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Togo national under-20 football team

Togo U-20
Shirt badge/Association crest
Nickname(s)Les Éperviers
(The Sparrow Hawks)
AssociationTogolese Football Federation
ConfederationCAF (Africa)
Sub-confederationWAFU (West Africa)
Head coachKing Messan Amétokodo
Home stadiumStade de Kégué
FIFA codeTOG
First colours
Second colours
Biggest win
 Togo 4–2 Morocco 
(Rabat, Morocco; 24 May 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 4–1 Togo 
(Santiago, Chile; 18 October 1987)
U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances3 (first in 1979)
Best resultRunners-up (1987)
FIFA U-20 World Cup
Appearances1 (first in 1987)
Best resultGroup Stage (1987)

The Togo national under-20 football team, nicknamed the Sparrow Hawks, represents Togo in international youth football competitions. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-20 World Cup and the U-20 Africa Cup of Nations, which are the top competitions for this age group.[1][2]

Competitive record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record

FIFA U-20 World Cup record
Year Round GP W D1 L GS GA
Tunisia 1977 Did not qualify
Japan 1979
Australia 1981
Mexico 1983
Soviet Union 1985
Chile 1987 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 9
Saudi Arabia 1989 Did not qualify
Portugal 1991
Australia 1993
Qatar 1995
Malaysia 1997
Nigeria 1999
Argentina 2001
United Arab Emirates 2003
Netherlands 2005
Canada 2007
Egypt 2009
Colombia 2011
Turkey 2013
New Zealand 2015
South Korea 2017
Poland 2019
Argentina 2023
Chile 2025 To be determined
Total 1/23 3 0 0 3 1 9

1Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-20 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances: 1
Year Round Position GP W D L GS GA
1979 Withdrew before qualification
1981 First round 9th 2 0 0 2 1 5
1983 First round 9th 2 0 1 1 2 3
1985 Withdrew before qualification
1987 Runners-up 2nd 8 1 3 4 5 10
1989 Withdrew before qualification
Egypt 1991
Mauritius 1993 Did not qualify
Nigeria 1995
Morocco 1997 Withdrew before qualification
Ghana 1999 Did not qualify
Ethiopia 2001 did not enter
Burkina Faso 2003 Did not qualify
Benin 2005 did not enter
Republic of the Congo 2007 Did not qualify
Democratic Republic of the Congo 2009 did not enter
South Africa 2011 Did not qualify
Algeria 2013 did not enter
Senegal 2015 did not qualify
Zambia 2017 did not enter
Niger 2019 did not qualify
Mauritania 2021
Egypt 2023
Total Runners-up 3/23 12 1 4 7 8 18

References

  1. ^ "La sélection U20 accrochée par Hearts of Oak d'Accra en amical à Lomé" (in French). Retrieved 15 September 2024.
  2. ^ "Niger beats hosts Benin, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria draw as WAFU-B U-20 kicks off". cafonline.com. 6 December 2020. Archived from the original on 16 September 2024. Retrieved 15 September 2024.