2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations#Tournament rankings

{{short description|16th edition of U-17 AFCON}}

{{Infobox international football competition

| tourney_name = U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

| year = 2025

| other_titles = {{ubl|كأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 17 سنة 2025 |Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 17 ans 2025}}

| image =File:2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations logo.png

| size = 250px

| country = Morocco

| dates = 30 March – 19 April

| num_teams = 16

| confederations = 1

| venues = 4

| cities = 4

| champion_other ={{fbu|17|MAR}}

| count =1

| second_other ={{fbu|17|MLI}}

| third_other ={{fbu|17|CIV}}

| fourth_other ={{fbu|17|BUR}}

| matches = 34

| goals = 100

| top_scorer = {{fbuicon|17|BFA}} Asharaf Tapsoba
{{fbuicon|17|CIV}} Alynho Haïdara
(7 goals each)

| player = {{fbuicon|17|MAR}} Abdellah Ouazane

| goalkeeper ={{fbuicon|17|MAR}} Chouaib Bellaarouch

| fair_play ={{fbu|17|MLI}}

| prevseason = 2023

| nextseason = 2026

| updated =

}}

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, was 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.

Morocco was chosen as the host of this edition on 16 December 2024 at the annual CAF Executive Committee meeting along the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco where CAF appointed the country as host.{{Cite web|title=CAF Executive Committee approves 2025 Competition Calendar and TotalEnergies CAF Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2025 Final Draw Date |url=https://www.cafonline.com/inside-caf/news/caf-executive-committee-approves-2025-competition-calendar-and-totalenergies-caf-africa-cup-of-nations-morocco-2025-final-draw-date/ |date=16 December 2024|access-date=17 December 2024}} which it organised from 30 March to 19 April. The top 10 teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the CAF representatives.

It was the first U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to feature 16 teams.

Senegal were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

Qualification

{{Main|2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification}}

=Player eligibility=

Players born on 1 January 2008 or later were eligible to participate in this tournament edition.

=Qualified teams=

The following teams qualified for the tournament.

{{Hatnote|All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of the group stages in 1995.}}

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! Team

! Zone

! Date of qualification

! data-sort-type="number" |Appearance

! Last appearance

! Previous best performance

{{fbu|17|EGY}}rowspan="3" | North Zone{{dts|2024|11|23|format=dmy}}4th2011{{sort|01|Champions}} (1997)
{{fbu|17|MAR}} (hosts){{dts|2024|11|23|format=dmy}}4th2023{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2023)
{{fbu|17|TUN}}{{dts|2025|2|5|format=dmy}}4th2013{{sort|03|Third place}} (2013)
{{fbu|17|MLI}}rowspan=3 | West A Zone{{dts|2024|11|1|format=dmy}}10th2023{{sort|01|Champions}} (2015, 2017)
{{fbu|17|SEN}}{{dts|2024|11|1|format=dmy}}4th2023{{sort|01|Champions}} (2023)
{{fbu|17|GAM}}{{dts|2025|2|5|format=dmy}}5th2011{{sort|01|Champions}} (2005, 2009)
{{fbu|17|BFA}}rowspan=2 | West B Zone{{dts|2024|5|25|format=dmy}}8th2023{{sort|01|Champions}} (2011)
{{fbu|17|CIV}}{{dts|2024|5|25|format=dmy}}6th2015{{sort|01|Champions}} (2013)
{{fbu|17|CMR}}rowspan=2 | Central Zone{{dts|2025|2|22|format=dmy}}9th2023{{sort|01|Champions}} (2003, 2019)
{{fbu|17|CAR}}{{dts|2025|2|22|format=dmy}}1stNone{{sort|99|Debut}}
{{fbu|17|TAN}}rowspan=3 | Central-East Zone{{dts|2024|12|24|format=dmy}}3rd2019{{sort|16|Group stage}} (2017, 2019)
{{fbu|17|UGA}}{{dts|2024|12|24|format=dmy}}2nd2019{{sort|16|Group stage}} (2019)
{{fbu|17|SOM}}{{dts|2025|2|5|format=dmy}}2nd2023{{sort|16|Group stage}} (2023)
{{fbu|17|ANG}}rowspan=3 | South Zone{{dts|2024|12|11|format=dmy}}5th2019{{sort|03|Third place}} (2019)
{{fbu|17|ZAM}}{{dts|2024|12|11|format=dmy}}3rd2023{{sort|16|Group stage}} (2015, 2023)
{{fbu|17|RSA}}{{dts|2025|02|05|addkey=1|format=dmy}}5th2023{{sort|02|Runners-up}} (2015)

