African U-17 Championship 2025

Morocco qualified automatically as hosts.

QUALIFYING STAGE

North Zone (in Morocco)

[Nov 11]
Algeria            0–1 Tunisia
Morocco            5–1 Egypt
[Nov 14]
Egypt              2–1 Algeria
Tunisia            2–1 Libya
[Nov 17]
Morocco            2–2 Tunisia
Libya              2–3 Algeria
[Nov 20]
Tunisia            2–3 Egypt
Libya              0–2 Morocco
[Nov 23]
Algeria            1–1 Morocco
Egypt              7–1 Libya

1.Egypt             4  3 0 1 13- 9  9 
2.Morocco           4  2 2 0 10- 4  8 
3.Tunisia           4  2 1 1  7- 6  7
4.Algeria           4  1 1 2  5- 6  4 
5.Libya             4  0 0 4  4-14  0

Egypt and Tunisia qualified; Morocco qualified as hosts


West A Zone (in Senegal)

Group A

[Oct 22]
Senegal            2–1 Liberia
[Oct 25]
Gambia             1–3 Senegal
[Oct 28]
Gambia             4–0 Liberia

1.Senegal           2  2 0 0  5- 2  6 Qualified
2.Gambia            2  1 0 1  5- 3  3 Qualified
3.Liberia           2  0 0 2  1- 6  0 
-.Guinea withdrew

Group B

[Oct 23]
Mali               1–0 Sierra Leone
Mauritania         0–0 Guinea-Bissau
[Oct 26]
Sierra Leone       1–0 Mauritania
Guinea-Bissau      0–1 Mali
[Oct 29]
Mali               4–0 Mauritania
Guinea-Bissau      1–0 Sierra Leone

1.Mali              3  3 0 0  6- 0  9 Qualified
2.Guinea-Bissau     3  1 1 1  1- 1  4 Qualified
3.Sierra Leone      3  1 0 2  1- 2  3 
4.Mauritania        3  0 1 2  0- 5  1

Semifinals [Nov 1]
Mali               3-2 Gambia
Senegal            0-0 Guinea-Bissau       [4-3 pen]

Third Place Match [Nov 4]
Gambia             0-0 Guinea-Bissau       [6-5 pen]

Final [Nov 4]
Senegal            3-3 Mali                [5-4 pen]

Senegal, Mali and Gambia qualified


West B Zone (in Ghana)

Group A

[May 15]
Ghana              5–1 Ivory Coast
[May 18]
Ivory Coast        1–0 Benin
[May 21]
Benin              0–2 Ghana

1.Ghana             2  2 0 0  7- 1  6 Qualified
2.Ivory Coast       2  1 0 1  2- 5  3 Qualified
3.Benin             2  0 0 2  0- 3  0

Group B

[May 16]
Burkina Faso       0–0 Nigeria
Togo               2–3 Niger
[May 19]
Togo               0–2 Burkina Faso
Nigeria            1–0 Niger
[May 23]
Niger              0–1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria            3–0 Togo

1.Nigeria           3  2 1 0  4- 0  7 Qualified
2.Burkina Faso      3  2 1 0  3- 0  7 Qualified
3.Niger             3  1 0 2  3- 4  3 
4.Togo              3  0 0 3  2- 8  0

Semifinals [May 25]
Ghana              1-2 Burkina Faso
Nigeria            0-1 Ivory Coast

Third Place Match [May 28]
Nigeria            3-2 Ghana

Final [May 28]
Burkina Faso       3-1 Ivory Coast

Burkina Faso and Ivory Coast qualified


Central Zone (in Cameroon)

[Feb 16]
Cameroon           9–0 Central African Republic
DR Congo           3–1 Gabon
[Feb 19]
Gabon              1–7 Cameroon
DR Congo           2-3 Central African Republic
[Feb 22]
Gabon              0-1 Central African Republic
Cameroon           6–0 DR Congo

1.Cameroon          3  3 0 0 22- 1  9
2.Central Afr. Rep. 3  2 0 1  4-11  6
3.DR Congo          3  1 0 2  5-10  3 
4.Gabon             3  0 0 3  2-11  0

Cameroon and Central African Republic qualified


Central East Zone (in Uganda)

