The 2025 U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the 2025 U20 AFCON or 2025 AFCON U20 for short and as the 2025 TotalEnergies U-20 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is the 18th edition (25th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial African international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF).

[1][2][3] The four semi-finalists will also qualify as the CAF representatives for the 2025 FIFA U-20 World Cup in Chile.

The following 13 teams qualified for the group stages: The draw procedure was announced on 10 February 2025.

The 3 qualified teams that also participated in the last edition (Congo[Note 1], Egypt, and Zambia) were seeded in Pot 1.

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75).