U-17 Africa Cup of Nations explained

Organiser:CAF
Founded:1995
Region:Africa
Number Of Teams:12
Current:2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes, is a biennial youth association football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 17. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

History

In 1985, FIFA created a World Cup tournament for players under 17 years of age, but CAF organized a knock-out home-and-away qualification competition so as to qualify participants there. In 1995, CAF upgraded the competition into a full standalone competition hosted by a country and named it the African U-17 Championship. On 6 August 2015, the CAF Executive Committee decided to change the tournament's name to the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations. The tournament's name on its official logo after the announcement was however depicted as the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations in line with the senior version, the Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant TotalEnergies (formerly Total S.A) secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[2] [3]

Beginning with the 2023 edition, the tournament will be contested by 12 teams. It would have been in effect from the 2021 edition, but that was cancelled by CAF due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa and its impact.[4] [5]

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

EditionYearHostwidth=1% rowspan=5Qualifier teams
width=27%Winnerwidth=27%Winnerwidth=27%Winner
11985 Home sites
21987 Home sites
31989 Home sites

African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

EditionYearHostwidth=1% rowspan=4Qualifier teams
width=27%Winnerwidth=27%Winnerwidth=27%Winner
41991 Home sites
51993 Home sites

African U-17 Championship

EditionYearHostwidth=1% rowspan=13Finalwidth=1% rowspan=13Third Place Match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
61995 Mali3–1 2–1
71997 Botswana1–01–0
81999 Guinea3–11–0
92001 Seychelles3–0–
102003 Swaziland1–0 3–1
112005 Gambia1–01–0
122007 Togo1–0 1–0
132009 Algeria3–12–0
142011 Rwanda2–12–1
152013 Morocco1–1
1–1
162015 Niger2–03–1

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

EditionYearHostwidth=1% rowspan=7Finalwidth=1% rowspan=7Third Place Match
width=15%Winnerwidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Runner-upwidth=15%Third Placewidth=10%Scorewidth=15%Fourth Place
172017 Gabon[6] [7] 1–03–1
182019[8] 0–0
2–1
192021 Morocco[9] Canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in AfricaCanceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Africa
192023 Algeria[10] [11] 2–12–1
192025Future eventFuture event

Total wins

TeamChampionsRunners-upThird-placeFourth-place
style=background:gold2 (1995, 1999)2 (2005, 2017)2 (1997, 2007)–
style=background:gold2 (2001, 2007)2 (1995, 2013)1 (2003)2 (2015, 2019)
style=background:gold2 (2015, 2017)1 (1997)2 (1999, 2001)2 (1995*, 2023)
style=background:gold2 (2003, 2019)––1 (1999)
style=background:gold2 (2005*, 2009)–––
style=background:gold1 (2011)2 (1999, 2001)2 (2009, 2023)–
style=background:gold1 (2013)–1 (2005)1 (2011)
style=background:gold1 (1997)––1 (2003)
style=background:gold1 (2023)–––
–1 (2019)3 (1995, 2015, 2017)–
–1 (2015)–1 (2005)
–1 (2023)–1 (2013*)
–1 (2003)––
–1 (2007*)––
–1 (2009*)––
–1 (2011*)––
––1 (2013)1 (2007)
––1 (2011)–
––1 (2019)–
–––1 (1997)
–––1 (2009)
–––1 (2017)

* = As hosts

Note: no 4th-place finish in 2001 due to Guinea's disqualification.

Participating nations

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2003
2005
2007
2009
2011
2013
2015
2017
2019
2023
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bgcolor=lightgrey colspan=9Country didn't exist: part of Sudan × × × • bgcolor=darkred  0
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bgcolor=Red× • • • × • • • • GS • • GS 2
• GS GS • • GS • GS ××× ×• × 4
Legend
 ×  – Did not enter •  – Did not qualify ×  – Withdrew before qualification/Banned

FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifications

Legend
1st – Champions2nd – Runners-up3rd – Third place4th – Fourth place      – Hosts
Team Total
R1 1
R2 1
R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 5
R1 R1 2
R1 R1 R2 3
R1 QF 2
R1 R1 2
R1 bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Silver2nd bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Silver2nd 3rd R1 4th QF 9
4th R1 R1 R1 R1 5
3rd R1 R2 QF 4
R1 1
QF R1 QF bgcolor=Silver2nd 4th 3rd 6
R2 QF 2
R2 1
bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Silver2nd QF bgcolor=Gold1st QF bgcolor=Silver2nd R1 bgcolor=Gold1st 2nd bgcolor=Gold1st bgcolor=Gold1st R2 12
R1 1
R2 R2 2
R1 1
R1 1
R1 1
R1 1
R1 R2 R2 3

See also

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 9 August 2015. Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on 6 August 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20220915142306/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/decisions-of-caf-executive-committee-on-6-august-2015. 15 September 2022. CAFOnline.com. 9 August 2022.
  2. Web site: 21 July 2016. Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230620191516/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/total-title-sponsor-of-the-africa-cup-of-nations-and-partner-of-african-football. 20 June 2023. CAFOnline.com. 3 June 2022.
  3. Web site: 21 July 2016. Total to sponsor CAF competitions for the next eight years. africanews. 21 July 2016.
  4. Web site: 21 November 2019. CAF Holds Executive Committee Meeting ahead of CAN Total U-23 Final. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20191122040616/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/la-caf-a-tenu-ce-jour-au-caire-la-seconde-reunion-statutaire-de-son-comite-execu. 22 November 2019. CAFOnline.com. 21 November 2019. New formats for youth and women’s competitions based on 12 teams were approved..
  5. Web site: 8 March 2021. 2021 Total U17 Africa Cup of Nations cancelled . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20210309060236/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/2021-total-u17-africa-cup-of-nations-cancelled. 9 March 2021. CAFOnline.com. 16 May 2023.
  6. Web site: 4 February 2017. Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409172459/https://www.cafonline.com/total-africa-cup-of-nations/news/gabon-new-host-of-2017-afcon-u-17. 9 April 2023. CAFOnline.com. 27 May 2022.
  7. Web site: Okinyo. Collins. 3 February 2017. Gabon new host for U17 Championship. SuperSport. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20170204083040/http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/170203/Gabon_new_host_for_U17_Championship. 4 February 2017. 23 February 2017.
  8. Web site: 27 May 2015. CAF Executive Committee decisions of 26 May 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230206203849/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-executive-committee-decisions-of-26-may-2015. 6 February 2023. CAFOnline.com. 27 May 2022. Furthermore, the CAF Executive Committee ruled favourably on the request of the Tanzanian Football Association to host the 2019 African U-17 Championship....
  9. Web site: 29 September 2018. Decisions of CAF Executive }} - 27 & 28 September 2018]. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230207205305/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/decisions-of-caf-executive--27-28-september-2018. 7 February 2023. CAFOnline.com. 23 September 2022. Total U-17 AFCON 2021 : Morocco.
  10. Web site: 15 May 2021. CAF Executive Committee Media Statement. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20230409164341/https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/caf-executive-committee-media-statement-x5213. 9 April 2023. CAFOnline.com. 23 September 2022. TOTAL CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Algeria.
  11. Web site: 15 May 2021. L’Algérie organisera l'édition 2023. Foot / CAN U17: Algeria will organize the 2023 edition. Le Soir d'Algerie. 23 June 2022. fr-FR.

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