Tournament details | |
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Host countries | Algeria (North Zone) Mauritania (West A Zone) Ghana (West B Zone) Cameroon (Central Zone) Ethiopia (Central-East Zone) Malawi (South Zone) |
Dates | 11 June 2022 – 18 January 2023 |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 52 |
Goals scored | 185 (3.56 per match) |
Top scorer(s) | ![]() |
The 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-17 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Players born 1 January 2006 or later were eligible to participate in the competition. A total of twelve teams qualified to play in the final tournament, including Algeria who qualified automatically as hosts.[1]
Teams
Since the 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was cancelled, this will be the first edition in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations to have expanded to 12 teams instead of eight. Each of the six zones received two spots in the final tournament.
Zone | Spots | Teams entering qualification | Did not enter |
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North Zone (UNAF) |
1 spot + hosts |
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West A Zone (WAFU-UFOA A) |
2 spots |
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West B Zone (WAFU-UFOA B) |
2 spots | ||
Central Zone (UNIFFAC) |
2 spots |
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Central-East Zone (CECAFA) |
2 spots | ||
South Zone (COSAFA) |
2 spots |
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- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the final tournament.
- (H): Qualifying tournament hosts
- (Q): Automatically qualified for final tournament regardless of qualification results
- (W): Withdrew
- (D): Disqualified
Schedule
The qualifying competition was split into regional competitions, with the teams entering the qualifying tournament of their zone. The schedule of each qualifying zone was as follows.
Zone | Group stage | Knockout stage |
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West B Zone[9] | 11–18 June 2022 | 21–24 June 2022 |
West A Zone[10] | 1–5 October 2022 | 7–9 October 2022 |
Central-East Zone[11] | 3–9 October 2022 | 12–15 October 2022 |
North Zone[12] | 8–14 November 2022 | — |
South Zone[13] | 2–7 December 2022 | 9–11 December 2022 |
Central Zone | 12–18 January 2023 | — |
North Zone
The 2022 UNAF U-17 Tournament, which also served as the qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, took place between 8 and 14 November 2022 in Algiers, Algeria.[12] The four teams were placed in one group, with the winners qualifying for the final tournament. Algeria didn't participate in the tournament, as were automatically qualified for the final tournament as hosts.
All times are local, DPRA (UTC+1).
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | +4 | 9 | 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 3 |
Rules for classification: 1) Points; 2) Goal difference; 3) Goals scored
Libya ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Egypt ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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West A Zone
The WAFU-UFOA Zone A qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Mauritania with the matches played between 1 and 9 October 2022.[14] The draw was announced on 21 July 2022.[10]
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
Group stage
The six teams were drawn into two groups of three 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +3 | 3 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | −3 | 0 | |
3 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] |
Mauritania ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 2 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | +5 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 13 | −12 | 0 |
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Cape Verde ![]() | 0–6 | ![]() |
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Mali ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Senegal ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
7 October – Cheikha Boïdiya | ||||||
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9 October – Cheikha Boïdiya | ||||||
![]() | 0 (6) | |||||
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7 October – Cheikha Boïdiya | ||||||
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- Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Sierra Leone ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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Penalties | ||
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5–6 |
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Mali ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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- Final
West B Zone
The WAFU-UFOA Zone B qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Ghana with the matches played between 11 and 24 June 2022.[15] The draw was announced on 15 April 2022.[9]
All times are local, GMT (UTC±0).
Group stage
The seven teams were drawn into two groups of three and 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 3 | +4 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
Ghana ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Nigeria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Togo ![]() | 0–3 | ![]() |
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- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | +4 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 8 | +2 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 3 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 9 | −4 | 3 |
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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Burkina Faso ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Niger ![]() | 1–6 | ![]() |
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Benin ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
21 June – Cape Coast Stadium | ||||||
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24 June – Cape Coast Stadium | ||||||
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21 June – Cape Coast Stadium | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
24 June – Cape Coast Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
![]() | 3 |
- Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Nigeria ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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Burkina Faso ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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- Third place
Ivory Coast ![]() | 2–3 | ![]() |
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- Final
Nigeria ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Central Zone
The UNIFFAC qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were planned to be held in Cameroon between 7–12 January 2023 but was postponed and eventually played between 12 and 18 January 2023 due to a number of players being deemed overage by the MRI tests for Chad, DR Congo and Cameroon.[16][17][3]
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | +6 | 6 | 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | −7 | 0 |
Central-East Zone
The CECAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were hosted by Ethiopia, with the matches played between 2 and 19 October 2022. The draw was announced on 15 September 2022.[18][19]
All times are local, EAT (UTC+3).
