Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

The Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (previously known as the African U-17 Championship) is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's African governing body, CAF. The competition has been held since 1995. Between 1985 and 1993 only qualifying competitions for the FIFA U-17 World Cup were played.

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Founded	1995
Region	Africa (CAF)
Number of teams	8
Current champions	Cameroon (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)	Cameroon  Ghana  Nigeria  Gambia  Mali (2 titles each)
2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the name of the tournament from the African U-17 Championship to the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, similar to the senior's version, Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

In July 2016, Total has secured an eight-year sponsorship package from the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to support 10 of its principal competitions, including the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Champions, renamed Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[2]

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host		Qualifier teams
				Winner	Winner	Winner
1	1985 Details	home & away		Congo	Guinea	Nigeria
2	1987 Details	home & away		Ivory Coast	Egypt	Nigeria
3	1989 Details	home & away		Nigeria	Ghana	Guinea

African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

Edition	Year	Host		Qualifier teams
				Winner	Winner	Winner
4	1991 Details	home & away		Ghana	Congo	Sudan
5	1993 Details	home & away		Ghana	Nigeria	Tunisia

African U-17 Championship

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
				Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
6	1995 Details	Mali		Ghana	3–1 aet	Nigeria		Guinea	2–1 aet	Mali
7	1997 Details	Botswana		Egypt	1–0	Mali		Ghana	1–0	Ethiopia
8	1999 Details	Guinea		Ghana	3–1	Burkina Faso		Mali	1–0	Cameroon
9	2001 Details	Seychelles		Nigeria	3–0	Burkina Faso		Mali	–	Vacant[3]
10	2003 Details	Swaziland		Cameroon	1–0 aet	Sierra Leone		Nigeria	3–1	Egypt
11	2005 Details	Gambia		Gambia	1–0	Ghana		Ivory Coast	1–0	South Africa
12	2007 Details	Togo		Nigeria	1–0 aet	Togo		Ghana	1–0	Tunisia
13	2009 Details	Algeria		Gambia	3–1	Algeria		Burkina Faso	2–0	Malawi
14	2011 Details	Rwanda		Burkina Faso	2–1	Rwanda		Congo	2–1	Ivory Coast
15	2013 Details	Morocco		Ivory Coast	1–1 (5 – 4) on penalties	Nigeria		Tunisia	1–1 (11 – 10) on penalties	Morocco
16	2015 Details	Niger		Mali	2–0	South Africa		Guinea	3–1	Nigeria

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations

Edition	Year	Host		Final				Third Place Match
				Winner	Score	Runner-up		Third Place	Score	Fourth Place
17	2017 Details	Gabon[4][n 1]		Mali	1–0	Ghana		Guinea	3–1	Niger
18	2019 Details	Tanzania[5]		Cameroon	0–0 (5 – 3) on penalties	Guinea		Angola	2–1	Nigeria
19	2021 Details	Morocco[6][7]	To be played			To be played

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)	1 (1995*)
Cameroon	2 (2003, 2019)	–	–	1 (1999)
Gambia	2 (2005*, 2009)	–	–	–
Burkina Faso	1 (2011)	2 (1999, 2001)	1 (2009)	–
Ivory Coast	1 (2013)	–	1 (2005)	1 (2011)
Egypt	1 (1997)	–	–	1 (2003)
Guinea	–	1 (2019)	3 (1995, 2015, 2017)	–
South Africa	–	1 (2015)	–	1 (2005)
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)
Morocco	–	–	–	1 (2013*)
Niger	–	–	–	1 (2017)

* = As hosts

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

Participating nations

Team	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2021	Years
Algeria	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	•		1
Angola	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	3rd		4
Botswana	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•		3
Burkina Faso	×	•	2nd	2nd	•	GS	GS	3rd	1st	•	•	•	•		6
Cameroon	×	×	4th	GS	1st	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	1st		7
Congo	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	3rd	GS	•		•		2
Egypt	•	1st	•	×	4th	×	•	×	GS	×	•	•	×		3
Eritrea	×	×	×	•	•	•	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	•		8
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	4th	•	•	GS	q	3
Mozambique	GS	×	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		2
Niger	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	•	GS	4th	•		2
Nigeria	2nd	•	GS	1st	3rd	GS	1st	•	•	2nd	4th	•	4th		9
Rwanda	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	×	•		1
Senegal	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	GS		2
Seychelles	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•		1
Sierra Leone	•	•	×	•	2nd	•	×	•	•	×	×	×	•		1
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	•	•	•	2nd	•	•		3
Sudan	GS	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•		1
Eswatini	×	×	•	•	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•		1
Tanzania	•	×	×	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS		2
Togo	•	×	•	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	•	×	•		1
Tunisia	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	3rd	•	•	•		3
Uganda	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS		1
Zambia		×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•		1
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
•     — Hosts
•  ×  – Did not enter
•  •  – Did not qualify
•  ×  – Withdrew before qualification
•     — Withdrew after qualification
•     — Disqualified after qualification

Men's U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

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	2021	Total
Algeria													R1							1
Angola																		R2		1
Burkina Faso								R1	3rd				R2	R1						4
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			5
Morocco															R2					1
Niger																	R2			1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF		1st	QF			2nd	R1		1st	2nd		1st	1st		R2		12
Rwanda														R1						1
Senegal																		R2		1
Sierra Leone										R1										1
South Africa																R1				1
Sudan				R1																1
Togo												R1								1
Tunisia					R1							R2			R2					3

See also

• CAF
• Africa Cup of Nations
• Africa U-20 Cup of Nations
• FIFA U-17 World Cup

References

1. "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAF. 9 August 2015.
2. "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". Africa News. Africa News. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
3. Fourth place was declared vacant after Guinea were disqualified following the suspension of the Guinean FA by FIFA. (African U-17 Championship 2001)
4. "Gabon new host for U17 Championship". SuperSport. 3 February 2017.
5. "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAF. 27 May 2015.
6. "CAN 2019 : un dernier sursis pour le Cameroun ?" (in French). CamFoot. 29 September 2018.
7. "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAF. 29 September 2018.

Notes

1. Tournament originally set to be hosted by Madagascar, before being switched to Gabon.[4]

External links

• African U-17 Championship - cafonline.com
• African U-17 Championship - rsssf.com