Group A

[Dec 15]
Uganda             1-1 Tanzania
[Dec 18]
Tanzania           1-0 Kenya
[Dec 21]
Uganda             5-0 Kenya

1.Uganda            2  1 1 0  6- 1  4 Qualified
2.Tanzania          2  1 1 0  2- 1  4 Qualified
3.Kenya             2  0 0 2  0- 6  0

Group B

[Dec 15]
Somalia            0-3 South Sudan
[Dec 18]
South Sudan        1-0 Sudan
[Dec 21]
Somalia            1-0 Sudan

1.South Sudan       2  2 0 0  4- 0  6 Qualified
2.Somalia           2  1 0 1  1- 3  3 Qualified
3.Sudan             2  0 0 2  0- 2  0 

Semifinals [Dec 24]
South Sudan        0-4 Tanzania
Uganda             4-1 Somalia

Third Place Match [Dec 27]
South Sudan        2-2 Somalia             [2-4 pen]

Final [Dec 27]
Uganda             2-1 Tanzania

Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia qualified

 
South Zone (in South Africa)

Group A

[Dec 4]
Lesotho            1–2 Angola
Mozambique         1–1 Malawi
[Dec 6]
Malawi             1–1 Angola
Mozambique         1–0 Lesotho
[Dec 8]
Malawi             2–3 Lesotho
Mozambique         0–1 Angola

1.Angola            3  2 1 0  4- 2  7 Qualified
2.Mozambique        3  1 1 1  2- 2  4 
3.Lesotho           3  1 0 2  4- 5  3
4.Malawi            3  0 2 1  4- 5  2

Group B

[Dec 5]
Zimbabwe           5–1 Swaziland
Zambia             8–0 Namibia
[Dec 7]
Namibia            2–1 Swaziland
Zambia             5–1 Zimbabwe
[Dec 9]
Namibia            4–4 Zimbabwe
Swaziland          0-1 Zambia

1.Zambia            3  3 0 0 14- 1  9 Qualified
2.Zimbabwe          3  1 1 1 10-10  4 Qualified
3.Namibia           3  1 1 1  6-13  4 
4.Swaziland         3  0 0 3  2- 8  0

Group C

[Dec 5]
Mauritius          0-0 Comoros
South Africa       4–0 Botswana
[Dec 7]
Botswana           2–0 Mauritius
South Africa       3–0 Comoros
[Dec 9]
Comoros            1-1 Botswana 
South Africa       3–2 Mauritius


1.South Africa      3  3 0 0 10- 2  9 Qualified
2.Botswana          3  1 1 1  3- 5  4 
3.Comoros           3  0 2 1  1- 4  2
4.Mauritius         3  0 1 2  2- 5  1

Semifinals [Dec 11]
Angola             2-0 Zimbabwe
South Africa       1-2 Zambia

Final [Dec 13]
Zambia             2-1 Angola

Angola, Zambia and South Africa qualified


FINAL TOURNAMENT

Morocco, March 30-April 19, 2025

Group A

30 Mar 2025 Morocco       5–0 Uganda
             [Belmokhtar 3, 32pen, Ait Cheikh 8, Baha 24, 71]
31 Mar 2025 Tanzania      1–4 Zambia
             [Sagwe 90+5; Kalimina 8, Nyirongo 45, Mutale 79, Phiri 90+6]
03 Apr 2025 Uganda        3–0 Tanzania
             [Wanyama 61, Okello 85, Bogere 90+2pen]
03 Apr 2025 Zambia        0–0 Morocco
06 Apr 2025 Morocco       3–0 Tanzania
             [Belmokhtar 76, Ouazane 81, 84]
06 Apr 2025 Uganda        1–2 Zambia
             [Torach 49; Chipelu 20, Daka 86]

1.MOROCCO           3  2 1 0  8- 0  7 
2.ZAMBIA            3  2 1 0  6- 2  7
3.Uganda            3  1 0 2  4- 7  3 Playoff
4.Tanzania          3  0 0 3  1-10  0

