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Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Algeria (North Zone) Senegal (West A Zone) Togo (West B Zone) Rwanda (Central-East Zone) South Africa (South Zone) |
Dates | 22 November 2020 – 13 February 2021 |
Teams | 33 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 42 |
Goals scored | 141 (3.36 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | Ibou Sané Oscar Mawa (6 goals each) |
The 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the teams that would have participated in the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 2004 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified and would have played in the final tournament, including Morocco who qualified automatically as hosts. [1]
This will be the first edition in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament. [2]
Zone | Spots | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter |
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North Zone (UNAF) | 1 spot + hosts | ||
West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) | 2 spots |
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West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B) | 2 spots | ||
Central Zone (UNIFFAC) | 2 spots | ||
Central-East Zone (CECAFA) | 2 spots | ||
South Zone (COSAFA) | 2 spots |
The qualifying competition is split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. [7] The final arrangements of the zonal qualifiers were decided later due to the delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. [8] The schedule of each qualifying zone is as follows.
Zone | Group stage | Knockout stage |
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South Zone | 22–26 November 2020 | 29 November 2020 |
Originally set to be played between 22 July–1 August 2020 in Malawi | ||
Central-East Zone | 13–18 December 2020 | 20–22 December 2020 |
Originally set to be played at the beginning of July | ||
West B Zone | 8–12 January 2021 | 15–18 January 2021 |
Originally set to be played between 15–30 June 2020 in Benin | ||
North Zone | 18–24 January 2021 | — |
Originally set to be played between 15–24 July 2020 | ||
Central Zone | 14–19 July 2020 (postponed, originally in Cameroon) | 21–23 July 2020 (postponed, originally in Cameroon) |
West A Zone | 8–15 August 2020 (postponed, originally in Sierra Leone) | 19–22 August 2020 (postponed, originally in Sierra Leone) |
The UNAF U-17 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was initially planned to be hosted by Algeria between 15–24 July 2020. However, it could not be held in the scheduled time span because of the COVID-19 pandemic and was later scheduled and held between 18–24 January 2021. [9] The matches were played at Algiers (Stade du 5 Juillet).
The draw for the fixtures was held on 30 December 2020. [10] The three teams were placed in one group, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. Morocco didn't participate in the qualifiers as they had already qualified as the hosts of the final tournament.
All times are local, CET (UTC+1).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Algeria (H) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations |
2 | Tunisia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | Libya | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | −2 | 0 |
Algeria | 3–2 | Libya |
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The 2021 WAFU Zone A Tournament which serves as the qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was initially planned to be hosted from 11–20 December 2020 in Sierra Leone, but was postponed. [11] The tournament was later shifted and held in Senegal between 5–13 February 2021. [12]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Senegal (H) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | +4 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Mauritania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 0 | |
3 | Gambia (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] |
Gambia | Voided (2–0) | Mauritania |
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Mauritania | 0–4 | Senegal |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Mali | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | +5 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | −5 | 0 | |
3 | Sierra Leone (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] |
Sierra Leone | Voided (0–1) | Guinea-Bissau |
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Mali | Voided (5–0) | Sierra Leone |
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Guinea-Bissau | 0–5 | Mali |
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In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out without extra time was used to determine the winners.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
11 February– Stade Lat-Dior | ||||||
Senegal | 4 | |||||
13 February – Stade Lat-Dior | ||||||
Guinea-Bissau | 0 | |||||
Senegal | 2 | |||||
11 February –Stade Lat-Dior | ||||||
Mali | 0 | |||||
Mali | 5 | |||||
Mauritania | 1 | |||||
Mali | 5–1 | Mauritania |
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Senegal | 4–0 | Guinea-Bissau |
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Senegal | 2–0 | Mali |
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The 2021 WAFU Zone B Tournament which serves as a qualifier tournament for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was initially planned to be hosted by Benin from 15–30 June 2020, but was later shifted and held in Togo between 5–18 January 2021. The matches were played at Lomé (Stade de Kégué and Stade Municipal). [13] [14]
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Burkina Faso | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Niger | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 4 | |
3 | Benin | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | −7 | 0 | |
4 | Togo (H, D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] |
Benin | 1–5 | Burkina Faso |
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Niger | 0–0 | Burkina Faso |
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Burkina Faso | Cancelled | Togo |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Ivory Coast | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 1 | |
3 | Ghana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 1 |
Nigeria | 0–1 | Ivory Coast |
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In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out without extra time was used to determine the winners.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
15 January – Stade de Kégué | ||||||
Burkina Faso | 0 | |||||
18 January – Stade de Kégué | ||||||
Nigeria | 1 | |||||
Nigeria | 2 | |||||
15 January – Stade de Kégué | ||||||
Ivory Coast | 3 | |||||
Ivory Coast | 1 | |||||
Niger | 0 | |||||
Third place | ||||||
18 January – Stade de Kégué | ||||||
Burkina Faso | 1(10) | |||||
Niger | 1 (9) |
Burkina Faso | 0–1 | Nigeria |
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Ivory Coast | 1–0 | Niger |
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Nigeria | 2–3 | Ivory Coast |
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The 2021 UNIFFAC U17 Tournament which would have served as a qualifier tournament for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was initially planned to be held in Cameroon on 2020, and then in Malabo, Equatorial Guinea in February 2021.
