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

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Players born on 1 January 2008 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. The host country for the final stage of the edition is Morocco, appointed during the annual CAF Executive Committee meeting along the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco where CAF appointed the country as host.[1]

For this competition, it was expanded to 16 teams, so third place teams from some regions also qualified. In February 2025, the teams advancing were announced.[2]

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Teams

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Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
  • (W): Withdrew after draw
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North Zone

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 three teams qualifying for the final tournament.

Table

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Source: UNAF
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
(H) Hosts
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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

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 the draw.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Senegal, 2–1 ...

More information Gambia, 1–3 ...
Referee: Abdel Kader M'Bareck (Mauritania)

More information Gambia, 4–0 ...

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: WAFU A
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Mali, 1–0 ...
More information Mauritania, 0–0 ...

More information Sierra Leone, 1–0 ...
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)
More information Guinea-Bissau, 0–1 ...
Referee: Washington N'Dolo (Liberia)

More information Mali, 4–0 ...
More information Guinea-Bissau, 1–0 ...
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

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

More information Senegal, 0–0 ...
Referee: Abdel Kader M'Bareck (Mauritania)

More information Mali, 3–2 ...
Referee: Younoussa Tawel Camara (Guinea)

Third place play-off

More information Guinea-Bissau, 0–0 ...
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar
Referee: Ousmane Diakité (Mali)

Final

More information Senegal, 3–3 ...
Annexe Stade Me. Abdoulaye Wade, Diamniadio, Dakar
Referee: Abdallah Jammeh (Gambia)
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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.[4]

All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).

Group stage

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.

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Ghana, 5–1 ...

More information Ivory Coast, 1–0 ...
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)

More information Benin, 0–2 ...
Referee: Sadou Ali Brahamou (Niger)

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Burkina Faso, 0–0 ...
More information Togo, 2–3 ...

More information Togo, 0–2 ...
More information Nigeria, 1–0 ...

More information Niger, 0–1 ...
More information Nigeria, 3–0 ...

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
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

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

More information Ghana, 1–2 ...
Referee: Sadou Ali Brahamou (Niger)
More information Nigeria, 0–1 ...
Referee: Aklesso Gnama (Togo)

Third place play-off

More information Ghana, 2–3 ...
Referee: Hugues Modeste Kokora (Ivory Coast)

Final

More information Burkina Faso, 3–1 ...
Referee: Salisu Basheer (Nigeria)
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Central Zone

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The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations were held in Cameroon between 16–22 February 2025.[5] The qualifying tournament draw was held on 6 February 2025. Four UNIFFAC members competed in a single round-robin format with the top two teams qualifying for the final tournament.

Congo was also placed into this group, but they were suspended on 6 February 2025 due to government interference in FECOFOOT operations.[6][7] No announcement of their qualification status was immediately available, but on 16 February 2025, CAF released a reschedule of the qualifiers excluding Congo.[8]

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Results

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Cameroon, 9–0 ...
More information DR Congo, 3–1 ...

More information Gabon, 1–7 ...
More information Central African Republic, 3–2 ...

More information Central African Republic, 1–0 ...
More information Cameroon, 6–0 ...
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Central-East Zone

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Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to the three points for a win system (3 points for a win, 1 for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if two teams were tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13):[3]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches match between the two tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in all group matches;
  3. Goals scored in all group matches;
  4. Drawing of lots.

If more than two teams were tied, the following criteria were applied instead:

  1. Points in matches between the tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in matches between the tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in matches between the tied teams;
  4. If after applying all criteria above, two teams were still tied, the above criteria were again applied to matches played between the two teams in question. If this did not resolve the tie, the next three criteria were applied;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

Group A

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
More information Uganda, 1–1 ...

More information Tanzania, 1–0 ...

More information Uganda, 5–0 ...

Group B

More information Pos, Team ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
More information Somalia, 0–3 ...

More information South Sudan, 1–0 ...

More information Somalia, 1–0 ...

Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Semi-finalsFinal
 
      
 
24 December – Kampala
 
 
 South Sudan0
 
27 December – Kampala
 
 Tanzania4
 
 Tanzania1
 
24 December – Kampala
 
 Uganda2
 
 Uganda4
 
 
 Somalia1
 
Third place
 
 
27 December – Kampala
 
 
 South Sudan2 (2)
 
 
 Somalia2 (4)

Semi-finals

More information South Sudan, 0–4 ...
More information Uganda, 4–1 ...

Third place play-off

More information South Sudan, 2–2 ...

