U20 AFCON: Tunisia Seeks To Replace Ivory Coast In Group A

U20 AFCON: Tunisia Seeks To Replace Ivory Coast In Group A

Sampson Adedeji

The Tunisia Football Federation (TFF) has approached the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to take the place of Côte d'Ivoire's U20 team in Group A, BSNSports.com.ng reports.

Côte d'Ivoire was forced to withdraw from hosting the tournament on Wednesday, which also meant their team was ruled out of the competition, as they had not initially qualified.

Following this development, the TFF opened discussions with CAF on Friday, seeking to secure their spot in the group.

Tunisia had finished third in the UNAF qualifiers, behind Morocco and Egypt.

The U20 AFCON is scheduled for April 2025, with the tournament’s semifinalists earning a place at the FIFA U20 World Cup in Chile.