In February 2021, this tournament was finally cancelled by CAF due to the absence of a host country and the absence of an MRI machine in most of the countries of this zone. For the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, CAF decided to qualify Cameroon and Congo, the two finalists of the last edition of the zonal qualifiers of UNIFFAC in 2018. [15]
The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were initially planned to be hosted at the beginning of July 2020 but were then later shifted to 13–22 December 2020. Nine teams were drawn into three groups of three teams during the draw made in October. [16] However, two teams, namely Eritrea and Sudan withdrew before the start of the tournament and the seven remaining teams were then redrawn into new groups. [17] The matches were played at Gisenyi (Umuganda Stadium). [18]
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Uganda | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | Ethiopia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
3 | Kenya | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | −5 | 1 | |
4 | South Sudan (D) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified [lower-alpha 1] |
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Tanzania | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +2 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | Djibouti | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
3 | Rwanda (H) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 1 |
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, a penalty shoot-out without extra time was used to determine the winners.
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
20 December – Umuganda Stadium | ||||||
Uganda | 1 | |||||
22 December – Umuganda Stadium | ||||||
Djibouti | 0 | |||||
Uganda | 3 | |||||
20 December – Umuganda Stadium | ||||||
Tanzania | 1 | |||||
Tanzania | 1 (4) | |||||
Ethiopia | 1 (3) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
22 December – Umuganda Stadium | ||||||
Djibouti | 2 | |||||
Ethiopia | 5 |
The COSAFA U-17 Championship was initially planned to be hosted by Malawi between 22 July–1 August 2020 with the matches planned to be played at Blantyre, as the region's qualifying tournament. [19] Malawi, however, were not able to host the tournament due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [20] The hosting rights were later awarded to South Africa with the matches being played at Nelson Mandela Bay (Gelvandale Stadium and Westbourne Oval Stadium). [21]
All times are local, SAST (UTC+2). [22]
Eight teams were drawn into two groups during the draw. South Africa, Angola, Zimbabwe, and Eswatini were drawn into Group A and Zambia, Botswana, Malawi and Comoros were drawn into Group B. [23] However, on 20 November after the first set of matches were already played on 19 November, 4 teams namely – Botswana, Comoros, Eswatini and Zimbabwe were disqualified from the tournament for having at least one of their players fail the magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) test. [24] The tournament was later restarted on 22 November 2020 as a four-team tournament and was played on a round-robin basis. The matches which had been played were then later regarded as warm-up games with no bearing to the new tournament format. [6]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | Zambia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | +6 | 9 | 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations |
2 | South Africa (H) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
3 | Angola | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 3 | |
4 | Malawi | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 15 | −10 | 1 |
South Africa | 2–2 | Malawi |
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South Africa | 2–1 | Angola |
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Zambia | 6–2 | Malawi |
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Malawi | 1–7 | Angola |
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Zambia | 1–0 | South Africa |
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Zambia | 1–1 | South Africa |
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Penalties | ||
2–4 |
The following 12 teams qualify for the final tournament.
Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations 1 only final tournament era (since 1995) |
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Morocco (hosts) | North Zone | 28 September 2018 [1] | 2 ( 2013 , 2019) |
Algeria | North Zone | 24 January 2021 | 1 (2009) |
Senegal | West A Zone | 11 February 2021 | 2 Group stage (2011, 2019) |
Mali | West A Zone | 11 February 2021 | 8 Champions (2015, (2017) |
Nigeria | West B Zone | 15 January 2021 | 9 (1995, 1999, 2001 , 2003, 2005, 2007 , 2013, 2015, 2019) |
Ivory Coast | West B Zone | 15 January 2021 | 5 (1997, 2005, 2011, 2013 , 2015) |
Cameroon | Central Zone | 20 February 2021 | 7 (1999, 2001, 2003 , 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019 ) |
Congo | Central Zone | 20 February 2021 | 2 (2011, 2013) |
Uganda | Central-East Zone | 20 December 2020 | 1 (2019) |
Tanzania | Central-East Zone | 20 December 2020 | 2 (2017, 2019 ) |
Zambia | South Zone | 24 November 2020 | 1 (2015) |
South Africa | South Zone | 26 November 2020 | 3 (2005, 2007, 2015) |
There were 141 goals scored in 42 matches, for an average of 3.36 goals per match.
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