Defending champions Nigeria have been handed a difficult path to the 2025 U17 Africa Cup of Nations finals after being drawn in the same group as Burkina Faso for next month’s WAFU B qualifying tournament in Ghana. The Golden Eaglets, who won the last edition of the regional championship in …
Read More »Senegal’s dominance shines in U-17 AFCON Best XI!
Four players from Senegal’s victorious team secured spots in the Best XI of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023 tournament, as revealed by the Technical Study Group (TSG) of the competition in Algeria. With an impressive 2-1 victory over Morocco in the final on Friday, the Teranga Cubs …
Read More »Burkina Faso’s Alio named U17 AFCON MVP!
Burkina Faso forward Souleymane Alio has been named the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) player of the tournament following his splendid performances for his side in Algeria. Alio scored twice for the Burkinabe in the tournament, but it was his overall contribution in the team that put him …
Read More »Sawane scores winner as Senegal clinch U17 AFCON title!
Mamadou Sawane headed home the winning goal seven minutes from time as Senegal scored twice in four minutes to come from a goal down and beat Morocco 2-1 to clinch their first ever TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) title in a dramatic finale at the Nelson Mandela Stadium …
Read More »Senegal & Morocco showdown in U-17 AFCON final on Friday night!
The stage is set for what promises to be a thrilling final between Senegal and Morocco at Nelson Mandela Stadium in Algiers, Algeria in the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023. The two have been amongst the most consistent performers in the competition. The final will kick-off at 22h00 …
Read More »Africa’s quartet for the FIFA U-17 World Cup confirmed as U-17 AFCON reaches semis stage!
Africa’s four representatives to the FIFA U-17 World Cup have been confirmed following the completion of the quarterfinal stage of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Algeria 2023. Senegal, Burkina Faso, Morocco and Mali will fly the continent’s flag in the global showpiece later this year after they reached …
Read More »U17 AFCON into business end with semis line up complete!
It is the business end of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) with the semifinal line up complete following a thrilling quarter final round which was concluded on Thursday night. With the battle for the four available tickets to the FIFA World Cup wrapped up, the next battlefront …
Read More »New champions to be crowned as line up complete for U17 AFCON quarterfinals!
The quarterfinal line up for the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) is complete after the completion of the group phase on Sunday and a new champion will be crowned after holders Cameroon crashed out at the group phase. THE Indomitable Cubs finished bottom of Group C with no …
Read More »CAF approves amended U-17 AFCON Regulations on MRI!
The CAF Executive Committee approved a recommendation by CAF Youth Organizing Committee and CAF Medical Organizing Committee to amend Article 27 of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Regulations: The approved Regulation: Article 27 now reads: 27.1 For the qualifying phase, an eligibility test will be compulsory performed for …
Read More »CAF ExCo Decision on Article 27 of U-17 AFCON regulations!
CAF Executive Committee during its meeting held earlier in April, examined the Article 27 of the TotalEnergies U17 Africa Cup of Nations Regulations following the recommendations made by the Youth Organizing Committee and the Medical Organizing Committee. In this respect, CAF Executive Committee decided to make the following modifications to …
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