Group stage
The ten teams were initially drawn into two groups of five teams. Ethiopia, Tanzania, Somalia, South Sudan and Eritrea were drawn into Group A and Uganda, Djibouti, Sudan, Burundi and Rwanda were drawn into Group B. However, on 26 September, Eritrea and Rwanda withdrew from the competition, leaving both the groups with four teams.[5][6] On 1 October, Djibouti and Sudan were disqualified from the tournament after some of their players failed the MRI test, leaving Group B with only two teams.[4]
A redraw was then conducted on 2 October, with three teams drawn in two groups.[11] 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | −2 | 0 |
Tanzania ![]() | 3–2 | ![]() |
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Somalia ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 1 | +7 | 6 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | −4 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group tiebreakers
Uganda ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() |
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South Sudan ![]() | 1–4 | ![]() |
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Burundi ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium | ||||||
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15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium | ||||||
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![]() | 3 | |||||
12 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 1 | |||||
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![]() | 1 (4) | |||||
Third place | ||||||
15 October – Abebe Bikila Stadium | ||||||
![]() | 1 (1) | |||||
![]() | 1 (4) |
- Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Uganda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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7–8 |
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Tanzania ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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3–4 |
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- Third place
Uganda ![]() | 1–1 | ![]() |
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1–4 |
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- Final
Somalia ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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South Zone
The COSAFA qualifiers for the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations were played between 2 and 11 December 2022 in Malawi. The draw was announced on 4 November 2022.[13]
All times are local, CAT (UTC+2).
Group stage
The nine teams were initially drawn into three groups of three teams. Malawi, Botswana and Namibia were drawn into Group A; Angola, South Africa and Mauritius were drawn into Group B; and Zambia, Mozambique and Seychelles were drawn into Group C.
However, a few days later, Mauritius withdrew from the competition, leaving Group B with only two teams. A redraw was then conducted on 29 November, with eight teams drawn into two groups of four teams.[8] 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 |
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1 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | +1 | 4 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | +1 | 4 | |
3 | ![]() |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 0 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Disqualified[lower-alpha 1] |
Malawi ![]() | 2–2 | ![]() |
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Malawi ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Namibia ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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- Group B
Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
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1 | ![]() |
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 1 | +8 | 9 | Semi-finals |
2 | ![]() |
3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 1 | +11 | 6 | |
3 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −2 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 18 | −17 | 1 |
Seychelles ![]() | 0–11 | ![]() |
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Zambia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Mozambique ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Zambia ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() |
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Seychelles ![]() | 0–0 | ![]() |
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South Africa ![]() | 0–1 | ![]() |
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Knockout stage
Semi-finals | Final | |||||
9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
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11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
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9 December – Bingu National | ||||||
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Third place | ||||||
11 December – Bingu National | ||||||
![]() | 2 | |||||
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- Semi-finals
Winners qualified for 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.
Zambia ![]() | 4–2 | ![]() |
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Malawi ![]() | 1–5 | ![]() |
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- Third place
Botswana ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() |
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- Final
Zambia ![]() | 1–0 | ![]() |
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Qualified teams
The following 12 teams qualified for the final tournament.[20] However, South Sudan was disqualified from the tournament after 5 players failed the MRI test.[21]
Team | Zone | Qualified on | Previous appearances in Africa U-17 Cup of Nations1 only final tournament era (since 1995) |
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![]() | North Zone | 17 May 2021[1] | 1 (2009) |
![]() | West B Zone | 21 June 2022 | 9 (1995, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2015, 2019) |
![]() | West B Zone | 21 June 2022 | 6 (1999, 2001, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2011) |
![]() | West A Zone | 7 October 2022 | 2 (2011, 2019) |
![]() | West A Zone | 7 October 2022 | 8 (1995, 1997, 1999, 2001, 2005, 2011, 2015, 2017) |
![]() | Central-East Zone | 12 October 2022 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | Central-East Zone | 12 October 2022 | 0 (debut) |
![]() | North Zone | 14 November 2022 | 2 (2013, 2019) |
![]() | South Zone | 9 December 2022 | 1 (2015) |
![]() | South Zone | 9 December 2022 | 3 (2005, 2007, 2015) |
![]() | Central Zone | 15 January 2023 | 7 (1999, 2001, 2003, 2009, 2015, 2017, 2019) |
![]() | Central Zone | 18 January 2023 | 2 (2011, 2013) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
There were 185 goals scored in 52 matches, for an average of 3.56 goals per match.
