2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

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)
Final positions
Champions Senegal (1st title)
Runners-up Morocco
Third place Burkina Faso
Fourth place Mali
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored58 (2.52 per match)
Top scorer(s)Senegal Amara Diouf (5 goals)
Best player(s)Burkina Faso Souleymane Alio
Best goalkeeperSenegal Serigne Diouf
Fair play award Morocco
2025

The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2023 U17 AFCON for short was the 14th edition (19th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below and the first to feature 12 teams in the group stage instead of 8.

Algeria was chosen as hosts of this edition on 15 May 2021[1][2][3][4] which it organized from 29 April to 19 May. All four semi-finalists qualified for the 2023 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Indonesia as the CAF representatives.

Cameroon were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage after losses to Burkina Faso and to Mali. Senegal won their inaugural title, defeating hosts of the cancelled 2021 edition Morocco 2–1 in the final.

  1. ^ "🟧 CAF Executive Committee Media Statement". CAFOnline.com. 15 May 2021. Archived from the original on 9 April 2023. Retrieved 23 September 2022. TOTAL CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations 2023: Algeria
  2. ^ "L'Algérie organisera l'édition 2023" [Foot / CAN U17: Algeria will organize the 2023 edition]. Le Soir d'Algerie (in French). 15 May 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2022.
  3. ^ "La CAF confie au Algérie l'organisation de la CAN U17 en 2023" [CAF: CAN U17 in Algeria, CAN U20 en Egypt]. Afrik Foot (in French). 17 May 2021. Retrieved 17 May 2021.
  4. ^ "U17 AFCON: Algeria to host the 2023 edition". Sport News Africa. 17 May 2021. Archived from the original on 10 February 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2022.