Algeria qualified automatically as hosts.
QUALIFYING STAGE
North Zone (in Algeria)
[Nov 8]
Tunisia 0-2 Morocco
Libya 2-1 Egypt
[Nov 11]
Egypt 3-1 Tunisia
Morocco 1-0 Libya
[Nov 14]
Tunisia 3-2 Libya
Egypt 1-2 Morocco
1.Morocco 3 3 0 0 5- 1 9 Winners
2.Egypt 3 1 0 2 5- 5 3
3.Libya 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
4.Tunisia 3 1 0 2 4- 7 3
Morocco qualified
West A Zone (in Mauritania)
Group A
[Oct 1]
Mauritania 0-3 Sierra Leone
1.Sierra Leone 1 1 0 0 3- 0 3 Qualified
2.Mauritania 1 0 0 1 0- 3 0 Qualified
-.Liberia disqualified
Group B
[Oct 1]
Cape Verde 0-6 Senegal
[Oct 3]
Mali 7-1 Cape Verde
[Oct 5]
Senegal 1-2 Mali
1.Mali 2 2 0 0 9- 2 6 Qualified
2.Senegal 2 1 0 1 7- 2 3 Qualified
3.Cape Verde 2 0 0 2 1-13 0
Semifinals [Oct 7]
Sierra Leone 0-0 Senegal [5-6 pen]
Mali 2-0 Mauritania
Final [Oct 9]
Senegal 1-1 Mali [2-4 pen]
Mali and Senegal qualified
West B Zone (in Ghana)
Group A
[Jun 11]
Ghana 2-4 Nigeria
[Jun 14]
Nigeria 3-1 Togo
[Jun 17]
Togo 0-3 Ghana
1.Nigeria 2 2 0 0 7- 3 6 Qualified
2.Ghana 2 1 0 1 5- 4 3 Qualified
3.Togo 2 0 0 2 1- 6 0
Group B
[Jun 12]
Ivory Coast 2-3 Benin
Burkina Faso 2-1 Niger
[Jun 15]
Niger 1-6 Ivory Coast
Benin 1-2 Burkina Faso
[Jun 18]
Niger 3-1 Benin
Ivory Coast 2-4 Burkina Faso
1.Burkina Faso 3 3 0 0 8- 4 9 Qualified
2.Ivory Coast 3 1 0 2 10- 8 3 Qualified
3.Benin 3 1 0 2 5- 7 3
4.Niger 3 1 0 2 5- 9 3
Semifinals [Jun 21]
Nigeria 3-1 Ivory Coast
Burkina Faso 1-0 Ghana
Final [Jun 24]
Nigeria 2-1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria and Burkina Faso qualified
Central Zone (in Cameroon)
[Jan 12]
Central Afr. Rep 0-4 Cameroon
[Jan 15]
Cameroon 2-0 Congo
[Jan 18]
Congo 3-0 Central African Republic
1.Cameroon 2 2 0 0 6- 0 6 Winners
2.Congo 2 1 0 1 3- 2 3
3.Central Afr. Rep. 2 0 0 2 0- 7 0
Cameroon and Congo qualified
Central East Zone (in Ethiopia)
Group A
[Oct 3]
Ethiopia 0-1 Somalia
[Oct 6]
Tanzania 3-2 Ethiopia
[Oct 9]
Somalia 1-2 Tanzania
1.Tanzania 2 2 0 0 5- 3 6 Qualified
2.Somalia 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3 Qualified
3.Ethiopia 2 0 0 2 2- 4 0
Group B
[Oct 3]
Uganda 4-0 Burundi
[Oct 6]
South Sudan 1-4 Uganda
[Oct 9]
Burundi 1-1 South Sudan
1.Uganda 2 2 0 0 8- 1 6 Qualified
2.South Sudan 2 0 1 1 2- 5 1 Qualified
3.Burundi 2 0 1 1 1- 5 1
Semifinals [Oct 12]
Uganda 1-1 Somalia [7-8 pen]
Tanzania 1-1 South Sudan [3-4 pen]
Third Place Match [Oct 15]
Uganda 1-1 Tanzania [1-4 pen]
Final [Oct 15]
Somalia 3-1 South Sudan
Somalia and South Sudan qualified
South Zone (in Malawi)
Group A
[Dec 2]
Malawi 2-2 Botswana
[Dec 4]
Malawi 2-1 Namibia
[Dec 6]
Namibia 0-1 Botswana
1.Malawi 2 1 1 0 4- 3 4 Qualified
2.Botswana 2 1 1 0 3- 2 4 Qualified
