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.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| 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
Central Zone
Central-East Zone
South Zone
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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