CAN U-20: The top 10 oldest players in the tournament

Several players over the age of 20 were permitted to participate in the final stage of the Africa Cup of Nations U-20 tournament.

The regulations of the Confederation of African Football allow players who were under 20 at the time of the qualifiers to take part in the tournament:

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Here is the ranking of the oldest players at the CAN U-20:

1/ Shekhani Khamis (Tanzania): 22 years, 8 months, and 17 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

2/ Mohamed Raafat (Egypt): 20 years, 4 months, and 1 day old at the time of his first match in the competition.

3/ Omar Osama Hassan (Egypt): 20 years, 4 months, and 1 day old at the time of his first match in the competition.

4/ Ahmed Wahid (Egypt): 20 years, 4 months, and 1 day old at the time of his first match in the competition.

5/ Patrick Autata (South Africa): 20 years, 4 months, and 1 day old at the time of his first match in the competition.

6/ Mohanad Mohamed (Egypt U20): 20 years, 3 months, and 29 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

7/ Wajdi Issaoui (Tunisia): 20 years, 3 months, and 29 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

8/ Youssef Abdelhafiz (Egypt): 20 years, 3 months, and 28 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

9/ Mohamed Bai Kamara (Sierra Leone): 20 years, 3 months, and 26 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

10/ Ilias Boumassaoudi (Morocco): 20 years, 3 months, and 23 days old at the time of his first match in the competition.

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.