Africa_U-17_Cup_of_Nations

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Youth association football competition

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.

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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.[1]

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.[2][3]

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.[4][5]

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

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African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

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African U-17 Championship

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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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Total wins

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* = As hosts

Note: no 4th-place finish in 2001 due to Guinea's disqualification.[6]

Participating nations

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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
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See also

Notes

  1. The 4th place was declared vacant after Guinea were disqualified following the suspension of its football association by FIFA due to government interference.[6]
  2. Originally set to be hosted by Madagascar.[8]

References

  1. [1]
    "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015". CAFOnline.com. 9 August 2015. Archived from the original on 15 September 2022. Retrieved 9 August 2022.
  2. [2]
    "Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football". CAFOnline.com. 21 July 2016. Archived from the original on 20 June 2023. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
  3. [3]
    "Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years". africanews. 21 July 2016. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
  4. [4]
    "CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting ahead of CAN Total U-23 Final". CAFOnline.com. 21 November 2019. Archived from the original on 22 November 2019. Retrieved 21 November 2019. New formats for youth and women's competitions based on 12 teams were approved.
  5. [5]
    "2021 Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations cancelled". CAFOnline.com. 8 March 2021. Archived from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  6. [6]
    "FIFA Media Advisory on the Suspension of the Guinean Football Association". FIFA. Zürich, Switzerland. 19 March 2001. Archived from the original on 31 March 2001. Retrieved 23 June 2002.
  7. [7]
    "Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17". CAFOnline.com. 4 February 2017. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 27 May 2022.
  8. [8]
    Okinyo, Collins (3 February 2017). "Gabon new host for U17 Championship". SuperSport. Archived from the original on 4 February 2017. Retrieved 23 February 2017.
  9. [9]
    "CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015". CAFOnline.com. 27 May 2015. Archived from the original on 6 February 2023. 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...
  10. [10]
    "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 27 & 28 September 2018". CAFOnline.com. 29 September 2018. Archived from the original on 7 February 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2022. Total U-17 AFCON 2021 : Morocco
  11. [11]
    "🟧 CAF Executive Committee Media Statement". CAFOnline.com. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2022. TOTAL CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Algeria
  12. [12]
    "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.
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