2023 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

;Notes • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament. • (H): Qualifying tournament hosts • (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results • (W): Withdrew ==Schedule==

The qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The schedule of each qualifying zone was as follows. ==North Zone==

The 2022 UNAF U-20 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations, took place between 18 and 24 October 2022 in Suez, Egypt. The four teams were placed in one group, with the winner qualifying for the final tournament. All times are local, EGY (UTC+2). ---- ---- ==West A Zone==

The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were hosted by Mauritania with the matches played between 28 August–11 September 2022. All times are local, GMT (UTC+0). Group stage The seven teams were drawn into two groups of four and five teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ;Group A ---- ---- ;Group B ---- ---- ---- ---- Knockout stage Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. ;Semi-finals ;Final ==West B Zone==

The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were hosted by Niger with the matches played between 7–20 May 2022. The draw was announced on 15 April 2022. All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). Group stage The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ;Group A ---- ---- ;Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage ;Semi-finals Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. ;Third place ;Final ==Central Zone==

The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were held in Congo between 8–14 December 2022. All times are local, WAT (UTC+1). ---- ---- ==Central-East Zone==

The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were hosted by Sudan between 28 October and 11 November 2022. All times are local, CAT (UTC+2). Group stage The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. ;Group A ---- ---- ;Group B ---- ---- Knockout stage ;Semi-finals Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. ;Third place ;Final ==South Zone==

The COSAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations were hosted by Eswatini between 7–16 October 2022. The winners from each group and the best runners-up advanced to the semi-finals. ;Group A ---- ---- ;Group B ---- ---- ;Group C ---- ---- ;Ranking of second-placed teams Knockout stage Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations. ;Semi-finals ;Third place ;Final ==Qualified teams==

The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament. :1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year. ==Goalscorers==