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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)
TBD (Central-East Zone)
Mozambique (South Zone)
Dates15 May 2024 –
Teams51
Tournament statistics
Matches played26
Goals scored64 (2.46 per match)
Top scorer(s)Burkina Faso Asharaf Tapsoba (5 goals)
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All statistics correct as of 4 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 will be appointed during the General Assembly to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 10 October 2024.[1]

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)
All times are local, MST, WAT (UTC+1).

The 2024 UNAF U-17 Tournament, which also served as a qualifier for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, will take place between 11 and 23 November 2024 in Casablanca, Morocco. The five teams were placed in one group, with the winner and the runner-up qualifying for the final tournament.

Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (H) 1 1 0 0 5 1 +4 3 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
2  Tunisia 1 1 0 0 1 0 +1 3
3  Libya 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Algeria 0 0 0 0 0 1 −1 0
5  Egypt 0 0 0 0 1 5 −4 0
Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
Algeria 0–1 Tunisia
Saidi 45'
Morocco 5–1 Egypt
Egypt – Algeria
Tunisia – Libya
Morocco – Tunisia
Libya – Algeria
Tunisia – Egypt
Libya – Morocco
Algeria – Morocco
Egypt – Libya

West A Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Senegal with the matches played starting 22 October 2024. The matches will be 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
Source: WAFU A
(H) Hosts
Senegal 2–1 Liberia
Report
Gambia 1–3 Senegal
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.[2]

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: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Ghana 5–1 Ivory Coast
Ivory Coast 1–0 Benin
Benin 0–2 Ghana

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 5 −2 3
4  Togo 3 0 0 3 2 8 −6 0
Source: [citation needed]
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Burkina Faso 0–0 Nigeria
Togo 2–3 Niger
 Report
  • Player number 2 4', 49'
  • Player number 9 65'
Togo 0–2 Burkina Faso
Nigeria 1–0 Niger
Niger 0–1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria 3–0 Togo

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

South Zone

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Main article: 2024 COSAFA Under-17 Championship

The COSAFA qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Mozambique between 5 and 14 December 2024. The draw was announced on 5 September 2024.

All times are local, SAST (UTC+2).

Group stage

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The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams.

Group A

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mozambique (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3  Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3  Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Eswatini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team
 Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2  Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3  Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4  Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Qualified teams

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Goalscorers

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There were 34 goals scored in 13 matches, for an average of 2.62 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 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. ^ "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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