The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the

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U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for

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purposes, is a biennial youth

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competition organized by the

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(CAF) for its nations consisting of players under the age of 17. It serves as the African qualification tournament for the

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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

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. On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant

(formerly ''Total S.A'') secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions. 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

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and its impact.

Results

African U-16 Qualifying for World Cup

African U-17 Qualifying for World Cup

African U-17 Championship

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Performances by country

:* = ''As hosts'' ''Note: no 4th-place finish in

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due to

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's disqualification''.

Champions by region

Participating nations

;Legend * – Champions * – Runners-up * – Third place * – Fourth place *GS – Group stage *q – Qualified for upcoming tournament edition * — Hosts * × – Did not enter * • – Did not qualify * × – Withdrew before qualification/Banned * — Withdrew after qualification * — Disqualified after qualification

FIFA U-17 World Cup qualifications

;Legend *1st – Champions *2nd – Runners-up *3rd – Third place *4th – Fourth place *QF – Quarterfinals *R2 – Round 2 *R1 – Round 1 * – Hosts *q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

Notes

References

External links

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Tournament records and statistics
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