2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Dates21 September 2022 – 28 March 2023
Teams38 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played60
Goals scored133 (2.22 per match)
Top scorer(s) (4 goals each)
2019
2027

This article details the qualification schedule and matches for the 2023 U-23 Africa Cup of Nations.

Players born 1 January 2001 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of 8 teams, including automatically qualified hosts Morocco, qualified to play in the group stages of this edition of the tournament, which also doubled as the first stage of the African qualification for the 2024 Summer Olympics men's football tournament in France.