U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is an annual youth association football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 17. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Organiser(s)CAF
Founded1995
RegionAfrica
Teams16
Quick facts Organiser(s), Founded ...
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Organiser(s)CAF
Founded1995
RegionAfrica
Teams16
Current champions Morocco (1st title)
Most championships
WebsiteOfficial website
2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
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History

In 1985, FIFA created a World Cup tournament for players under 17 years of age, but CAF organized a knock-out home-and-away qualification competition so as to qualify participants there. In 1995, CAF upgraded the competition into a full standalone competition hosted by a country and named it the African U-17 Championship. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the tournament's name to the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The tournament's name on its official logo after the announcement was however depicted as the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in line with the senior version, the Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[2][3]

Beginning with the 2023 edition, the tournament will be contested by 12 teams. It would have been in effect from the 2021 edition, but that was cancelled by CAF due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and its impact.[4][5]

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Host Qualifier teams
Winner Winner Winner
1 1985 Home sites
Congo
Guinea
Nigeria
2 1987 Home sites
Ivory Coast
Egypt
Nigeria
3 1989 Home sites
Nigeria
Ghana
Guinea
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African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

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Edition Year Host Qualifier teams
Winner Winner Winner
4 1991 Home sites
Ghana
Congo
Sudan
5 1993 Home sites
Ghana
Nigeria
Tunisia
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African U-17 Championship

More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
6 1995 Mali
Ghana		 3–1 (a.e.t.)
Nigeria
Guinea		 2–1 (a.e.t.)
Mali
7 1997 Botswana
Egypt		 1–0
Mali
Ghana		 1–0
Ethiopia
8 1999 Guinea
Ghana		 3–1
Burkina Faso
Mali		 1–0
Cameroon
9 2001 Seychelles
Nigeria		 3–0
Burkina Faso
Mali		 – Vacant[a]
10 2003 Swaziland
Cameroon		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Sierra Leone
Nigeria		 3–1
Egypt
11 2005 Gambia
Gambia		 1–0
Ghana
Ivory Coast		 1–0
South Africa
12 2007 Togo
Nigeria		 1–0 (a.e.t.)
Togo
Ghana		 1–0
Tunisia
13 2009 Algeria
Gambia		 3–1
Algeria
Burkina Faso		 2–0
Malawi
14 2011 Rwanda
Burkina Faso		 2–1
Rwanda
Congo		 2–1
Ivory Coast
15 2013 Morocco Morocco
Ivory Coast		 1–1
(5–4 p)
Nigeria
Tunisia		 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(11–10 p)
Morocco
16 2015 Niger Niger
Mali		 2–0
South Africa
Guinea		 3–1
Nigeria
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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

More information Edition, Year ...
Edition Year Host Final Third Place Match
Winner Score Runner-up Third Place Score Fourth Place
17 2017 Gabon[7][8][b]
Mali		 1–0
Ghana
Guinea		 3–1
Niger
18 2019 Tanzania[9]
Cameroon		 0–0
(5–3 p)
Guinea
Angola		 2–1
Nigeria
— 2021 Morocco[10] Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
19 2023 Algeria[11][12]
Senegal		 2–1
Morocco
Burkina Faso		 2–1
Mali
20 2025 Morocco
Morocco		 0–0
(4–2 p)
Mali
Ivory Coast		 1–1
(4–1 p)
Burkina Faso
21 2026 Morocco TBD TBD
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Performances by country

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Team Champions Runners-up Third-place Fourth-place
 Mali 2 (2015, 2017) 2 (1997, 2025) 2 (1999, 2001) 2 (1995*, 2023)
 Ghana 2 (1995, 1999) 2 (2005, 2017) 2 (1997, 2007) –
 Nigeria 2 (2001, 2007) 2 (1995, 2013) 1 (2003) 2 (2015, 2019)
 Cameroon 2 (2003, 2019) – – 1 (1999)
 Gambia 2 (2005*, 2009) – – –
 Burkina Faso 1 (2011) 2 (1999, 2001) 2 (2009, 2023) 1 (2025)
 Morocco 1 (2025*) 1 (2023) – 1 (2013*)
 Ivory Coast 1 (2013) – 2 (2005, 2025) 1 (2011)
 Egypt 1 (1997) – – 1 (2003)
 Senegal 1 (2023) – – –
 Guinea – 1 (2019) 3 (1995, 2015, 2017) –
 South Africa – 1 (2015) – 1 (2005)
 Sierra Leone – 1 (2003) – –
 Togo – 1 (2007*) – –
 Algeria – 1 (2009*) – –
 Rwanda – 1 (2011*) – –
 Tunisia – – 1 (2013) 1 (2007)
 Congo – – 1 (2011) –
 Angola – – 1 (2019) –
 Ethiopia – – – 1 (1997)
 Malawi – – – 1 (2009)
 Niger – – – 1 (2017)
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* = As hosts

Note: no 4th-place finish in 2001 due to Guinea's disqualification.[6]

