The 2019 Africa U-20 Cup of Nations was the 15th edition of the Africa U-20 Cup of Nations (22nd edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 20 and below.

The tournament involved 8 teams, with Niger making their U-20 Africa Cup of Nations debut.

[1] The top four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Poland as the CAF representatives.

Mali won their first title, while the other qualified teams which finished second to fourth were Senegal, South Africa and Nigeria.

[3][4][5] The draw of the final tournament was held on 13 December 2018, 21:00 WAT (UTC+1), at the Centre Technique de La Fenifoot in Niamey.