The 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, officially known as the Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017, was the 12th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.
| Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2017 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Gabon |
| Dates | 14–28 May |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Mali (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Ghana |
| Third place | Guinea |
| Fourth place | Niger |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 41 (2.56 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Fandjé Touré (6 goals) |
← 2015 2019 → | |
The top four teams qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup in India.
Host selection
The tournament was originally set to take place in Madagascar between 2–16 April 2017. However, the CAF Executive Committee decided on 12 January 2017 to withdraw the hosting rights from Madagascar following the reports of the CAF inspection teams.
On 3 February 2017, Gabon were selected as the new hosts, and the tournament will now be played from 14 to 28 May 2017 (originally from 21 May to 4 June 2017).
Qualification
The qualifiers were played between June and October 2016. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Gabon.
Player eligibility
Players born 1 January 2000 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Qualified teams
Gabon replaced Madagascar due to their selection as the new hosts. Moreover, Tanzania replaced Congo due to a Congolese player failing to turn up for a Magnetic Resonance Imaging test. Mali were cleared to compete after their suspension was lifted by FIFA on 28 April 2017.
Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.
Venues
The two venues were confirmed in March 2017.
| Libreville | Libreville Port-Gentil | Port-Gentil |
|---|---|---|
| Stade de l'Amitié | Stade de Port-Gentil | |
| Capacity: 40,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
| 0°31′27″N 9°23′52″E / 0.524167°N 9.397778°E | 0°43′00″S 8°47′00″E / 0.716667°S 8.783333°E |
Original venues of Madagascar before hosts were withdrawn.
| Stadium | City | Capacity |
|---|---|---|
| Mahamasina Stadium | Antananarivo | 22,000 |
| Vontovorona Sport Complex | Vontovorona | ? |
Draw
The draw for the tournament took place on 24 October 2016, 11:00 local time (UTC+2) at the CAF Headquarters in Cairo.
The teams were seeded based on the results of the last edition (final tournament and qualifiers).
Squads
Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.
Match officials
A total of 14 referees and 15 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.
| Referees | |
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| Reserve Referees |
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| Assistant Referees |
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| Reserve Assistant Referee |
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Group stage
The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
- Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to points (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss). If tied on points, tiebreakers are applied in the following order:
- Number of points obtained in games between the teams concerned;
- Goal difference in games between the teams concerned;
- Goals scored in games between the teams concerned;
- If, after applying criteria 1 to 3 to several teams, two teams still have an equal ranking, criteria 1 to 3 are reapplied exclusively to the matches between the two teams in question to determine their final rankings. If this procedure does not lead to a decision, criteria 5 to 7 apply;
- Goal difference in all games;
- Goals scored in all games;
- Drawing of lots.
All times are local, WAT (UTC+1).
Group A
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ghana | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | +9 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Guinea | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 5 | |
| 3 | Cameroon | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 4 | |
| 4 | Gabon (H) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 11 | −10 | 0 |
| Gabon | 1–5 | Guinea |
|---|---|---|
| Moubeti 70' | Report | Touré 7', 38', 69' Bah 30' A. Camara 45+1' |
| Cameroon | 0–4 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ayiah 25', 64' Sulley 32', 34' |
| Guinea | 1–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Touré 22' | Report | Zobo 68' |
| Ghana | 5–0 | Gabon |
|---|---|---|
| Ayiah 30', 57' Toku 34', 67' Arhin 76' | Report |
| Gabon | 0–1 | Cameroon |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Zobo 20' |
Group B
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mali | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 2 | +6 | 7 | Knockout stage and 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup |
| 2 | Niger | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 | |
| 3 | Tanzania | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
| 4 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 10 | −6 | 1 |
Rules for classification: Group stage tiebreakers
| Mali | 0–0 | Tanzania |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
| Angola | 2–2 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Melo 68' Gelson 84' (pen.) | Report | Sanda 29' (pen.), 42' |
| Tanzania | 2–1 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| Naftal 6' Suleiman 70' | Report | Tombé 18' |
| Mali | 6–1 | Angola |
|---|---|---|
| S. Camara 2' Dramé 14', 72' N'Diaye 39', 70' Kané 81' | Report | Melo 83' |
| Tanzania | 0–1 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Marou 42' |
Knockout stage
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, kicks from the penalty mark are used to determine the winner (no extra time shall be played).
Bracket
| Semi-finals | Final | |||||
| 24 May – Port-Gentil | ||||||
| Ghana (p) | 0 (6) | |||||
| 28 May – Libreville | ||||||
| Niger | 0 (5) | |||||
| Ghana | 0 | |||||
| 24 May – Libreville | ||||||
| Mali | 1 | |||||
| Mali (p) | 0 (2) | |||||
| Guinea | 0 (0) | |||||
| Third place | ||||||
| 28 May – Libreville | ||||||
| Niger | 1 | |||||
| Guinea | 3 | |||||
Semi-finals
| Ghana | 0–0 | Niger |
|---|---|---|
| Report | ||
| Penalties | ||
| Owusu Acquah Iddriss Ayiah Osman Sulley Toku | 6–5 | Habibou Ajina Massamba Magagi Namata Souley Mossi |
Third place match
Final
Goalscorers
- 6 goals
- Djibril Touré
- 4 goals
- Eric Ayiah
- 3 goals
- Hadji Dramé
- 2 goals
- Melo
- Stéphane Zobo
- Ibrahim Sulley
- Emmanuel Toku
- Elhadj Bah
- Lassana N'Diaye
- Ibrahim Marou
- Abdoul Karim Sanda
- 1 goal
- Gelson
- Tombé
- Fahd Moubeti
- Patmos Arhin
- Aguibou Camara
- Mohamed Camara
- Semé Camara
- Ibrahim Kané
- Mamadou Samaké
- Sofiane Habibou
- Kelvin Naftal
- Abdul Suleiman
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in tournament1 |
|---|---|---|
| Mali | 21 May 2017 | 4 (1997, 1999, 2001, 2015) |
| Ghana | 17 May 2017 | 8 (1989, 1991, 1993, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2005, 2007) |
| Guinea | 20 May 2017 | 4 (1985, 1989, 1995, 2015) |
| Niger | 21 May 2017 | 0 (Debut) |
- 1 Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.
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