Match officials

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Venues

The host country for the final tournament is Morocco, appointed during the General Assembly held in Marrakech, Morocco on 16 December 2024.{{Cite web|url=https://www.idiskitimes.co.za/african-football/caf-announces-key-dates-for-2025/|title=CAF Announces Key Dates For 2025|work=iDiski Times|date=16 December 2024}}

The Royal Moroccan Football Federation choose four venues in four cities across the host nation Morocco: Casablanca, El Jadida, Mohammedia and Berrechid.{{Cite web |title=TotalEnergies, U17 AFRICA CUP OF NATIONS, MOROCCO 2025 Fixtures |url=https://frmf.ma/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/TotalEnergies-U17-AFRICA-CUP-OF-NATIONS-MOROCCO-2025_Fixtures.pdf |publisher=Royal Moroccan Football Federation |website=frmf.ma}}

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colspan=2| Casablanca

!colspan=2| El Jadida

!colspan=2| Mohammedia

!colspan=2| Berrechid

colspan=2| Larbi Zaouli Stadium

|colspan=2| Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium

|colspan=2| El Bachir Stadium

|colspan=2| Berrechid Municipal Stadium

colspan=2| Capacity: 18,600

|colspan=2| Capacity: 15,000

|colspan=2| Capacity: 10,000

|colspan=2| Capacity: 5,000

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Squads

{{Details|2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations squads}}

The 16 national teams involved in the tournament were required to register a squad of 21 players with an option of up to 5 more additional players, including three goalkeepers. Only players born on or after 1 January 2008 are eligible to be registered in these squads.

Draw

The draw procedure was announced on 10 February 2025,{{Cite web |title=Final Draw for the TotalEnergies CAF Under-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Morocco 2025 to take place on 13 February at CAF headquarters in Cairo |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/news/final-draw-for-the-totalenergies-caf-under-17-africa-cup-of-nations-morocco-2025-to-take-place-on-13-february-at-caf-headquarters-in-cairo/ |access-date=12 February 2025|date=12 February 2025|website=CAFonline.com|publisher=Confederation of African Football}} with the draw to occur on 13 February 2025 in Cairo, Egypt. The 16 teams were drawn into four groups of four teams.{{cite web |title=Uganda, Tanzania placed in Group A for U-17 AFCON |url=https://cecafaonline.com/uganda-tanzania-placed-in-group-a-for-u-17-afcon/ |access-date=13 February 2025 |work=CECAFAonline.com|publisher=CECAFA |date=13 February 2025}} Teams are seeded according to their performance in the 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations. Hosts Morocco were automatically assigned to Position A1 in the draw. Previous edition winners Senegal were assigned to Position C1 with Burkina Faso and Mali assigned to positions B1 and D1 respectively. The rest of the field were placed in Pot 1 to be drawn into the remaining positions.

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width=38%|Seeded

!width=62%|Pot 1

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  • {{fbu|17|MAR}} (A1)
  • {{fbu|17|SEN}} (C1)
  • {{nowrap|{{fbu|17|BFA}} (B1)}}
  • {{fbu|17|MLI}} (D1)

|valign=top|{{columns-list|colwidth=6em|

  • {{fbu|17|AGO}}
  • {{fbu|17|CMR}}
  • {{fbu|17|CAR}}
  • {{fbu|17|EGY}}
  • {{fbu|17|GAM}}
  • {{fbu|17|CIV}}
  • {{fbu|17|SOM}}
  • {{fbu|17|RSA}}
  • {{fbu|17|TAN}}
  • {{fbu|17|TUN}}
  • {{fbu|17|UGA}}
  • {{fbu|17|ZAM}}}}

