2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
 | This article relies largely or entirely on a single source. (September 2024) |
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Ivory Coast |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 12 (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 biennial 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.
Senegal are the defending champions.
Qualification
[edit]Player eligibility
[edit]Players born on 1 January 2008 or later were eligible to participate in this tournament edition.
Qualified teams
[edit]The following teams have qualified for the group stage.
| Team | Zone | Date of qualification | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Zone | |||||
 Mali |
West A Zone | 1 November 2024 | 10th | 2023 | Champions (2015, 2017) |
 Senegal |
1 November 2024 | 4th | 2023 | Champions (2023) | |
 Burkina Faso |
West B Zone | 25 May 2024 | 8th | 2023 | Champions (2011) |
 Ivory Coast |
25 May 2024 | 6th | 2015 | Champions (2013) | |
| Central Zone | |||||
| Central-East Zone | |||||
| South Zone | |||||
Venues
[edit]The host country for the final stage of the edition will be appointed during the General Assembly to be held in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia previously in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 22 October 2024.[1][2]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ "CAF Confirms Date for the 46th CAF Ordinary General Assembly in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia". 20 September 2024. Retrieved 23 September 2024.