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2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
كأس الأمم الإفريقية تحت 17 سنة 2023
Tournament details
Host countryAlgeria
Dates29 April – 19 May
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)3 (in 3 host cities)
Tournament statistics
Matches played12
Goals scored25 (2.08 per match)
Top scorer(s)Algeria Moslem Anatouf
Senegal Amara Diouf
(3 goals each)
2025
All statistics correct as of 5 May 2023.

The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as 2023 U17 AFCON for short and/or the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes is the 15th edition (20th if editions of the tournament without hosts are included) of the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) its male national teams consisting of players aged 17 and below. In May 2021, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Algeria.[1][2][3] This would have been the second edition of the tournament to have expanded to twelve teams instead of eight. The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup as the CAF representatives.

Cameroon are the defending champions, having won the 2019 edition as the 2021 edition was cancelled.

Qualification

The CAF decided in July 2017 that the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones.[4] At the end of the qualification phase, eleven teams will join the hosts Algeria.

Player eligibility

Players born on 1 January 2006 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.

Qualified teams

The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament. However, South Sudan was disqualified from the tournament after 5 players failed the MRI test.[5]

Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of the final tournament in 1995.

Team Zone Date of qualification Appearance Last appearance Previous best performance
 Algeria (hosts) North Zone 17 May 2021 2nd 2009 Runners-up (2009)
 Morocco 14 November 2022 3rd 2019 Fourth place (2013)
 Nigeria West B Zone 21 June 2022 10th 2019 Champions (2001, 2007)
 Burkina Faso 21 June 2022 7th 2011 Champions (2011)
 Senegal West A Zone 7 October 2022 3rd 2019 Group stage (2011, 2019)
 Mali 7 October 2022 9th 2017 Champions (2015, 2017)
 Cameroon Central Zone 15 January 2023 8th 2019 Champions (2003, 2019)
 Congo 18 January 2023 3rd 2013 Third place (2011)
 Somalia Central-East Zone 12 October 2022 1st None Debut
 South Sudan 12 October 2022 1st None Debut
 South Africa South Zone 9 December 2022 4th 2015 Runners-up (2015)
 Zambia 9 December 2022 2nd 2015 Group stage (2015)

Venues

The Algerian Football Federation choose three venues in three cities across the host nation Algeria for hosting the competition: Algiers, Annaba and Constantine.[6]

Algiers Annaba
Nelson Mandela Stadium 19 May 1956 Stadium
Capacity: 40,784 Capacity: 58,100
Constantine
Mohamed Hamlaoui Stadium
Capacity: 22,986

Match officials

Referees
  • Morocco Bouchra Karboubi
  • Gabon Patrice Mebiame
  • Algeria Youcef Gamouh
  • Togo Vincentia Amedome
  • Libya Muhammad Elmabrouk
  • Mali Ousmane Diakaté
  • Central African Republic Merveil Mandekouzou Vendafara
  • South Africa Akhona Makalima
  • Kenya Nyagrowa Dickens
  • Algeria Mustapha Kech Chaf
  • Senegal Adalbert Diouf
  • Tanzania Ahmed Arajiga
  • Ivory Coast Soro Tuonifere
  • Cameroon Jeannot Bito
  • South Africa Jelly Alfred Chavani
  • Madagascar Ben Amisy Tsimanohitsy
  • Nigeria Abdulsalam Kasim
Assistant referees
  • Burkina Faso Adolf Lamien Dofinte
  • Kenya Sirak Menghis
  • Algeria Abel Abane
  • Zambia Diana Chikotesha
  • Uganda Ronald Katenya
  • Mauritius Queency Victoire
  • Tunisia Wael Hannachi
  • Algeria Asma Feriel Ouahab
  • Kenya Stephen Yembe
  • Mali Fanta Kone
  • Ivory Coast Guylain Ngila
  • Botswana Lucky Kegakologetswe
  • Morocco Soukaina Hamdi
  • Cape Verde Djery Gomes Lopes
  • Cameroon Carine Atezambong Fomo
  • Algeria Mohamed Serradj
  • Ivory Coast Eba Médard Ettien
  • Mauritania Youssef Mahmoud
  • Senegal Mamadou Ngom
  • Kenya Mary Njoroge
Video assistant referees

Squads

Draw

The draw of the final tournament was held on 1 February 2023, 12:00 WET (UTC±0), at the Cercle National de l'Armée in Algiers, Algeria,[7] The twelve teams will be drawn into three groups of four teams. The hosts Algeria is seeded in Group A and allocated to position A1, while Cameroon the 2019 champions is seeded in Group C and allocated to position C1, and Nigeria the 2019 fourth place is seeded in Group B and allocated to position B1, while the remaining nine teams are seeded based on their results in the 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[8]

Seeded Pot 1 Pot 2
  1.  Algeria (hosts) (A1)
  2.  Nigeria (B1)
  3.  Cameroon (C1)

Group stage

Tiebreakers

Teams were ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 13):[9]

  1. Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  2. Goal difference in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  3. Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
  4. If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
  5. Goal difference in all group matches;
  6. Goals scored in all group matches;
  7. Drawing of lots.

