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2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesMorocco (North Zone)
Senegal (West A Zone)
Ghana (West B Zone)
TBD (Central Zone)
Uganda(Central-East Zone)
South Africa(South Zone)
Dates15 May 2024 –
Teams51
Tournament statistics
Matches played36
Goals scored103 (2.86 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burkina Faso Asharaf Tapsoba (5 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 23 November 2024.

The 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is a men's under-17 football competition that decides the participating teams of the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Players born on 1 January 2008 or later are eligible to participate in the competition. The host country for the final stage of the edition is Ivory Coast, appointed during the General Assembly held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 22 October 2024.[1][2]

Teams

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Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
North Zone
(UNAF) 		2 spots
West A Zone
(WAFU-UFOA A) 		2 spots
West B Zone
(WAFU-UFOA B) 		2 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC) 		2 spots
Central-East Zone
(CECAFA) 		2 spots
South Zone
(COSAFA) 		2 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw

North Zone

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Main article: 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament (Morocco)

The UNAF qualifiers took place in Casablanca, Morocco, from 11 to 23 November 2024. The qualifying tournament draw was held on 1 October 2024. The five UNAF members competed in a single round-robin format with the top two teams qualifying for the final tournament.

Table

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Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Egypt 4 9
2  Morocco (H) 4 8
3  Tunisia 4 7
4  Algeria 4 4
5  Libya 4 0
Source: UNAF
(H) Hosts

West A Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Senegal with the matches played starting 22 October 2024. The matches were played at Dakar, Senegal.

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0).

Group stage

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The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals. Guinea withdrew after draw.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal (H) 2 2 0 0 5 2 +3 6 Semi-finals
2  Gambia 2 1 0 1 5 3 +2 3
3  Liberia 2 0 0 2 1 6 −5 0
4  Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Withdrew
Source: WAFU A
(H) Hosts
Senegal 2–1 Liberia
  • Dabo 5'
  • Sow 7'
 Report Wile 90+2'
Gambia 1–3 Senegal
Gomez 42' Report
Gambia 4–0 Liberia
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali 3 3 0 0 6 0 +6 9 Semi-finals
2  Guinea-Bissau 3 1 1 1 1 1 0 4
3  Sierra Leone 3 1 0 2 1 2 −1 3
4  Mauritania 3 0 1 2 0 5 −5 1
Source: WAFU A
Mali 1–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Mauritania 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Sierra Leone 1–0 Mauritania
Report
Guinea-Bissau 0–1 Mali
Report
Mali 4–0 Mauritania
Report
Guinea-Bissau 1–0 Sierra Leone
Report
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
1 November – Thiès
 
 
 Senegal (p) 0 (4)
 
4 November – Thiès
 
 Guinea-Bissau 0 (3)
 
 Senegal (p) 3 (5)
 
1 November – Thiès
 
 Mali 3 (4)
 
 Mali 3
 
 
 Gambia 2
 
Third place play-off
 
 
4 November – Thiès
 
 
 Guinea-Bissau 0 (5)
 
 
 Gambia (p) 0 (6)

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Senegal 0–0 Guinea-Bissau
Report
Penalties
4–3
Mali 3–2 Gambia
Report

Third place play-off

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Guinea-Bissau 0–0 Gambia
Report
Penalties
5–6
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar

Final

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Senegal 3–3 Mali
Report
Penalties
5–4
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar

West B Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations were hosted by Ghana with the matches played between 15 and 28 May 2024, the draw was announced on 23 April 2024.[3]

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

Group stage

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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.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Ghana (H) 2 2 0 0 7 1 +6 6 Semi-finals
2  Ivory Coast 2 1 0 1 2 5 −3 3
3  Benin 2 0 0 2 0 3 −3 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana 5–1 Ivory Coast
 Report Coulibaly 51'
Ivory Coast 1–0 Benin
 Report
Benin 0–2 Ghana
Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Nigeria 3 2 1 0 4 0 +4 7 Semi-finals
2  Burkina Faso 3 2 1 0 3 0 +3 7
3  Niger 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Burkina Faso 0–0 Nigeria
Report
Togo 2–3 Niger
 Report
    1. 2 4', 49'
  • Player number 9 65'
Togo 0–2 Burkina Faso
Report
Nigeria 1–0 Niger
 Report
Niger 0–1 Burkina Faso
Report
Nigeria 3–0 Togo
 Report

Knockout stage

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Bracket

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
25 May – Accra
 
 
 Ghana1
 
28 May – Accra
 
 Burkina Faso2
 
 Burkina Faso3
 
25 May – Accra
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
 Nigeria0
 
 
 Ivory Coast1
 
Third place play-off
 
 
28 May – Accra
 
 
 Ghana2
 
 
 Nigeria3

Semi-finals

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Winners qualified for 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

Ghana 1–2 Burkina Faso
Nigeria 0–1 Ivory Coast

Third place play-off

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Ghana 2–3 Nigeria

Final

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Burkina Faso 3–1 Ivory Coast

Central Zone

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Central-East Zone

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Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Uganda (H) 2 1 1 0 6 1 +5 4 Semi-finals
2  Tanzania 2 1 1 0 2 1 +1 4
3  Kenya 2 0 0 2 0 6 −6 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Uganda 1–1 Tanzania
Magala 58' Report Ally 19'
Tanzania 1–0 Kenya
Sagwe 19' Report
Uganda 5–0 Kenya
 Report

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Sudan 2 2 0 0 4 0 +4 6 Semi-finals
2  Somalia 2 1 0 1 1 3 −2 3
3  Sudan 2 0 0 2 0 2 −2 0
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
Somalia 0–3 South Sudan
Report
South Sudan 1–0 Sudan
Laku 33' Report
Somalia 1–0 Sudan
S. Mohamed 90+3' Report

South Zone

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Main article: 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

The COSAFA qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations were held in Johannesburg, South Africa, from 5 to 14 December 2024. The draw for the groups took place on 5 September 2024.

The qualification structure is as follows:

  • Group stage: The 12 teams were divided into three groups, with the group winners and the best runner-up advancing to the knockout stage.
  • Knockout stage: The four teams advancing from the second round competed in a three-match knockout round, with the winners of the semifinals qualifying for the final tournament.

Group stage

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Group A
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Angola 3 7
2  Mozambique 3 4
3  Lesotho 3 3
4  Malawi 3 2
Source: Soccerway

Group B
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  Zambia 3 9
2  Zimbabwe 3 4
3  Namibia 3 4
4  Eswatini 3 0
Source: Soccerway

Group C
Pos Team
 Pld Pts
1  South Africa (H) 3 9
2  Botswana 3 4
3  Comoros 3 2
4  Mauritius 3 1
Source: Soccerway
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

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Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
11 December – Johannesburg
 
 
 Angola2
 
13 December – Johannesburg
 
 Zimbabwe0
 
 Angola1
 
11 December – Johannesburg
 
 Zambia2
 
 Zambia2
 
 
 South Africa1
 

Goalscorers

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There were 109 goals scored in 31 matches, for an average of 3.52 goals per match.

7 goals

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee announces dates of CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") Morocco 2025 and CAF TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2024". 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.
  2. ^ "CAF Confirms Date for the 46th CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.
  3. ^ "Nigeria face tough defence as Burkina Faso lie in wait at U17 WAFU B AFCON qualifiers". 23 April 2024. Retrieved 20 September 2024.
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