2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Host country | Morocco |
| Dates | TBD |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | TBC (in TBC host cities) |
The 2021 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations will be the 14th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (19th 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.
In September 2018, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Morocco.[1]
The top four teams of the tournament will qualify for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup as the CAF representatives.
Qualification
The CAF decided in July 2017 that the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones.[2] The qualifiers were played between 19 July and 18 September 2018. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Tanzania.
Player eligibility
Players born 1 January 2004 or later are eligible to participate in the competition.
Qualified teams
The following eights 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | North Zone | 3rd | Fourth (2013) |
Venues
To be confirmed.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-17 World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| TBD | 20 April 2021 (or earlier) | |
| TBD | 20 April 2021 (or earlier) | |
| TBD | 21 April 2021 (or earlier) | |
| TBD | 21 April 2021 (or earlier) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
References
- ↑ "CAN 2019 : un dernier sursis pour le Cameroun ?" (in French). CamFoot. 29 September 2018.
- ↑ "Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 20 July 2017". CAF. 20 July 2017.