Togo national under-20 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Togo women's national under-20 football team.
Togo U-20
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
  4–2 Morocco 
(Rabat, Morocco; 24 May 2014)
Biggest defeat
 Yugoslavia 4–1  
(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
1977 Did not qualify
1979
1981
1983
1985
1987 Group stage 3 0 0 3 1 9
1989 Did not qualify
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total 1/24 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
1991
1993 Did not qualify
1995
1997 Withdrew before qualification
1999 Did not qualify
2001 did not enter
2003 Did not qualify
2005 did not enter
2007 Did not qualify
2009 did not enter
2011 Did not qualify
2013 did not enter
2015 did not qualify
2017 did not enter
2019 did not qualify
2021
2023
2025
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.
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