; • Drawing of lots. All times are local, CET (UTC+1). Group A ---- ---- Group B ---- ---- ==Knockout stage==

Bracket Semi-finals The winners qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympics. ---- Third-place match The winner (Mali) joined the finalists in qualifying for the 2024 Summer Olympics and the loser (Guinea) will play in the AFC–CAF play-off. Final ==Winners==

The following awards were given at the conclusion of this edition of the tournament: Team of the tournament The team of the tournament was announced by the CAF after the final. ==Goalscorers==

==Qualified teams for the 2024 Summer Olympics==

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2024 Summer Olympic men's football tournament in France. ==References==