Group B

31 Mar 2025 Burkina Faso  2–1 Cameroon
             [Tapsoba 19, 41; Mimbang 75]
31 Mar 2025 South Africa  4–3 Egypt
             [Mlondo 1, Bohloko 27pen, 41pen, Witbooi 71; Roshdi 4, 13, 
              Abdelkarim 18]
03 Apr 2025 Cameroon      0–0 South Africa
03 Apr 2025 Egypt         1–2 Burkina Faso
             [Ateya 78; Dabo 41, Tapsoba 69]
06 Apr 2025 Burkina Faso  2–0 South Africa
             [Bara 65, Tapsoba 89]
06 Apr 2025 Cameroon      1–2 Egypt
             [Zibi 33pen; Abdelkarim 43pen, El-Zoghbi 66]

1.BURKINA FASO      3  3 0 0  6- 2  9 
2.SOUTH AFRICA      3  1 1 1  4- 5  4
3.Egypt             3  1 0 2  6- 7  3 Playoff
4.Cameroon          3  0 1 2  2- 4  1

Group C

01 Apr 2025 Senegal       1–0 Gambia
             [I. Sow 7] 
01 Apr 2025 Somalia       0–3 Tunisia
             [Tayechi 6, 58, Saidi 43]
04 Apr 2025 Gambia        5–1 Somalia
             [Drammeh 4pen, 16, 76, L. Mohamed 45+3og, Mendy 89; 
              A. Mohamed 48]
04 Apr 2025 Tunisia       0–0 Senegal
07 Apr 2025 Senegal       2–0 Somalia
             [I. Sow 29pen, E. Sow 90+4]
07 Apr 2025 Gambia        1–2 Tunisia
             [Mendy 46; Ben Mahmoud 42, Saidi 57pen]

1.TUNISIA           3  2 1 0  5- 1  7
2.SENEGAL           3  2 1 0  3- 0  7
3.Gambia            3  1 0 2  6- 4  3 Playoff
4.Somalia           3  0 0 3  1-10  0

Group D

01 Apr 2025 Mali          2–1 Angola
             [Bomba 11, S. Coulibaly 74; Jayden Puna 45+3]
01 Apr 2025 Ivory Coast   6–1 Central African Republic
             [Haidara 4, 13, 41pen, 55pen, Koidio 21, Touali 88; 
              Otto 45+4]
04 Apr 2025 Angola        0–0 Ivory Coast
04 Apr 2025 Mali          2-0 Central African Republic
             [Fanι 21, Bomba 46]
07 Apr 2025 Mali          2–4 Ivory Coast
             [Dembelι 45+3, Bomba 69; Haidara 4, 18pen, Keita 41og, 
              B. Cissι 90+5]
07 Apr 2025 Angola        6–1 Central African Republic
             [Lucas 13pen, Liyun 26, 63, 69, Muanha 64, 90+2; Otto 87]

1.IVORY COAST       3  2 1 0 10- 3  7 
2.MALI              3  2 0 1  6- 5  6
3.Angola            3  1 1 1  7- 3  4 Playoff
4.Central Afr. Rep. 3  0 0 3  2-14  0

 
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs
12 Apr 2025 Uganda        2–1 Gambia
             [Bogere 13, 33; Kanyi 1]
12 Apr 2025 Egypt         2–1 Angola
             [El-Zoghbi 39, Abdelkarim 69; Lourenco 83]
 
Quarterfinals
10 Apr 2025 Burkina Faso  6–1 Zambia
             [Fofana 11, Tapsoba 21pen, 77pen, 90, Diakitι 58, 68; 
              Nyirongo 35]
10 Apr 2025 Morocco       3–1 South Africa
             [El Aoud 13, Baha 61, 62; Bohloko 54]
11 Apr 2025 Ivory Coast   0–0 Senegal             [5-3 pen]
11 Apr 2025 Tunisia       1–1 Mali                [9-10 pen]
             [Saidi 79; Dembelι 42]

Semifinals
15 Apr 2025 Mali          2-0 Burkina Faso
             [Fanι 42, Traorι 74]
15 Apr 2025 Morocco       0-0 Ivory Coast         [4-3 pen]
 
Third Place Match
18 Apr 2025 Ivory Coast   1-1 Burkina Faso        [4-1 pen]
             [Haidara 84; Diakitι 28]
 
Final
19 Apr 2025 Morocco       0-0 Mali                [4-2 pen]
 
 
Morocco, Mali, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso, Zambia, South Africa, Senegal,
Tunisia, Egypt and Uganda qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

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