Champions by region

More information Regional federation, Champion(s) ...
Regional federation Champion(s) Title(s)
WAFU (West Africa) Mali (2), Ghana (2), Nigeria (2), Gambia (2), Burkina Faso (1), Ivory Coast (1), Senegal (1) 11
UNAF (North Africa) Morocco (1), Egypt (1) 2
UNIFFAC (Central Africa) Cameroon (2) 2
COSAFA (Southern Africa) - 0
CECAFA (East Africa) - 0
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Participating nations

More information Team, Years ...
Team Mali
1995		 Botswana
1997		 Guinea
1999		 Seychelles
2001		 Eswatini
2003		 The Gambia
2005		 Togo
2007		 Algeria
2009		 Rwanda
2011		 Morocco
2013		 Niger
2015		 Gabon
2017		 Tanzania
2019		 Algeria
2023		 Morocco
2025		 Years
 Algeria •••×•×•2nd••×••QF• 2
 Angola •GSGS••••••••GS3rd×GS 5
 Botswana GSGS••••••×GS••••• 3
 Burkina Faso ו2nd2nd•GSGS3rd1st••••3rd4th 8
 Cameroon ××4thGS1st••GS••GSGS1stGSGS 9
 Central African Republic ××××ו•××××ו•GS 1
 Congo ××××ו××3rdGS••QF× 3
 Egypt •1st•×4thו×GSו•×•GS 4
 Eritrea ××ו••GS•××××××× 1
 Eswatini ×ו•GS××××××וו 1
 Ethiopia ×4th•GSGS••×••••••× 3
 Gabon ×וו×GS••GS•GS×ו 3
 Gambia ××וGS1st•1stGS••×•×GS 5
 Ghana 1st3rd1st••2nd3rd••GS2nd••• 7
 Guinea 3rd•GSGS••GS••3rd3rd2nd×× 7
 Ivory Coast •GS•×•3rd••4th1stGS•••3rd 6
 Malawi •×•••×•4thו×ו•• 1
 Mali 4th2nd3rd3rd•GS••GS•1st1st•4th2nd 10
 Morocco •••••••×•4th••GS2nd1st 4
 Mozambique GS××GS••••••••••• 2
 Niger ×××××××וGS4th••• 2
 Nigeria 2nd•GS1st3rdGS1st••2nd4th•4thQF• 10
 Rwanda ××וו••2nd••×•×× 1
 Senegal ×ו••••×GS•••GS1stQF 4
 Seychelles ×××GS××ו×ו•••× 1
 Sierra Leone ••×•2nd•×••××ו•• 1
 Somalia GSGS 2
 South Africa •••••4thGS•••2nd••QFQF 5
 South Sudan Country didn't exist: part of Sudan××ו • 0
 Sudan GS×וו•••×•••×• 1
 Tanzania •×ו•××ו•GSGS•GS 3
 Togo •×•×××2nd××וו•• 1
 Tunisia GS•••••4th••3rd••••QF 4
 Uganda ×××××××××ו×GS•GS 2
 Zambia ו••×••••GS••GSQF 3
 Zimbabwe •GSGS••GS•GS×××וו 4
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Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • GS – Group stage
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament edition
  •     — Hosts
  •  ×  – Did not enter
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Withdrew before qualification/Banned
  •     — Withdrew after qualification
  •     — Disqualified after qualification

FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifications

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarterfinals
  • R2 – Round 2
  • R1 – Round 1
  •      – Hosts
  • q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
More information Team, Total ...
TeamChina
1985		Canada
1987		Scotland
1989		Italy
1991		Japan
1993		Ecuador
1995		Egypt
1997		New Zealand
1999		Trinidad and Tobago
2001		Finland
2003		Peru
2005		South Korea
2007		Nigeria
2009		Mexico
2011		United Arab Emirates
2013		Chile
2015		India
2017		Brazil
2019		Indonesia
2023		Qatar
2025		Total
 AlgeriaR11
 AngolaR21
 Burkina FasoR13rdR2R1R1q6
 CameroonR1R12
 CongoR1R1R23
 EgyptR1QF2
 GambiaR1R12
 GhanaR11st2nd1st2nd3rdR14thQF9
 Guinea4thR1R1R1R15
 Ivory Coast3rdR1R2QFq5
 MalawiR11
 MaliQFR1QF2nd4th3rdq7
 MoroccoR2QFq3
 NigerR21
 Nigeria1st2ndQF1stQF2ndR11st2nd1st1stR212
 RwandaR11
 SenegalR2R2q3
 Sierra LeoneR11
 South AfricaR1q2
 SudanR11
 TogoR11
 TunisiaR1R2R2q4
 Zambiaq1
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See also

Notes

  1. [a]
    The 4th place was declared vacant after Guinea were disqualified following the suspension of its football association by FIFA due to government interference.[6]
  2. [b]
    Originally set to be hosted by Madagascar.[8]

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