The 2023 FIFA U-20 World Cup will be the 23rd edition of the biennial international men’s youth football championship contested by the under-20 national teams of the member associations of FIFA, since its inception in 1977 as the FIFA World Youth Championship.
The tournament will take place between 20 May and 11 June 2023 in the home of six-time champions Argentina following the withdrawal of Indonesia’s hosting rights by FIFA.
Senegal, Tunisia, Nigeria and the Gambia are the four countries that will be flying the flag for Africa.
With just weeks until the start, Andre Ayew who captained Ghana to glory in the 2009 edition in Egypt assessed the chances of African teams competing in the tournament.
“When it comes to football, the African continent is united, which is a blessing. Senegal are in excellent form – they’re African champions and have some real “cracks” in their team. As for the Gambia, I greatly admire the work their federation is doing” he said in an interview with fifa.com
“We witnessed a very strong Gambia side at the last AFCON, and I know that their youth teams are formidable. Without much fuss, Tunisia have assembled a tenacious side, while Nigeria never show up at an underage World Cup without aspirations of a podium finish. May the best team win and bring honour to the continent!” He concluded