Group stage

{{Hatnote|All times are local, MST (UTC+1).}}

= 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 tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings:

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams were tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, if two teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are applied exclusively to these two teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

= Group A =

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|name_TAN={{fbu|17|TAN}}

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|win_TAN=0 |draw_TAN=0 |loss_TAN=3 |gf_TAN=1 |ga_TAN=10 |status_TAN=

|win_ZAM=2 |draw_ZAM=1 |loss_ZAM=0 |gf_ZAM=6 |ga_ZAM=2 |status_ZAM=

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2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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| goals1 =

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| attendance =

| referee = Lominson Todihajaniaina (Madagascar)

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| attendance =

| referee = Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

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| time = 20:00

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| score = 3–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|TAN}}

| goals1 = *Belmokhtar {{goal|76}}

| goals2 =

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| attendance =

| referee = Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

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| time = 20:00

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| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbu|17|ZAM}}

| goals1 = *Torach {{goal|49}}

| goals2 = *Chipelu {{goal|20}}

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

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= Group B =

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|name_CMR={{fbu|17|CMR}}

|name_RSA={{fbu|17|RSA}}

|name_EGY={{fbu|17|EGY}}

|team_order=BFA, RSA, EGY, CMR

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|win_CMR=0 |draw_CMR=1 |loss_CMR=2 |gf_CMR=2 |ga_CMR=4

|win_RSA=1 |draw_RSA=1 |loss_RSA=1 |gf_RSA=4 |ga_RSA=5

|win_EGY=1 |draw_EGY=0 |loss_EGY=2 |gf_EGY=6 |ga_EGY=7

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2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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|goals1 = Tapsoba {{goal|19||41}}

|goals2 = Mimbang {{goal|75}}

|stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

|attendance =

|referee = Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

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| team2 = {{fbu|17|EGY}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Leonidas da Graça (Cape Verde)

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| time = 14:00

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| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|RSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)

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| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|EGY}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbu|17|BFA}}

| goals1 = Ateya {{goal|78}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

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| date = {{Start date|2025|4|6|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BFA}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|RSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

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| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|CMR}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbu|17|EGY}}

| goals1 = Zibi {{goal|33|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia

| attendance =

| referee = Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=6bqgwp5vee4ls1rnq4in9blec

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= Group C =

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|name_GAM={{fbu|17|GAM}}

|name_SOM={{fbu|17|SOM}}

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|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=PO

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2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

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| date = {{Start date|2025|4|1|df=y}}

| time = 14:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SEN}}

| score = 1–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|GAM}}

| goals1 = I. Sow {{goal|7}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

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|attendance =

|referee = Reginald Amoah (Ghana)

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|referee = Cregue Moukagni (Gabon)

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|goals1 =

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|referee = Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

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| date = {{Start date|2025|4|7|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|SEN}}

| score = 2–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|SOM}}

| goals1 = *I. Sow {{goal|29|pen.}}

| goals2 =

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=c9lacgkx9i4br5ct2tlibys5w

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|7|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|GAM}}

| score = 1–2

| team2 = {{fbu|17|TUN}}

| goals1 = *Mendy {{goal|46}}

| goals2 = *Ben Mahmoud {{goal|42}}

| stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

| attendance =

| referee = Lominson Josianno Elivas Todihajaniaina (Madagascar)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=c9w6iqsevx47wkoa83l7klzbo

