The four teams will face off in Group A of the finals, which are slated to take place in Egypt from February 19 to March 11, 2023.
The Gambia, Tunisia, the Benin Republic, and Zambia will compete in Group C, while Uganda, the Central African Republic, South Sudan, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo are in Group B.
The Africa U20 Cup of Nations will include 12 teams for the first time, with the top four teams in Egypt qualifying to represent Africa at the FIFA U20 World Cup finals, which are already scheduled to take place from May 20 to June 11, 2023, in Indonesia.
The Flying Eagles, who won the WAFU B zone championship and qualified for the tournament, will face Senegal in their opening game of the competition thanks to the draw's outcome.
While Tunisia came from North Africa, Mozambique and Zambia emerged from the COSAFA zone, Egypt qualified automatically as the hosts.
Similar to how Benin Republic, who fell to Nigeria in the WAFU B Final in Niamey in May, joined Nigeria from the WAFU B zone, The Gambia joined Senegal from WAFU A.
While Uganda and South Sudan represent East Africa, Congo-Brazzaville and the Central African Republic come from Central Africa.