Nigeria and Ghana lead Africa’s U20 World Cup legacy

As South Africa, Morocco, Egypt and Nigeria prepare for the 2025 U20 World Cup in Chile, the historical ranking of African teams in the competition highlights both consistency and moments of glory.

All-time African U20 World Cup standings:

• Nigeria U20 – 26 wins, 11 draws, 24 losses – 89 points
• Ghana U20 – 26 wins, 9 draws, 8 losses – 87 points
• Egypt U20 – 12 wins, 5 draws, 15 losses – 41 points
• Mali U20 – 10 wins, 7 draws, 14 losses – 37 points
• Senegal U20 – 6 wins, 7 draws, 6 losses – 25 points
• Cameroon U20 – 7 wins, 4 draws, 10 losses – 25 points
• Zambia U20 – 5 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses – 17 points
• Morocco U20 – 4 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses – 15 points
• Gambia U20 – 4 wins, 1 draw, 3 losses – 13 points
• Ivory Coast U20 – 1 win, 7 draws, 8 losses – 10 points
• Tunisia U20 – 2 wins, 1 draw, 7 losses – 9 points
• Burkina Faso U20 – 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss – 7 points
• South Africa U20 – 2 wins, 4 draws, 8 losses – 7 points
• Algeria U20 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss – 5 points
• Angola U20 – 1 win, 2 draws, 1 loss – 5 points
• Congo U20 – 1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss – 4 points
• Benin U20 – 0 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss – 2 points
• Burundi U20 – 0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses – 1 point
• Guinea U20 – 0 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses – 1 point
• Ethiopia U20 – 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses – 0 points
• Togo U20 – 0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses – 0 points

Nigeria leads in consistency with the most matches played, while Ghana remains the only African nation to have lifted the trophy, in 2009.

With four teams representing the continent in Chile, Africa now has another chance to add a second world crown at U20 level.