2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
The 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations will be the 15th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (20th 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. Cameroon would have been the defending champions. 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 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations 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 in Peru as the CAF representatives.
| كأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 17 سنة 2023 | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country |  Algeria |
| Teams | 12 (from 1 confederation) |
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 1 January 2006 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Qualified teams
The following twelve teams qualified for the final tournament.
Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.
| Team | Zone | Appearance | Previous best performance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria (hosts) | North Zone | 2nd | Runners-up (2009) |
 Egypt | North Zone | 4th | Champions (1997) |
See Also
References
- "La CAF confie au Algérie l'organisation de la CAN U17 en 2023" (in French). afrik foot. May 2021.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Commitee [sic] - 18 Lay 2021". CAF. 18 May 2021.
- "U17 AFCON: Algeria to host the 2023 edition". 17 May 2021.
- "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 20 July 2017". CAF. 20 July 2017.