U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

The logo under sponsoring of Total, the former name of TotalEnergies.

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 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to align with to the senior version, the Africa Cup of Nations.[1]

On 21 July 2016, French energy and petroleum giant Total S.A., renamed TotalEnergies on 28 May 2021, secured an 8-year sponsorship package from CAF to support its competitions.[2]

Team	Champions	Runners-up	Third-place	Fourth-place
Ghana	2 (1995, 1999)	2 (2005, 2017)	2 (1997, 2007)	–
Nigeria	2 (2001, 2007)	2 (1995, 2013)	1 (2003)	2 (2015, 2019)
Mali	2 (2015, 2017)	1 (1997)	2 (1999, 2001)	1 (1995*)
Cameroon	2 (2003, 2019)	–	–	1 (1999)
Gambia	2 (2005*, 2009)	–	–	–
Burkina Faso	1 (2011)	2 (1999, 2001)	1 (2009)	–
Ivory Coast	1 (2013)	–	1 (2005)	1 (2011)
Egypt	1 (1997)	–	–	1 (2003)
Guinea	–	1 (2019)	3 (1995, 2015, 2017)	–
South Africa	–	1 (2015)	–	1 (2005)
Sierra Leone	–	1 (2003)	–	–
Togo	–	1 (2007*)	–	–
Algeria	–	1 (2009*)	–	–
Rwanda	–	1 (2011*)	–	–
Tunisia	–	–	1 (2013)	1 (2007)
Congo	–	–	1 (2011)	–
Angola	–	–	1 (2019)	–
Ethiopia	–	–	–	1 (1997)
Malawi	–	–	–	1 (2009)
Morocco	–	–	–	1 (2013*)
Niger	–	–	–	1 (2017)

* = As hosts

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

Team	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	Years
Algeria	•	•	•	×	•	×	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	•	q	2
Angola	•	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	3rd	×	4
Botswana	GS	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	3
Burkina Faso	×	•	2nd	2nd	•	GS	GS	3rd	1st	•	•	•	•	q	7
Cameroon	×	×	4th	GS	1st	•	•	GS	•	•	GS	GS	1st	q	8
Congo	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	3rd	GS	•		•	q	3
Egypt	•	1st	•	×	4th	×	•	×	GS	×	•	•	×	•	3
Eritrea	×	×	×	•	•	•	GS	•	×	×	×	×	×	×	1
Eswatini	×	×	•	•	GS	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	1
Ethiopia	×	4th	•	GS	GS	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3
Gabon	×	×	•	×	•	×	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	3
Gambia	×	×	×	•	GS	1st	•	1st	GS	•	•	×	•	×	4
Ghana	1st	3rd	1st	•	•	2nd	3rd	•	•	GS		2nd	•	•	7
Guinea	3rd	•	GS		GS	•	•	GS	•	•	3rd	3rd	2nd	×	7
Ivory Coast	•	GS	•	×	•	3rd	•	•	4th	1st	GS	•	•	•	5
Malawi	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	4th	×	•	×	×	•	•	1
Mali	4th	2nd	3rd	3rd	•	GS	•	•	GS	•	1st	1st	•	q	9
Morocco	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	×	•	4th	•	•	GS	q	3
Mozambique	GS	×	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2
Niger	×	×	×	×	×	×	×		×	•	GS	4th	•	•	2
Nigeria	2nd	•	GS	1st	3rd	GS	1st	•	•	2nd	4th	•	4th	q	10
Rwanda	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	×	•	×	1
Senegal	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	GS	q	3
Seychelles	×	×	×	GS	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	1
Sierra Leone	•	•	×	•	2nd	•	×	•	•	×	×	×	•	•	1
Somalia														q	1
South Africa	•	•	•	•	•	4th	GS	•	•	•	2nd	•	•	q	4
South Sudan	Country didn't exist: part of Sudan									×	×	×	•	q	1
Sudan	GS	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	×	1
Tanzania	•	×	×	•	•		×	×	×	•	•	GS	GS	•	2
Togo	•	×	•	×	×	×	2nd	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	1
Tunisia	GS	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	3
Uganda	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	GS	•	1
Zambia		×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	q	2
Zimbabwe	•	GS	GS	•	•	GS	•	GS	×	×	×	×	•	×	4

Legend

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

Team	1985	1987	1989	1991	1993	1995	1997	1999	2001	2003	2005	2007	2009	2011	2013	2015	2017	2019	2023	Total
Algeria													R1							1
Angola																		R2		1
Burkina Faso								R1	3rd				R2	R1						4
Cameroon										R1								R1		2
Congo	R1			R1										R2						3
Egypt		R1					QF													2
Gambia											R1		R1							2
Ghana			R1	1st	2nd	1st	2nd	3rd			R1	4th					QF			9
Guinea	4th		R1			R1										R1	R1			5
Ivory Coast		3rd									R1			R2	QF					4
Malawi													R1							1
Mali							QF	R1	QF							2nd	4th			5
Morocco															R2					1
Niger																	R2			1
Nigeria	1st	2nd	QF		1st	QF			2nd	R1		1st	2nd		1st	1st		R2		12
Rwanda														R1						1
Senegal																		R2		1
Sierra Leone										R1										1
South Africa																R1				1
Sudan				R1																1
Togo												R1								1
Tunisia					R1							R2			R2					3

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