}}

= Group D =

{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|section=Group D

|class_rules=Tiebreakers

|source=[https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/schedule-results/ CAF]

|show_matches=no

|name_MLI={{fbu|17|MLI}}

|name_ANG={{fbu|17|ANG}}

|name_CIV={{fbu|17|CIV}}

|name_CAR={{fbu|17|CAR}}

|team_order=CIV, MLI, ANG, CAR

|update=complete

|win_MLI=2 |draw_MLI=0 |loss_MLI=1 |gf_MLI=6 |ga_MLI=5 |status_MLI=

|win_ANG=1 |draw_ANG=1 |loss_ANG=1 |gf_ANG=7 |ga_ANG=3 |status_ANG=

|win_CIV=2 |draw_CIV=1 |loss_CIV=0 |gf_CIV=10 |ga_CIV=3 |status_CIV=

|win_CAR=0 |draw_CAR=0 |loss_CAR=3 |gf_CAR=2 |ga_CAR=14 |status_CAR=

|res_col_header=Q

|result1=KO |result2=KO |result3=PO

|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=Knockout stage and
2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

|col_PO=blue1 |text_PO={{nobr|FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off}}

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2025|4|1|df=y}}

|time = 17:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|MLI}}

|score = 2–1

|team2 = {{fbu|17|ANG}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

|attendance =

|referee = Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

|report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3rr7q8dpomh8rb0csv5hag74k

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|1|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|CIV}}

| score = 6–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CAR}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Otto {{goal|45+4}}

| stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

| attendance =

| referee = Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3s2j746co52rluc3iybwc25uc

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|4|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|ANG}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CIV}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

| attendance =

| referee = Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3sdnt6f1rnec6bjwahdwhddec

}}

{{Football box

|date = {{Start date|2025|4|4|df=y}}

|time = 20:00

|team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|CAR}}

|score = 0–2

|team2 = {{fbu|17|MLI}}

|goals1 =

|goals2 =

|stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

|attendance =

|referee = Lucky Kasalirwe (Uganda)

|report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3sotck7zyzwviu1ob61itg2l0

}}

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{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|7|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|MLI}}

| score = 2–4

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CIV}}

| goals1 = *Dembélé {{goal|45+3}}

| goals2 = *Haïdara {{goal|4||18|pen.}}

| stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

| attendance =

| referee = Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3t0b0jvpis3dkby4hf5nb1hjo

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|7|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|ANG}}

| score = 6–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CAR}}

| goals1 = *Lucas {{goal|13|pen.}}

| goals2 = *Otto {{goal|87}}

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=3tbhxfj672g8nk223cvq0scgk

}}

FIFA U-17 World Cup play-off

Winners qualified for 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|12|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|UGA}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|GAM}}

| goals1 = Bogere {{goal|13||33}}

| goals2 = Kanyi {{goal|1}}

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=9dzwc3vfpmvha1j94ko86smc4

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|12|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|EGY}}

| score = 2–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|ANG}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Lourenço {{goal|83}}

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Vincent Kabore (Burkina Faso)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=9etubnv42tryxk1qk3odde2ok

}}

Knockout stage

In the knockout stage, penalty shoot-outs are used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 75).

= Bracket =

{{#invoke:RoundN|N8

|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes|RD1=Quarter-finals|RD2=Semi-finals|RD3=Final|Consol=Third place match

|10 April – Mohammedia|{{fbu|17|MAR}}|3|{{fbu|17|RSA}}|1

|11 April – Berrechid|{{nobr|{{fbu|17|CIV}} {{pso}}}}|0 (5)|{{fbu|17|SEN}}|0 (3)

|10 April – Casablanca|{{fbu|17|BUR}}|6|{{fbu|17|ZAM}}|1

|11 April – El Jadida|{{fbu|17|TUN}}|1 (9)|{{fbu|17|MLI}} {{pso}}|{{nobr|1 (10)}}

|15 April – Mohammedia|{{fbu|17|MAR}} {{pso}}|{{nobr|0 (4)}}|{{fbu|17|CIV}}|0 (3)

|15 April – Casablanca|{{nobr|{{fbu|17|BFA}}}}|0|{{fbu|17|MLI}}|2

|19 April – Mohammedia|{{fbu|17|MAR}} {{pso}}|0 (4)|{{fbu|17|MLI}}|0 (2)

|18 April – Casablanca|{{nobr|{{fbu|17|CIV}} {{pso}}}}|{{nobr|1 (4)}}|{{fbu|17|BFA}}|1 (1)

