U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is a biennial 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.

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Organising body	CAF
Founded	1995
Region	Africa
Number of teams	12
Current champions	Senegal (1st title)
Most successful team(s)	Cameroon Gambia Ghana Mali Nigeria (2 titles each)
Website	Official website
2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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 however depicted 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 Total S.A., renamed TotalEnergies on 28 May 2021, secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[2]

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.[3][4]

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host		Qualifier teams
Edition	Year	Host		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

African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host		Qualifier teams
Edition	Year	Host		Winner	Winner	Winner
4	1991	Home sites		Ghana	Congo	Sudan
5	1993	Home sites		Ghana	Nigeria	Tunisia

African U-17 Championship

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
Edition	Year	Host		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[lower-alpha 1]
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		Ivory Coast	1–1 (5–4 p)	Nigeria		Tunisia	1–1 (a.e.t.) (11–10 p)	Morocco
16	2015	Niger		Mali	2–0	South Africa		Guinea	3–1	Nigeria

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
Edition	Year	Host		Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place

17	2017	Gabon[6][7][lower-alpha 2]		Mali	1–0	Ghana		Guinea	3–1	Niger
18	2019	Tanzania[8]		Cameroon	0–0 (5–3 p)	Guinea		Angola	2–1	Nigeria
19	2021	Morocco[9]		Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa				Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
19	2023	Algeria[10][11]	Senegal	2–1	Morocco	Burkina Faso	2–1	Mali

Total wins

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Ghana	2 (1995, 1999)	2 (2005, 2017)	2 (1997, 2007)	–
Nigeria	2 (2001, 2007)	2 (1995, 2013)	1 (2003)	2 (2015, 2019)
Mali	2 (2015, 2017)	1 (1997)	2 (1999, 2001)	2 (1995*, 2023)
Cameroon	2 (2003, 2019)	–	–	1 (1999)
Gambia	2 (2005*, 2009)	–	–	–
Burkina Faso	1 (2011)	2 (1999, 2001)	2 (2009, 2023)	–
Ivory Coast	1 (2013)	–	1 (2005)	1 (2011)
Egypt	1 (1997)	–	–	1 (2003)
Senegal	1 (2023)	–	–	–
Guinea	–	1 (2019)	3 (1995, 2015, 2017)	–
South Africa	–	1 (2015)	–	1 (2005)
Morocco	–	1 (2023)	–	1 (2013*)
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)

* = As hosts

Note: no 4th-place finish in 2001 due to Guinea's disqualification.[5]

Participating nations

Team	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	Years
Algeria	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	•	QF	2
Angola	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	3rd	×	4
Botswana	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	3
Burkina Faso	×	•	2nd	2nd	•	GS	GS	3rd	1st	•	•	•	•	3rd	7
Cameroon	×	×	4th	GS	1st	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	1st	GS	8
Congo	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	3rd	GS	•		•	QF	3
Egypt	•	1st	•	×	4th	×	•	×	GS	×	•	•	×	•	3
Eritrea	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
Eswatini	×	×	•	•	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	1
Ethiopia	×	4th	•	GS	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Gabon	×	×	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	3
Gambia	×	×	×	•	GS	1st	•	1st	GS	•	•	×	•	×	4
Ghana	1st	3rd	1st	•	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	GS		2nd	•	•	7
Guinea	3rd	•	GS		GS	•	•	GS	•	•	3rd	3rd	2nd	×	7
Ivory Coast	•	GS	•	×	•	3rd	•	•	4th	1st	GS	•	•	•	5
Malawi	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	4th	×	•	×	×	•	•	1
Mali	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	1st	1st	•	4th	9
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	4th	•	•	GS	2nd	3
Mozambique	GS	×	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Niger	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	•	GS	4th	•	•	2
Nigeria	2nd	•	GS	1st	3rd	GS	1st	•	•	2nd	4th	•	4th	QF	10
Rwanda	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	×	1
Senegal	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	1st	3
Seychelles	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	1
Sierra Leone	•	•	×	•	2nd	•	×	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	1
Somalia														GS	1
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	QF	4
South Sudan	Country didn't exist: part of Sudan									×	×	×	•		0
Sudan	GS	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	×	1
Tanzania	•	×	×	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	2
Togo	•	×	•	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	1
Tunisia	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	3
Uganda	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS	•	1
Zambia		×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	2
Zimbabwe	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	×	×	•	×	4

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

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	Total
Algeria													R1							1
Angola																		R2		1
Burkina Faso								R1	3rd				R2	R1					q	5
Cameroon										R1								R1		2
Congo	R1			R1										R2						3
Egypt		R1					QF													2
Gambia											R1		R1							2
Ghana			R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd			R1	4th					QF			9
Guinea	4th		R1			R1										R1	R1			5
Ivory Coast		3rd									R1			R2	QF					4
Malawi													R1							1
Mali							QF	R1	QF							2nd	4th		q	6
Morocco															R2				q	2
Niger																	R2			1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF		1st	QF			2nd	R1		1st	2nd		1st	1st		R2		12
Rwanda														R1						1
Senegal																		R2	q	2
Sierra Leone										R1										1
South Africa																R1				1
Sudan				R1																1
Togo												R1								1
Tunisia					R1							R2			R2					3

See also

Notes

The 4th place was declared vacant after Guinea were disqualified following the suspension of its football association by FIFA due to government interference.[5]
Originally set to be hosted by Madagascar.[7]

