2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
The 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification will be a men's under-17 football competition which decide the participating teams of the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
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Host countries | Algeria (North Zone) Sierra Leone (West A Zone) Benin (West B Zone) Cameroon (Central Zone) Rwanda (Central-East Zone) Malawi (South Zone) |
Dates | TBC |
Teams | Maximum 54 (from 1 confederation) |
Players born 1 January 2004 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualify to play in the final tournament, including Morocco who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Schedule
The qualifying competition is split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The following tournaments were originally scheduled:[2]
- North Zone (UNAF): hosted by Algeria between 15–24 July 2020
- West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A): hosted by Sierra Leone between 8–22 August 2020
- West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B): hosted by Benin between 15–30 June 2020
- Central Zone (UNIFFAC): hosted by Cameroon between 14–23 July 2020
- Central-East Zone (CECAFA): hosted by Rwanda in the beginning of July 2020
- South Zone (COSAFA): hosted by Malawi between 22 July – 1 August 2020
The final arrangements of the zonal qualifiers will be decided later due to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
West A Zone
West B Zone
Benin (qualifying hosts) Burkina Faso Ghana Ivory Coast Niger Nigeria Togo
Central Zone
Central-East Zone
South Zone
Angola Botswana Comoros Eswatini Lesotho Madagascar Malawi (qualifying hosts) Mauritius Mozambique Namibia Seychelles South Africa Zambia Zimbabwe
Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1995) |
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North Zone | 28 September 2018[1] | 2 (2013, 2019) | |
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- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
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References
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.
- "CAF Newsletter" (PDF). CAF. 5 April 2020. p. 3.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Meeting – 30 June 2020". CAF. 30 June 2020.
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