Final

More information Tanzania, 1–2 ...
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South Zone

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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 was 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

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers

More information Pos, Pld ...
Source: Soccerway
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts

Knockout stage

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

There have been 173 goals scored in 57 matches, for an average of 3.04 goals per match (as of 20 February 2025).

7 goals

  • Zambia Abel Nyirongo

5 goals

  • Burkina Faso Asharaf Tapsoba
  • Egypt Belal Atya
  • Mali Bakary Simpara
  • Zimbabwe El Shaddai Sadomba

4 goals

3 goals

  • Egypt Hamza Abdelkarim
  • Egypt Mohamed Hamad
  • The Gambia Francis Gomez
  • Ghana Harve Gbafa
  • Ghana Joseph Narbi
  • Lesotho Rethabile Nqoko
  • Morocco Ziyad Baha
  • Zambia Gabriel Phiri
  • Zambia Mapalo Simute
  • Zimbabwe Valentine Macheka

2 goals

  • Algeria Youcef Boudouab
  • Angola Eliseu
  • Egypt Abdelaziz El Zoghbi
  • Botswana Kgosi Tshidi
  • The Gambia Alagie Baba Leigh
  • Ghana Mark Kagawa Mensah
  • Ivory Coast Youbah Coulibaly
  • Libya Sanad Abdulwahab
  • Malawi James Lumbe
  • Mali Soungalo Coulibaly
  • Mali Seydou Dembélé
  • Morocco Ismail El Aoud
  • Namibia Brayton Paulse
  • Niger Undefined
  • Nigeria Rapha Adams
  • Senegal Mouhamed Dabo
  • Senegal El Hadji Yamar Ndiaye
  • South Africa Neo Bohloko
  • South Africa Kamohelo Maraletse
  • South Africa Omphemetse Sekgoto
  • South Africa Selwyn Stevens
  • Zimbabwe Tadiwa Chakuchichi

1 goal

  • Algeria Ahmed Achouri
  • Algeria Charaf Eddine Cherfaoui
  • Algeria Benaissa Fettouche
  • Angola Densel
  • Angola Jario
  • Angola Dias Luvumbo
  • Angola Omar
  • Botswana Kutlo Mananye
  • Burkina Faso Abdoulaye Diaby
  • Burkina Faso Ibrouahima Fofana
  • Burkina Faso Chérif Sawadogo
  • Comoros Kaylan Saïd
  • Eswatini Aviwe Dlamini
  • Eswatini Menzi Dlamini
  • The Gambia Bubacarr Susso
  • Ghana Theophilus Ayamga
  • Ghana Godfred Sarpong
  • Guinea-Bissau José Júnior
  • Ivory Coast Adama Diabate
  • Ivory Coast Mohammed Diarra
  • Lesotho Thuto Khetsi
  • Liberia Alex Wile
  • Libya Almonder Al-Gamati
  • Libya Anas El Shawish
  • Malawi Clifford Chisale
  • Malawi Yusufu Nantunga
  • Mali Aboubacar Camara
  • Mali Ibrahim Diakité
  • Mali Mahamadou Traoré
  • Mauritius Julian Rabaye
  • Mauritius Aldo Ravina
  • Morocco Ilies Belmokhtar
  • Morocco Adam Jout
  • Morocco Ahmed Mawhoub
  • Morocco Abdellah Ouazane
  • Morocco Bilal Sokrate
  • Mozambique Kille Lino
  • Mozambique Levonor Timbe
  • Namibia Andriano Gawab
  • Namibia Stephen Kamulu
  • Namibia Ronald Kandjou
  • Namibia Christiano Useb
  • Niger Undefined
  • Nigeria Imrana Muhammad
  • Senegal Elhadji Cissé
  • Senegal Youssou Mané
  • Senegal Etienne Mendy
  • Senegal El Hadji Sow
  • Sierra Leone Alie Kabia
  • South Africa Simphiwe Mlondo
  • South Africa Sive Pama
  • South Africa Emile Witbooi
  • Togo Parkouda Bassirou
  • Togo Joël Tekle Eklou
  • Tunisia Aziz Chaabene
  • Tunisia Saifedine Haj Abdallah
  • Tunisia Amenallah Touati
  • Zambia Robert Banda
  • Zambia Nkotami Chimwemwe
  • Zambia Jonathan Kalimina
  • Zambia Nthasilwe Malupande

1 own goal

  • Liberia Cassius Pewee (against Gambia)
  • Namibia Milko Solunga (against Zambia)
  • Zambia Jonathan Kalimina (against Angola)
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