References

"Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAFOnline.com. 9 August 2015. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
"Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". africanews. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
"CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting ahead of CAN Total U-23 Final". CAFOnline.com. 21 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019. New formats for youth and women's competitions based on 12 teams were approved.
Football, CAF-Confedération Africaine du. "2021 Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations cancelled". CAFOnline.com. Retrieved 2023-05-16.
"FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association". FIFA. Zurich, Switzerland. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2002.
"Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17". CAFOnline.com. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
Okinyo, Collins (3 February 2017). "Gabon new host for U17 Championship". SuperSport. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
"CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAFOnline.com. 27 May 2015. Retrieved 27 May 2022. Furthermore, the CAF Executive Committee ruled favourably on the request of the Tanzanian Football Association to host the 2019 African U-17 Championship...
"Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAFOnline.com. 29 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2022. Total U-17 AFCON 2021 : Morocco
"🟧 CAF Executive Committee Media Statement". CAFOnline.com. 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 September 2022. TOTAL CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Algeria
"L'Algérie organisera l'édition 2023" [Foot / CAN U17: Algeria will organize the 2023 edition]. Le Soir d'Algerie (in French). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.

External links

African U-16/U-17 Qualifying for World Cup, African U-17 Championship and U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Qualifying for U-16 World Cup

Qualifying for U-17 World Cup

1991
1993

African U-17 Championship

Tournaments	Mali 1995 Botswana 1997 Guinea 1999 Seychelles 2001 Swaziland 2003 Gambia 2005 Togo 2007 Algeria 2009 Rwanda 2011 Morocco 2013 Niger 2015
Qualification	1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015
Squads	1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Tournaments	Gabon 2017 Tanzania 2019 ~~Morocco 2021~~ Algeria 2023
Qualification	2017 2019 ~~2021~~ 2023
Squads	2017 2019 ~~2021~~ 2023

CAF competitions

National competitions

Men	Africa Cup of Nations African Nations Championship Futsal Africa Cup of Nations Beach Soccer Africa Cup of Nations
Women	Women's Africa Cup of Nations Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament African Games

Youth competitions

Men	U-23 Cup of Nations U-20 Cup of Nations U-17 Cup of Nations African Games
Women	U-20 World Cup qualification U-17 World Cup qualification

Club competitions

Current	Football League Champions League Confederation Cup Super Cup Football League Women's Champions League
Defunct	Cup Winners' Cup CAF Cup Afro-Asian Club Championship

Sub-regions

Northern Africa (UNAF)	Men's U-23 T. U-20 T. U-18 T. U-17 T. U-15 T. Club Club CC (defunct) Club CWC (defunct) Club SC (defunct) Futsal Women's U-20 Club
Western Africa (WAFU)	Men's Nations Cup U-20 Club (defunct) Amílcar Cabral Cup (defunct) Women's Zone A Zone B
Central Africa (UNIFFAC)	UNIFAC Cup U-17 UDEAC Cup (defunct) CEMAC Cup (defunct) Club (defunct)
Eastern Africa (CECAFA)	Men's U-23 U-20 U-17 U-15 Club Nile Basin Cup Women's
Southern Africa (COSAFA)	Men's U-20 U-17 Women's U-20 U-17

Related competitions

National	UAFA Arab Cup U-20 U-17 W-Cup U-17 W-Cup Pan Arab Games Mediterranean Games Islamic Solidarity Games Jeux de la Francophonie UEFA–CAF Meridian Cup (defunct) Afro-Asian Cup (defunct)
Club	UAFA Champions Cup CWC (defunct) SC (defunct) Afro-Asian Club Champ. (defunct)

Lists and awards

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Tournaments	China 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 UAE 2013 Chile 2015 India 2017 Brazil 2019 ~~Peru 2021~~ Indonesia 2023 TBD 2025
Squads	1985 1987 1989 1991 1993 1995 1997 1999 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 2021 2023
Qualification	AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Team appearances Records and statistics

International association football
FIFA Federations Teams Competitions World Cup U-20 U-17 Olympics Youth Olympics Universiade World Rankings The Best FIFA Football Awards Timeline
Africa	CAF – Africa Cup of Nations U-23 U-20 U-17 African Nations Championship Regional (CECAFA, CEMAC, COSAFA, WAFU) Intercontinental (Arab)
Asia	AFC – Asian Cup U-23 U-20 U-17 Regional (ASEAN, Central, East, South, West) Interregional (AFF-EAFF) Intercontinental (Arab)
Europe	UEFA – Euro U-21 U-19 U-17 Nations League
North & Central America and the Caribbean	CONCACAF – Gold Cup U-20 U-17 U-15 Nations League
Oceania	OFC – Nations Cup U-19 U-16
South America	CONMEBOL – Copa América U-20 U-17 U-15
Non-FIFA	CONIFA – CONIFA World Football Cup CONIFA European Football Cup CONIFA South America Football Cup CONIFA Africa Football Cup IIGA – Island Games ODEBO – Bolivarian Games ODESUR – South American Games South American Board of New Federations (COSANFF) World Unity Football Alliance (WUFA)
Games	African Games Arab Games Asian Games Central America Games Central America and Caribbean Games East Asian Games Jeux de la Francophonie Goodwill Games Indian Ocean Island Games Islamic Solidarity Games Lusofonia Games Mediterranean Games Micronesian Games Pan American Games Pacific Games Pacific Mini Games South Asian Games Southeast Asian Games West Asian Games
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