The tournament was initially scheduled to take place in Zambia, but they withdrew from hosting in July 2017.

Only players born on or after 1 January 1997 were eligible to compete in the tournament (Regulations Article 45).

[7] The draw of the final tournament was held on 2 October 2019, 19:00 CAT (UTC+2), at the Haramlek Palace of Montaza Complex in Alexandria.

In the knockout stage, extra time and penalty shoot-out were used to decide the winner if necessary, except for the third place match where a direct penalty shoot-out, without extra time, would be used to decide the winner if necessary.

[2] Coach: Shawky Gharieb The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2020 Summer Olympic men's football tournament.