2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017,[1] was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.

2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2017
Tournament details
Host country Gabon
Dates14–28 May
Teams8 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)2 (in 2 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Mali (2nd title)
Runners-up Ghana
Third place Guinea
Fourth place Niger
Tournament statistics
Matches played16
Goals scored41 (2.56 per match)
Top scorer(s)Guinea Fandjé Touré
(6 goals)

The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.

Host selection

The tournament was originally set to take place in Madagascar between 2–16 April 2017.[2] However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 12 January 2017 to withdraw the hosting rights from Madagascar following the reports of the CAF inspection teams.[3]

On 3 February 2017, Gabon were selected as the new hosts,[4] and the tournament will now be played from 14 to 28 May 2017 (originally from 21 May to 4 June 2017).[5][6]

Qualification
Main article: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification

The qualifiers were played between June and October 2016. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Gabon.

Player eligibility

Players born 1 January 2000 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Qualified teams

Gabon replaced Madagascar due to their selection as the new hosts. Moreover, Tanzania replaced Congo due to a Congolese player failing to turn up for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging test.[5] Mali were cleared to compete after their suspension was lifted by FIFA on 28 April 2017.[7]

Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.

Team Appearance Previous best appearance
 Angola3rdGroup stage (1997, 1999)
 Cameroon6thChampions (2003)
 Gabon (hosts)3rdGroup stage (2007, 2013)
 Ghana7thChampions (1995, 1999)
 Guinea6thThird place (1995, 2015)
 Mali8thChampions (2015)
 Niger2ndGroup stage (2015)
 Tanzania1stDebut

Venues

The two venues were confirmed in March 2017.[6]

Libreville
Port-Gentil
Stade de l'Amitié Stade de Port-Gentil
Capacity: 40,000 Capacity: 20,000
0.524167°N 9.397778°E / 0.524167; 9.397778 (Stade de l'Amitié) 0.716667°S 8.783333°E / -0.716667; 8.783333 (Stade de Port Gentil)

Original venues of Madagascar before hosts were withdrawn.

StadiumCityCapacity
Mahamasina StadiumAntananarivo22,000
Vontovorona Sport ComplexVontovorona ?

Draw

The draw for the tournament took place on 24 October 2016, 11:00 local time (UTC+2) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.[8][9][10]

The teams were seeded based on the results of the last edition (final tournament and qualifiers).[11]

Level 1 Level 2 Level 3 Level 4
  •  Gabon (replaced  Madagascar after draw) (host, assigned to A1)
  •  Mali (2015 winner, assigned to B1)

Squads
Further information: 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations squads

Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.[12]

Match officials

A total of 14 referees and 15 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.[13][14]

Referees
  • Egypt Mohamed Maarouf Eid
  • Djibouti Souleiman Ahmed Djamal
  • Nigeria Ferdinand Udoh Aniete
  • Algeria Mustapha Ghorbal
  • Gabon Mihindou Mbina Gauthier
  • Ivory Coast Abou Coulibaly
  • Madagascar Hamada Nampiandraza
  • Burundi Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
  • Kenya Davies Ogenche Omweno
  • Somalia Hassan Mohamed Hagi
  • Senegal Maguette Ndiaye
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
Reserve Referees
  • Tunisia Haithem Kossai
  • Ghana Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea
Assistant Referees
  • Egypt Mahmoud Abouelregal
  • Tunisia Aymen Ismail
  • Burkina Faso Seydou Tiama
  • Gabon Moussounda Montel
  • Lesotho Souru Phatsoane
  • Seychelles Gilbert Lista
  • Benin Gbèmassiandan Kouton
  • Mozambique Arsénio Marengula
  • Morocco Lahcen Azgaou
  • Niger Abdoul Aziz Moctar Saley
  • Guinea Mamady Tere
  • Tanzania Frank John Komba
  • Ethiopia Temesgin Samuel Atango
  • Comoros Soulaimane Amaldine
Reserve Assistant Referee

Group stage

The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Tiebreakers

The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:[12]

