2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification

The 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification is a men's under-17 football competition that decides the participating teams of the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
Tournament details
Host countriesTBD (North Zone)
Senegal (West A Zone)
TBD (West B Zone)
TBD (Central Zone)
TBD (Central-East Zone)
Mozambique (South Zone)
Dates20 October 2024 –
2023
2027

Players born on 1 January 2008 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.The host country for the final stage of the edition will be appointed during the General Assembly to be held in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo, on 10 October 2024.[1]

Teams

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Zone Spots Teams entering qualification Did not enter
North Zone
(UNAF)
2 spots
West A Zone
(WAFU-UFOA A)
2 spots
West B Zone
(WAFU-UFOA B)
2 spots
Central Zone
(UNIFFAC)
2 spots
Central-East Zone
(CECAFA)
2 spots
South Zone
(COSAFA)
2 spots
Notes
  • Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.

West A Zone

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The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be hosted by Senegal with the matches played starting 20 October 2024. The matches will be played at Dakar, Senegal.

All times are local, GMT (UTC+0).

Group stage

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The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The winners and the runners-up of each group advanced to the semi-finals.

Group A
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Senegal (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Liberia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Guinea 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Gambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF
(H) Hosts
Group B
Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mali 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Sierra Leone 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
3   Mauritania 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Guinea-Bissau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: CAF

South Zone

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The COSAFA qualifiers for the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations will be played in Mozambique between 5 and 14 December 2024. The draw was announced on 5 September 2024.

All times are local, SAST (UTC+2).

Group stage

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The 12 teams were drawn into three groups of four teams.

Group A

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Mozambique (H) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Malawi 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Lesotho 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Angola 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]
(H) Hosts

Group B

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   Zambia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Namibia 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Zimbabwe 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Eswatini 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

Group C

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Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1   South Africa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Semi-finals
2   Botswana 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible Semi-finals
3   Comoros 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4   Mauritius 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
First match(es) will be played: TBD. Source: [citation needed]

See also

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Notes

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References

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  1. ^ "CAF Executive Committee announces dates of CAF TotalEnergies Africa Cup of Nations ("AFCON") Morocco 2025 and CAF TotalEnergies Women's Africa Cup of Nations 2024". 21 June 2024. Retrieved 5 September 2024.