3.Namibia 2 0 0 2 1- 3 0
-.Angola disqualified
Group B
[Dec 3]
South Africa 11-0 Seychelles
Zambia 1-0 Mozambique
[Dec 5]
Mozambique 0-1 South Africa
Zambia 7-1 Seychelles
[Dec 7]
Seychelles 0-0 Mozambique
South Africa 0-1 Zambia
1.Zambia 3 3 0 0 9- 1 9 Qualified
2.South Africa 3 2 0 1 12- 1 6 Qualified
3.Mozambique 3 0 1 2 0- 2 1
4.Seychelles 3 0 1 2 1-18 1
Semifinals [Dec 9]
Zambia 4-2 Botswana
Malawi 1-5 South Africa
Third Place Match [Dec 11]
Malawi 5-1 Botswana
Final [Dec 11]
Zambia 1-0 South Africa
Zambia and South Africa qualified
FINAL TOURNAMENT
Algeria, April 29-May 19, 2023
Group A
29 Apr 2023 Algeria 2-0 Somalia
[Anatouf 22, 52]
30 Apr 2023 Senegal 1-0 Congo
[Fallou Diouf 78]
02 May 2023 Algeria 0-3 Senegal
[A. Diouf 45+4, 61pen, Savane 86]
02 May 2023 Congo 1-1 Somalia
[Nzouzi 58; Diini Mohamed 32]
05 May 2023 Congo 1-1 Algeria
[Ndzoukou 67; Anatouf 74]
05 May 2023 Somalia 0-3 Senegal
[S. Mohamed 8og, A. Diouf 33, Diemé 88pen]
1.SENEGAL 3 3 0 0 7- 0 9
2.ALGERIA 3 1 1 1 3- 4 4
3.CONGO 3 0 2 1 2- 3 2
4.Somalia 3 0 1 2 1- 6 1
Group B
30 Apr 2023 Nigeria 1-0 Zambia
[F. Daniel 76]
30 Apr 2023 Morocco 2-0 South Africa
[Ait Boudlal 73pen, Hanin 83]
03 May 2023 Nigeria 0-1 Morocco
[Maali 2]
03 May 2023 South Africa 3-2 Zambia
[Mkhawana 12, 31, Dokunmu 76; Mwanza 45, 48]
06 May 2023 South Africa 2-3 Nigeria
[Mkhawana 6, Mabena 45+3; Agada 34, Eke 46, Abdullahi 65]
06 May 2023 Zambia 2-1 Morocco
[Malaya 73, Mwanza 88pen; Ouazane 19]
1.MOROCCO 3 2 0 1 4- 2 6
2.NIGERIA 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6
3.SOUTH AFRICA 3 1 0 2 5- 7 3
4.Zambia 3 1 0 2 4- 5 3
Group C
01 May 2023 Mali 1-0 Burkina Faso
[M. Doumbia 26]
04 May 2023 Cameroon 0-2 Mali
[Barry 86, M. Doumbia 90+5]
07 May 2023 Burkina Faso 2-1 Cameroon
[S. Alio 76, 79; Yondjio 62]
1.MALI 2 2 0 0 3- 0 6
2.BURKINA FASO 2 1 0 1 2- 2 3
3.Cameroon 2 0 0 2 1- 4 0
-.South Sudan disqualified
Quarterfinals
10 May 2023 Senegal 5-0 South Africa
[Renecke 36og, Wallis 39og, Sadio 44, A. Diouf 54, 72]
10 May 2023 Morocco 3-0 Algeria
[Ouazane 28, 57, Chakir 87]
11 May 2023 Mali 3-0 Congo
[Tia 7, M. Doumbia 31, Barry 56pen]
11 May 2023 Nigeria 1-2 Burkina Faso
[Abdullahi 67; A. Camara 45, 57pen]
Semifinals
14 May 2023 Senegal 1-1 Burkina Faso [5-4 pen]
[A. Fall 16; Ouedraogo 83]
14 May 2023 Morocco 0-0 Mali [6-5 pen]
Third Place Match
18 May 2023 Burkina Faso 2-1 Mali
[O. Camara 26pen, Bougma 47; M. Doumbia 58]
Final
18 May 2023 Senegal 2-1 Morocco
[F. Diouf 80pen, Savane 83; Ait Boudlal 14]
Senegal, Morocco, Burkina Faso and Mali qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup
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