All times are local, WAT and CET (UTC+1).[10]

Group A

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Senegal 3 3 0 0 7 0 +7 9 Knockout stage
2  Algeria (H) 3 1 1 1 3 4 −1 4
3  Congo 3 0 2 1 2 3 −1 2
4  Somalia 3 0 1 2 1 6 −5 1
Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(H) Hosts
Algeria 2–0 Somalia
Anatouf 22', 52' Report
Referee: Patrice Mebiame (Gabon)
Senegal 1–0 Congo
Fallou Diouf 78' Report

Algeria 0–3 Senegal
Report
Congo 1–1 Somalia
Nzouzi 58' Report Diini Mohamed 32'
Referee: Vincentia Amédomé (Togo)

Congo 1–1 Algeria
Report
Referee: Abdulsalam Kasim (Nigeria)
Somalia 0–3 Senegal
Report

Group B

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Morocco (Q) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Nigeria 2 1 0 1 1 1 0 3
3  South Africa 3 1 0 2 5 7 −2 3 Possible Knockout stage
4  Zambia 3 1 0 2 4 5 −1 3
Updated to match(es) played on 3 May 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Nigeria 1–0 Zambia
F. Daniel 76' Report
Morocco 2–0 South Africa
Report
Referee: Adalbert Diouf (Senegal)

Nigeria 0–1 Morocco
Report
Referee: Ousmane Diakaté (Mali)
South Africa 3–2 Zambia
Report
Referee: Muhammad Elmabrouk (Libya)

South Africa v Nigeria
cafonline.com/total-u17-africa-cup-of-nations/2023/matches/2354238/
Referee: Nyagrowa Dickens (Kenya)
Zambia v Morocco
Report
Referee: Merveil Mandekouzou Vendafara (Central Africa Republic)

Group C

Pos Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1  Mali (Q) 2 2 0 0 3 0 +3 6 Knockout stage
2  Burkina Faso 1 0 0 1 0 1 −1 0
3  Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0 Possible Knockout stage
4  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Disqualified
Updated to match(es) played on 4 May 2023. Source: CAF
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated
Cameroon Cancelled South Sudan
Mali 1–0 Burkina Faso
M. Doumbia 26' Report
Referee: Abdulsalam Kasim (Nigeria)

Cameroon 0–2 Mali
Report
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)
Burkina Faso Cancelled South Sudan

Burkina Faso v Cameroon
South Sudan Cancelled Mali

Ranking of third-placed teams

With South Sudan's disqualification, ranking against fourth-placed team of each group will not be counted.

Pos Grp Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts Qualification
1 A  Congo (Q) 2 0 1 1 1 2 −1 1 Knockout stage
2 C  Cameroon 1 0 0 1 0 2 −2 0
2 B  South Africa 2 0 0 2 2 5 −3 0
Updated to match(es) played on 5 May 2023. Source: CAF
(Q) Qualified for the phase indicated


Knockout stage

Bracket

 
Quarter-finalsSemi-finalsFinal
 
          
 
10 May – Algiers
 
 
 Senegal
 
14 May – Annaba
 
3rd placed team B/C
 
Quarter-final 1 Winners
 
10 May – Constantine
 
Quarter-final 4 Winners
 
 Morocco
 
19 May –Algiers
 
 Algeria
 
Semi-final 1 Winners
 
11 May – Annaba
 
Semi-final 2 Winners
 
 Mali
 
14 May – Constantine
 
 Congo
 
Quarter-final 2 Winners
 
11 May – Algiers
 
Quarter-final 3 WinnersThird place
 
 Nigeria
 
18 May – Annaba
 
Group C Runners-up
 
Semi-final 1 Losers
 
 
Semi-final 2 Losers
 

Quarter finals

Winners qualify for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Senegal v3rd placed team B/C

Morocco v Algeria

Mali v Congo

Nigeria vGroup C Runners-up

Semi finals

Quarter-final 1 WinnersvQuarter-final 4 Winners

Quarter-final 2 WinnersvQuarter-final 3 Winners

Third place

Semi-Final 1 LosersvSemi-Final 2 Losers

Final

Semi-Final 1 WinnersvSemi-Final 2 Winners

Goalscorers

There have been 25 goals scored in 12 matches, for an average of 2.08 goals per match (as of 5 May 2023).

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

1 own goal

Qualified teams for the FIFA U-17 World Cup

The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Team Qualified on Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1
TBD 10 May 2023
TBD 10 May 2023
TBD 11 May 2023
TBD 11 May 2023
1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

See also

References

  1. ^ "La CAF confie au Algérie l'organisation de la CAN U17 en 2023" (in French). afrik foot. May 2021.
  2. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 18 Lay 2021". CAF. 18 May 2021.
  3. ^ "U17 AFCON: Algeria to host the 2023 edition". 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 20 July 2017". CAF. 20 July 2017.
  5. ^ https://www.eyeradio.org/south-sudan-u17-disqualified-in-afcon-over-age-test/
  6. ^ "TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON Algeria 2023 full fixtures released". 2 February 2023.
  7. ^ "TotalEnergies U-17 AFCON draw to be conducted on Wednesday 01 February". 25 January 2023.
  8. ^ "TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Algeria 2023 Draw Procedure" (PDF). 31 January 2023.
  9. ^ U-17 AFCON Regulations (PDF), January 2021
  10. ^ Algeria 2023 Fixtures U17 (PDF), 2 February 2023

10. ↑ U-17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 Live Streaming & TV Channels, 20 April 2023