}}

= Quarter-finals =

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|10|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BFA}}

| score = 6–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|ZAM}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Nyirongo {{goal|35}}

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Hamza El Fareq (Morocco)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=dfcbxdrjfd3fssmm9drgghlas

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|10|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|MAR}}

| score = 3–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|RSA}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 = Bohloko {{goal|54}}

| stadium = El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia

| attendance =

| referee = Brahamou Sadou Ali (Niger)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=degjjjttquknjiqwiim6qdmok

}}

----

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|11|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|CIV}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|SEN}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Berrechid Municipal Stadium, Berrechid

| attendance =

| referee = Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=dh3fexja9igsrhqsfi7o5d34k

| penaltyscore = 5–3

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|11|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|TUN}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|MLI}}

| goals1 = *Saidi {{goal|79}}

| goals2 = *Dembélé {{goal|42}}

| stadium = Ben M'Hamed El Abdi Stadium, El Jadida

| attendance =

| referee = Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=dg8389ng5v5l9ujaxjley1wr8

| penaltyscore = 9–10

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

}}

= Semi-finals =

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|15|df=y}}

| time = 17:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|BUR}}

| score = 0–2

| team2 = {{fbu|17|MLI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Abdulwahid Huraywidah (Libya)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=1nf3f8sv740b01rd50iut4hec

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

}}

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|15|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|MAR}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|CIV}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia

| attendance =

| referee = Brighton Chimene (Zimbabwe)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/en/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=1mlik5rh8jnts5p4nhh5s7xn8

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| penaltyscore = 4–3

| penalties1 =

| penalties2 =

}}

= Third place match =

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|18|df=y}}

| time = 20:00

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|CIV}}

| score = 1–1

| team2 = {{fbu|17|BUR}}

| goals1 = *Haïdara {{goal|84}}

| goals2 = *Diakité {{goal|28}}

| stadium = Larbi Zaouli Stadium, Casablanca

| attendance =

| referee = Lominson Josianno Elivas Todihajaniaina (Madagascar)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=6vbkm1vfrs7t2ndoaomdt6sd0

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| penaltyscore = 4–1

| penalties1 = *Haïdara {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 = *{{pengoal}} Barro

}}

= Final =

{{Football box

| date = {{Start date|2025|4|19|df=y}}

| time = 15:00{{refn|group=note|The match was originally scheduled to kick-off at 20:00, but was rescheduled to 15:00.{{Cite web|date=17 April 2025|title=TotalEnergies CAF U17 AFCON Final between Morocco and Mali to kick off at 15:00 on Saturday, 19 April|url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/news/totalenergies-caf-u17-afcon-final-between-morocco-and-mali-to-kick-off-at-1500-on-saturday-19-april/|access-date=19 April 2025|work=Confederation of African Football}}}}

| team1 = {{fbu-rt|17|MAR}}

| score = 0–0

| team2 = {{fbu|17|MLI}}

| goals1 =

| goals2 =

| stadium = El Bachir Stadium, Mohammedia

| attendance =

| referee = Antsino Twanyanyukwa (Namibia)

| report = https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/match-centre?competition=aenz5625kw4280usgjnbo8mqz&season=2vxefuhr7kbqev350egrokwlw&match=5e1vh79xx3vs8qqemi81g8iz8

| event =

| round =

| score1 =

| score2 =

| penaltyscore = 4–2

| penalties1 = *Baha {{pengoal}}

| penalties2 = *{{pengoal}} Bomba

}}

Tournament rankings

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Ranking criteria
For teams eliminated in the same knockout round, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings:

  1. Goal difference in round eliminated;
  2. Goals scored in round eliminated;
  3. If teams eliminated in the semi-finals are still tied, the above criteria are reapplied for the quarter-finals round;
  4. Points in group stage;
  5. Goal difference in group stage;
  6. Goals scored in group stage;
  7. Disciplinary points.

