| Tourney Name: | U-17 Africa Cup of Nations |
| Year: | 2025 |
| Country: | Ivory Coast |
| Dates: | TBD |
| Num Teams: | 12 |
| Confederations: | 1 |
| Count: | 1 |
| Prevseason: | 2023 |
| Nextseason: | 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.
See main article: 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification.
Players born on 1 January 2008 or later were eligible to participate in this tournament edition.
The following teams have qualified for the group stage.
| Team | Zone | Date of qualification | data-sort-type="number" | Appearance | Last appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4th | (1997) | |||||
| 4th | (2023) | |||||
| 10th | (2015, 2017) | |||||
| 4th | (2023) | |||||
| 8th | (2011) | |||||
| 6th | (2013) | |||||
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]