Egypt, Gabon, Morocco and Nigeria are the most successful teams in this tournament with each winning a single title.

In 2011, CAF formed a full-time standalone qualification tournament to align with the upgrades to its U-20 and U-17 competitions and named it the African U-23 Championship.

[1] However the name on the tournament logo for the forthcoming 2015 edition would read as the U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A.) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.

The Final between Egypt and Morocco was held at Prince Moulay Abdellah Stadium in Rabat.