Nigeria, along with Morocco and South Africa, are the three African national teams among the four representatives to advance to the U-20 World Cup Round of 16. Unfortunately, Egypt did not qualify for the next stage.

Morocco finished first in Group C with 6 points, winning their first two matches. South Africa secured second place in Group E with 6 points, including a comeback victory against the USA in their last match. Nigeria finished third in Group F with 4 points, having won their second match and drawn 1-1 with Colombia in the final group game, which allowed Nigeria to qualify as one of the four best third-placed teams.