For teams eliminated in the group stage, the following criteria are applied, in the order given, to determine the final rankings

  1. Position in group;
  2. Points;
  3. Goal difference;
  4. Goals scored;
  5. Disciplinary points.

{{Fb cl3 header navbar|p=yes|group=no|no-extras=yes|fs=95}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=1|t={{fbu|17|MAR}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=3|l=0|gf=11|ga=1|bc=gold}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=2|t={{fbu|17|MLI}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=3|d=2|l=1|gf=9|ga=6|bc=silver}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=3|t={{fbu|17|CIV}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=4|l=0|gf=11|ga=4|bc=#c96}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=4|t={{fbu|17|BUR}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=4|d=1|l=1|gf=13|ga=6}}

|-

| colspan="11"| Eliminated in the quarter-finals

|-

{{Fb cl3 team|p=5|t={{fbu|17|TUN}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=2|l=0|gf=6|ga=2}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=6|t={{fbu|17|SEN}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=2|l=0|gf=3|ga=0}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=7|t={{fbu|17|RSA}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=2|gf=5|ga=8}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=8|t={{fbu|17|ZAM}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=2|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=8}}

|-

| colspan="11"| Eliminated in the group stage

|-

{{Fb cl3 team|p=9|t={{fbu|17|ANG}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=1|l=1|gf=7|ga=3}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=10|t={{fbu|17|GAM}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=6|ga=4}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=11|t={{fbu|17|EGY}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=6|ga=7}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=12|t={{fbu|17|UGA}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=1|d=0|l=2|gf=4|ga=7}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=13|t={{fbu|17|CMR}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=1|l=2|gf=2|ga=4}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=14|t={{fbu|17|SOM}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=1|ga=10}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=15|t={{fbu|17|TAN}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=1|ga=10}}

{{Fb cl3 team|p=16|t={{fbu|17|CTA}} |gr= |no-extras=yes |w=0|d=0|l=3|gf=2|ga=14}}

|}

Goalscorers

{{Goalscorers|matches=34|goals=100

|7 goals=

|4 goals=

|3 goals=

|2 goals=

|1 goal=

|1 own goal=

}}

Awards

The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"

!Golden Boot{{cite web |date=19 April 2025 |title=Ouazane named best player as Morocco sweep awards after historic triumph over Mali |url=https://www.cafonline.com/caf-u-17-africa-cup-of-nations/news/ouazane-named-best-player-as-morocco-sweep-awards-after-historic-triumph-over-mali/ |archive-url= |archive-date= |access-date=19 April 2025 |website=CAFOnline.com}}

!Most Valuable Player

!Best Goalkeeper

!Coach of the Tournament

!Fair Play award

{{fbuicon|17|BUR}} Asharaf Tapsoba

{{fbuicon|17|CIV}} Alynho Haïdara

|{{fbuicon|17|MAR}} Abdellah Ouazane

|{{fbuicon|17|MAR}} Chouaib Bellaarouch

|{{fbuicon|17|MAR}} Nabil Baha

|{{fbu|17|MLI}}

Qualified teams for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following teams from CAF qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar.

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!Team

!Qualified on

! data-sort-type="number" |Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1

{{nobr|{{fbu|17|BFA}}}}

|{{dts|2025|4|3|format=dmy}}

|5 (1999, 2001, 2009, 2011, 2023)

{{fbu|17|MLI}}

|{{dts|2025|4|4|format=dmy}}

|6 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2015, 2017, 2023)

{{fbu|17|MAR}}

| rowspan="3" |{{dts|2025|4|6|format=dmy}}

|2 (2013, 2023)

{{nobr|{{fbu|17|RSA}}}}

|1 (2015)

{{fbu|17|ZAM}}

|0 (debut)

{{fbu|17|CIV}}

| rowspan="3" |{{dts|2025|4|7|format=dmy}}

|4 (1987, 2005, 2011, 2013)

{{fbu|17|SEN}}

|2 (2019, 2023)

{{fbu|17|TUN}}

|3 (1993, 2007, 2013)

{{fbu|17|EGY}}

|rowspan="2"|{{dts|2025|4|12|format=dmy}}

|2 (1987, 1997)

{{fbu|17|UGA}}

|0 (debut)

1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Notes

See also

References