  1. Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
  2. Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
  3. Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
  4. If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
  5. Goal difference in all games;
  6. Goals scored in all games;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana 3 2 1 0 9 0 +9 7 Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Guinea 3 1 2 0 6 2 +4 5
3  Cameroon 3 1 1 1 2 5 −3 4
4  Gabon (H) 3 0 0 3 1 11 −10 0
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Gabon 1–5 Guinea
Moubeti 70' Report Touré 7', 38', 69'
Bah 30'
A. Camara 45+1'
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)
Cameroon 0–4 Ghana
Report Ayiah 25', 64'
Sulley 32', 34'
Referee: Mohamed Maarouf Eid (Egypt)
Guinea 1–1 Cameroon
Touré 22' Report Zobo 68'
Referee: Maguette Ndiaye (Senegal)
Ghana 5–0 Gabon
Ayiah 30', 57'
Toku 34', 67'
Arhin 76'		 Report
Referee: Pacifique Ndabihawenimana (Burundi)
Gabon 0–1 Cameroon
Report Zobo 20'
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Guinea 0–0 Ghana
Report
Referee: Hamada Nampiandraza (Madagascar)

Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 2 1 0 8 2 +6 7 Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup
2  Niger 3 1 1 1 4 4 0 4
3  Tanzania 3 1 1 1 2 2 0 4
4  Angola 3 0 1 2 4 10 −6 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Mali 0–0 Tanzania
Report
Referee: Ferdinand Udoh Aniete (Nigeria)
Angola 2–2 Niger
Melo 68'
Gelson 84' (pen.)		 Report Sanda 29' (pen.), 42'
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)
Tanzania 2–1 Angola
Naftal 6'
Suleiman 70'		 Report Tombé 18'
Referee: Abou Coulibaly (Ivory Coast)
Niger 1–2 Mali
Habibou 35' Report Dramé 6'
M. Camara 44'
Referee: Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo (Democratic Republic of the Congo)
Mali 6–1 Angola
S. Camara 2'
Dramé 14', 72'
N'Diaye 39', 70'
Kané 81'		 Report Melo 83'
Referee: Hassan Mohamed Hagi (Somalia)
Tanzania 0–1 Niger
Report Marou 42'
Referee: Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea (Ghana)

Knockout stage

In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).[12]

Bracket
 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 May – Port-Gentil
 
 
 Ghana (p)0 (6)
 
28 May – Libreville
 
 Niger0 (5)
 
 Ghana0
 
24 May – Libreville
 
 Mali1
 
 Mali (p)0 (2)
 
 
 Guinea0 (0)
 
Third place
 
 
28 May – Libreville
 
 
 Niger1
 
 
 Guinea3

Semi-finals
Ghana 0–0 Niger
Report
Penalties
Owusu soccer ball with check mark
Acquah soccer ball with check mark
Iddriss soccer ball with check mark
Ayiah soccer ball with red X
Osman soccer ball with check mark
Sulley soccer ball with check mark
Toku soccer ball with check mark		 6–5 soccer ball with check mark Habibou
soccer ball with check mark Ajina
soccer ball with red X Massamba
soccer ball with check mark Magagi
soccer ball with check mark Namata
soccer ball with check mark Souley
soccer ball with red X Mossi
Referee: Mustapha Ghorbal (Algeria)
Mali 0–0 Guinea
Report
Penalties
Dramé soccer ball with check mark
M. Camara soccer ball with red X
Konaté soccer ball with check mark		 2–0 soccer ball with red X I. Soumah
soccer ball with red X Conté
soccer ball with red X F. Soumah
soccer ball with red X Touré
Referee: Davies Ogenche Omweno (Kenya)

Third place match
Niger 1–3 Guinea
Marou 66' Report Touré 55', 75'
Bah 73'
Referee: Mihindou Mbina Gauthier (Gabon)

Final
Ghana 0–1 Mali
Report Samaké 22'

Goalscorers
6 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
  • Angola Gelson
  • Angola Tombé
  • Gabon Fahd Moubeti
  • Ghana Patmos Arhin
  • Guinea Aguibou Camara
  • Mali Mohamed Camara
  • Mali Semé Camara
  • Mali Ibrahim Kané
  • Mali Mamadou Samaké
  • Niger Sofiane Habibou
  • Tanzania Kelvin Naftal
  • Tanzania Abdul Suleiman

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.[17][18][19]

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in tournament1
 Mali21 May 20174 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2015)
 Ghana17 May 20178 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007)
 Guinea20 May 20174 (1985, 1989, 1995, 2015)
 Niger21 May 20170 (Debut)
1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

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