Ethiopia national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ethiopia women's national under-17 football team.

The Ethiopia national under-17 football team, nicknamed the red fox, represents Ethiopia in international youth football competitionsand is controlled by Ethiopian Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior national team. The team competes in a variety of competitions, including the biennial FIFA U-17 World Cup and the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, which is the top competitions for this age group.^[1]

Ethiopia U-17

Nickname(s)	red fox
Association	Ethiopian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Head coach	Temesgen Dana
Home stadium	Bahir Dar Stadium
FIFA code	ETH
First colours Second colours
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	3 (first in 1997)
Best result	Fourth place (1997)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	None

Competitive record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup
Year	Round	GP	W	D1	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not qualify
1987
1989
1991
1993
1995
1997
1999
2001
2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025
Total	0/20	0	0	0	0	0	0

¹Draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Year	Round	GP	W	D	L	GS	GA
1995	Did not enter
1997	Fourth place	5	2	0	3	10	10
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Group stage	3	1	1	1	3	5
2003	Group stage	3	0	0	3	3	10
2005	Did not qualify
2007
2009	Did not enter
2011	Did not qualify
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
2025	Did not enter
Total	3/15	8	3	1	7	16	25

Current squad

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Caps	Goals	Club
1	1GK	Sitotaw Abebe Loriso	(2006-08-08) 8 August 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
19	1GK	Kirubel Hayel Asira	(2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
20	1GK	Alazar Markos Malko	(2006-02-25) 25 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
3	2DF	Naanol Daniel Tesfaye	(2006-08-14) 14 August 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
4	2DF	Muhaba Adem Mosa	(2006-02-19) 19 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
5	2DF	Rejebe Mifta Tofik	(2006-01-22) 22 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
12	2DF	Yared Matiwos Lera	(2006-02-08) 8 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
13	2DF	Amanuel Terfa Mengesha	(2006-01-23) 23 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
17	2DF	Bereket Kaleb Mune	(2006-11-14) 14 November 2006 (age 18)	-	-	-
2	3MF	Habtom Woldu Gebremedhn	(2006-08-11) 11 August 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
6	3MF	Abel Yonas Assefa	(2006-01-18) 18 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
7	3MF	Wondimagegn Hailu Bunaro	(2006-03-21) 21 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
8	3MF	Ashenafi Alute Akako	(2006-03-25) 25 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
10	3MF	Biniyam Ayiten Beyene	(2006-03-31) 31 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
14	3MF	Robson Demissew Gondere	(2006-03-07) 7 March 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
15	3MF	Brook Gebremariam Bereket	(2006-06-12) 12 June 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
21	3MF	Eyosias Molla Gessesse	(2006-01-31) 31 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
9	4FW	Mintesnot Endrias Wakjira	(2006-02-03) 3 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
7	3MF	Ammanuel Ferede Esayas	(2004-02-04) 4 February 2004 (age 21)	-	-	-
11	4FW	Kedir Ali Mohammedhagos	(2006-07-09) 9 July 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
16	4FW	Beyene Banja Bayse(captain)	(2006-05-19) 19 May 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
18	4FW	Muluken Bekele Gebresilasse	(2006-01-17) 17 January 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-
22	4FW	Abel Tegenye Mamo	(2006-02-26) 26 February 2006 (age 19)	-	-	-

See also

• Ethiopia national football team
• Ethiopia national under-20 football team