2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 17 ans 2025
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates30 March – 19 April
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
2023
2026

The 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2025 U17 AFCON for short is the 15th edition (20th if editions without hosts are included) of the annual African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The best teams will qualify for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the CAF representatives.

Contents

Senegal are the defending champions.

Qualification

Player eligibility

Players born on 1 January 2008 or later were eligible to participate in this tournament edition.

Qualified teams

The following teams have qualified for the group stage.

TeamZoneDate of qualificationAppearanceLast appearancePrevious best performance
Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt North Zone 23 November 20244th 2011 Champions (1997)
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco (hosts)23 November 20244th 2023 Runners-up (2023)
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali West A Zone 1 November 202410th 2023 Champions (2015, 2017)
Flag of Senegal.svg  Senegal 1 November 20244th 2023 Champions (2023)
Flag of Burkina Faso.svg  Burkina Faso West B Zone 25 May 20248th 2023 Champions (2011)
Flag of Cote d'Ivoire.svg  Ivory Coast 25 May 20246th 2015 Champions (2013)
Central Zone
Central-East Zone
Flag of Angola.svg  Angola South Zone 11 December 20245th 2019 Third place (2019)
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 11 December 20243rd 2023 Group stage (2015, 2023)

Venues

The host country for the final tournament is Morocco, appointed during the General Assembly held in Marrakech, Morocco on 16 December 2024. [1]

See also

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