CAF Cup of Nations - U17 is a cup competition with recorded coverage from the 2023 to 2025 seasons. Use this page to follow fixtures, live scores, results and standings, and to explore available player and team statistics across the competition’s recorded seasons. Review match information in a clear format, with competition data organized to help you compare fixtures, outcomes and standings over time.
Latest played matches, CAF Cup of Nations - U17
Final
3rd place
Semi-finals
Quarter-finals
Final
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 Standings
U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Group A 2026
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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Morocco U17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 7 | LLWWW |
| 2 | Egypt U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | WLWLW | |
| 3 | Ethiopia U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | LWLD | |
| 4 |
|
Tunisia U17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 1 | LLD |
U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Group B 2026
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Côte d'Ivoire U17 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 7 | LDWW |
| 2 |
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Cameroon U17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | LWWL |
| 3 |
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Uganda U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 4 | WDLW |
| 4 | DR Congo U17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | LLL |
U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Group C 2026
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Tanzania U17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 6 | LWWLW |
| 2 |
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Mali U17 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | LWDD |
| 3 | Mozambique U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 4 | WWDL | |
| 4 |
|
Angola U17 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 1 | LLD |
U17 Africa Cup of Nations, Group D 2026
| Rank | Club | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Last 5 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
|
Senegal U17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 6 | WWWWW |
| 2 |
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Algeria U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LLWD |
| 3 | Ghana U17 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 4 | LWLD | |
| 4 |
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South Africa U17 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 3 | LLW |
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 Statistics
Top scorers 2026
| # | Player | Goals |
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Top assists 2026
| # | Player | Assists |
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Top key passes
Top tackles
Top yellow cards
Top red cards
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 teams participation since 2023
History
| Team | Nb participations |
|---|---|
| Cameroon U17 | 2 |
| Senegal U17 | 2 |
| Burkina Faso U17 | 2 |
| Mali U17 | 2 |
| Somalia U17 | 2 |
| South Africa U17 | 2 |
| Zambia U17 | 2 |
| Morocco U17 | 2 |
| Angola U17 | 1 |
| Nigeria U17 | 1 |
| Algeria U17 | 1 |
| Congo U17 | 1 |
| Tunisia U17 | 1 |
| Central African Rep. U17 | 1 |
| Côte d'Ivoire U17 | 1 |
| Egypt U17 | 1 |
| Gambia U17 | 1 |
| Uganda U17 | 1 |
| Tanzania U17 | 1 |
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 top scorer teams
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 About
CAF Cup of Nations - U17 is a cup competition for under-17 football within the CAF football context. Its defining sporting purpose is to provide a dedicated platform for young players competing at the under-17 level, while giving supporters a way to follow an age-group competition separately from senior football.
Identity and role
The “U17” designation identifies the competition’s youth category, but the verified information available does not specify the precise age cut-off, eligibility dates or whether participating sides are national teams, clubs or another form of representative team. Those details can vary between regulations and editions, so they should not be assumed from the title alone.
The competition is classified as a cup rather than a league. That classification establishes its broad competition type, but it does not, by itself, confirm the number of entrants, the presence of a group stage, the qualifying route or the structure of the final tournament. No reliable format detail is available here for those elements.
Recorded seasons and historical coverage
The currently recorded coverage spans the 2023 and 2025 seasons, with two seasons represented between the first recorded season and the latest recorded season. This gives the competition a documented recent history across those editions, while leaving earlier development, foundation details and any changes in identity or regulations unconfirmed.
The 2023 and 2025 entries should therefore be read as the seasons covered by the available results, not as proof that the competition began in 2023 or that it has been staged on a fixed annual timetable. The interval between the recorded seasons also means that no regular calendar pattern should be inferred without edition-specific scheduling information.
Format, progression and rules
A cup competition may use preliminary rounds, a group phase, direct elimination or a combination of these stages. For CAF Cup of Nations - U17, the verified material does not confirm which arrangement applies, how teams qualify, how draws are conducted or how many rounds lead to the final. It likewise does not establish the points system, ranking criteria, extra-time provisions or penalty-shootout rules.
These omissions matter particularly in youth football, where competition regulations can define age eligibility, squad composition, registration deadlines, substitutions and tournament progression in ways that differ from senior competitions. The safest description is therefore that this is a documented under-17 cup competition whose detailed regulations must be tied to the relevant edition rather than borrowed from a generic international-tournament model.
How to use the competition record
For readers, the most reliable starting point is the competition’s season-by-season coverage: 2023 and 2025 are the two recorded editions currently available. Results, standings and match details should be interpreted within the rules of the specific season once those regulations are established. Until then, claims about the organiser, host location, qualification pathway, match calendar, title holders or historic records should not be treated as confirmed characteristics of the competition.
Its importance lies in the development pathway it represents. Under-17 football offers an early competitive setting in which emerging players and teams can be assessed at international level, while a cup framework creates the possibility of advancement toward a title rather than a purely league-based season. The documented 2023 and 2025 coverage provides a useful foundation for following that progression as further verified editions and competition details become available.