9 goals
5 goals
Ousmane Camara
Yan Diomandé
Ibrahim Diarra
Emmanuel Mwanza
4 goals
Losika Ratshukudu
Webster Mzunda
Sylvester Otto
3 goals
Dorinel Yondjo
Abdul-Razak Salifu
Abubakar Abdullahi
Emmanuel Michael
Amara Diouf
Abdihafid Abdi
Benjamin Wallis
Arafat Nkoola
Lutetekelo Kapowa
Marcel Zimba
2 goals
Abdou-Faridou Arouna
Yamirou Ouorou
Apollinaire Bougma
Abdramane Ouédraogo
Bienvenu Bizenga
Ayman Abdel-Aziz
Biruk Seyoum
Collins Agyemang
Abdoulaye Doumbia
Nambagui Soro
Vincent Harrison
Lucky Mkandawire
Aboubacar Diarra
Ange Tia
Abdelhamid Maali
Yanis Issoufou
Light Eke
Daniel Sesay
Mactar Sylla
Wissam Chaouali
Abdirahin Dahir
Dhakier Lee
Nacim Dendani
Alex Yiga
Kelvin Phiri
1 goal
Taofik Seidou
Boniface Manapolo
Boikobo Matakula
Sie Ouattara
Ramadhan Harimbabazi
Tizé Abib
Collins Akamba
Harouna Djibrin
Ayel Nzouzi
Hossam Abdelkarim
Omar Moawad
Omar Mohamed
Abdul Rashid Adam
Pius Adua
Richard Apokum
Aboubacar Méïté
Inza Gballou
Emmanuel N'Goran
Sanad Kerwash
Abdel Moamen Al Mabrouk
Ahmed Al Mesmari
Marwan Al Zakouzi
Blessings Kanowa
Mwisho Mhango
Mahamoud Barry
Ibrahim Kanaté
Modibo Sissoko
Adam Ashtar
Ismail Bakhti
Aiman Nair
Dorian Nanuseb
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Mohamed Yacouba
Ibrahim Djingarey
Jubril Azeez
Kevwe Iyede
Lamine Sadio
Omar Sall
Issa Touré
Lorenzo Hoareau
Abu Bakarr Bangura
Idris Bilal
Xhosa Manyana
Bennet Mokoena
Thato Sibiya
Jonathan Gem
David Mabil
Ajo Minari
Abraham Okenny
Yasin Charles
Idrisa Iddi
Ally Omar
Komi Ahouankpo
Anas Amdouni
Moncef Al Gharbi
Farouk Lubega
Richard Okello
Patrick Sembuusi
Jamal Ssemwogerere
Abubakali Walusimbi
Samson Malaya
1 own goal
Abdalath Baboni (against Ivory Coast)
Julius Banda (against Botswana)
Baye Coulibaly (against Cape Verde)
See also
Notes
- ↑ Liberia were disqualified from the qualifiers after two of their players failed to pass the MRI test.[2]
- 1 2 Chad and DR Congo were disqualified from the qualifiers after one of their players failed to pass the MRI test.[3]
- 1 2 Djibouti & Sudan were disqualified from the qualifiers after some of their players failed to pass the MRI test.[4]
- 1 2 Eritrea & Rwanda withdrew from the qualifiers after the group stage draw was conducted.[5][6]
- ↑ Angola were disqualified from the qualifiers after a few of their players failed to pass the MRI test.[7]
- ↑ Mauritius withdrew from the qualifiers after the group stage draw was conducted.[8]
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- ↑ "Ghana set to stage WAFU-B U17 Championship, tourney set for Saturday kick off". 10 June 2022. Retrieved 14 June 2022.
- ↑ "les u20 et u17 fixes sur leurs adversaires a luniffac". www.leopardsfoot.com. 30 October 2022.
- ↑ "uniffac-u-17-20-pairings-made". www.cafonline.com. 20 November 2022.
- ↑ "Uganda to face Rwanda in TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON qualifiers for CECAFA Zone". CAF. 15 September 2022.
- ↑ "South Africa's Chavani to officiate U-17 AFCON qualifiers for CECAFA". cecafaonline.com. 30 September 2022.
- ↑ "TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON draw to be conducted on Wednesday 01 February". CAF. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 1 February 2023.
- ↑ Ninrew, Chany (2023-04-30). "South Sudan U17 disqualified in AFCON over age test". Eye Radio. Retrieved 2023-06-03.