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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Youth association football competition

Summary

Youth association football competition

Field	Value
logo	TotalEnergies U-17 Afron - logo.png
organiser	CAF
founded	1995
region	Africa
number of teams	16
current champions	(1st title)
most successful team
website
current	2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
imagesize	180

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.

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.

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.

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.

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host	Qualifier teams	Winner	Winner	Winner
1	1985	[[File:550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).png	20px]] Home sites	****	****	****
2	1987	[[File:550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).png	20px]] Home sites	****	****	****
3	1989	[[File:550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).png	20px]] Home sites	****	****	****

African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host	Qualifier teams	Winner	Winner	Winner
4	1991	[[File:550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).png	20px]] Home sites	****	****	****
5	1993	[[File:550px-Africa_(orthographic_projection).png	20px]] Home sites	****	****	****

African U-17 Championship

Edition	Year	Host	Final	Third Place Match	Runner-up	Third Place
6	1995	Mali	****	3–1	2–1
7	1997	Botswana	****	1–0	1–0
8	1999	Guinea	****	3–1	1–0
9	2001	Seychelles	****	3–0	–	Vacant
10	2003	Swaziland	****	1–0	3–1
11	2005	Gambia	****	1–0	1–0
12	2007	Togo	****	1–0	1–0
13	2009	Algeria	****	3–1	2–0
14	2011	Rwanda	****	2–1		2–1
15	2013	Morocco Morocco	****	1–1
			1–1
16	2015	Niger Niger	****	2–0	3–1

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Edition	Year	Host	Final	Third Place Match	Runner-up	Third Place
17	2017	Gabon	****	1–0	3–1
18	2019	Tanzania	****	0–0
			2–1
—	2021	Morocco	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa	Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
19	2023	Algeria	****	2–1		2–1
20	2025	Morocco	****	0–0
		1–1
21	2026	Morocco	TBD	TBD

Performances by country

Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
2 (2015, 2017)	2 (1997, 2025)	2 (1999, 2001)	2 (1995*, 2023)
2 (1995, 1999)	2 (2005, 2017)	2 (1997, 2007)	–
2 (2001, 2007)	2 (1995, 2013)	1 (2003)	2 (2015, 2019)
2 (2003, 2019)	–	–	1 (1999)
2 (2005*, 2009)	–	–	–
1 (2011)	2 (1999, 2001)	2 (2009, 2023)	1 (2025)
1 (2025*)	1 (2023)	–	1 (2013*)
1 (2013)	–	2 (2005, 2025)	1 (2011)
1 (1997)	–	–	1 (2003)
1 (2023)	–	–	–
–	1 (2019)	3 (1995, 2015, 2017)	–
–	1 (2015)	–	1 (2005)
–	1 (2003)	–	–
–	1 (2007*)	–	–
–	1 (2009*)	–	–
–	1 (2011*)	–	–
–	–	1 (2013)	1 (2007)
–	–	1 (2011)	–
–	–	1 (2019)	–
–	–	–	1 (1997)
–	–	–	1 (2009)
–	–	–	1 (2017)

:* = As hosts

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

Champions by region

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

Participating nations

Team	MLI
1995	BOT
1997	GUI
1999	SEY
2001	SWZ
2003	GAM
2005	TOG
2007	ALG
2009	RWA
2011	MAR
2013	NIG
2015	GAB
2017	TAN
2019	ALG
2023	MAR
2025	Years	2	5	3	8	9	1	3	4	1	1	3	3	5	7	7	6	1	10	4	2	2	10	1	4	1	1	2	5	0	1	3	1	4	2	3	4
	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	•	QF	•
	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	3rd	×	GS
	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•
	×	•	2nd	2nd	•	GS	GS	3rd	1st	•	•	•	•	3rd	4th
	×	×	4th	GS	1st	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	1st	GS	GS
	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	GS
	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	3rd	GS	•		•	QF	×
	•	1st	•	×	4th	×	•	×	GS	×	•	•	×	•	GS
	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	×
	×	×	•	•	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•
	×	4th	•	GS	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	×
	×	×	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	•
	×	×	×	•	GS	1st	•	1st	GS	•	•	×	•	×	GS
	1st	3rd	1st	•	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	GS		2nd	•	•	•
	3rd	•	GS		GS	•	•	GS	•	•	3rd	3rd	2nd	×	×
	•	GS	•	×	•	3rd	•	•	4th	1st	GS	•	•	•	3rd
	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	4th	×	•	×	×	•	•	•
	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	1st	1st	•	4th	2nd
	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	4th	•	•	GS	2nd	1st
	GS	×	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	•	GS	4th	•	•	•
	2nd	•	GS	1st	3rd	GS	1st	•	•	2nd	4th	•	4th	QF	•
	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	×	×
	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	1st	QF
	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	×
	•	•	×	•	2nd	•	×	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	•
														GS	GS
	•	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	QF	QF
	Country didn't exist: part of Sudan	×	×	×	•		•
	GS	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	×	•
	•	×	×	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	GS
	•	×	•	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•
	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	QF
	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS	•	GS
		×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	QF
	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	×	×	•	×	•

;Legend

**** – Champions
**** – Runners-up
**** – Third place
**** – 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	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	United Arab Emirates
2013	Chile
2015	India
2017	Brazil
2019	Indonesia
2023	Qatar
2025	Total
													R1								1
																		R2			1
								R1	3rd				R2	R1					R1	q	6
										R1								R1			2
	R1			R1										R2							3
		R1					QF														2
											R1		R1								2
			R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd			R1	4th					QF				9
	4th		R1			R1										R1	R1				5
		3rd									R1			R2	QF					q	5
													R1								1
							QF	R1	QF							2nd	4th		3rd	q	7
															R2				QF	q	3
																	R2				1
	1st	2nd	QF		1st	QF			2nd	R1		1st	2nd		1st	1st		R2			12
														R1							1
																		R2	R2	q	3
										R1											1
																R1				q	2
				R1																	1
												R1									1
					R1							R2			R2					q	4
																				q	1

Notes

References

(9 August 2015). "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015".
(21 July 2016). "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football".
(21 July 2016). "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years".
(21 November 2019). "CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting ahead of CAN Total U-23 Final".
(8 March 2021). "2021 Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations cancelled".
(19 March 2001). "FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association".
(4 February 2017). "Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17".
Okinyo, Collins. (3 February 2017). "Gabon new host for U17 Championship".
(27 May 2015). "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015".
(29 September 2018). "Decisions of CAF Executive {{as written".
(15 May 2021). "🟧 CAF Executive Committee Media Statement".
(15 May 2021). "L’Algérie organisera l'édition 2023".

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