2017 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 June – 2 October 2016 | 
| Teams | 39 (from 1 confederation) | 
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 51 | 
| Goals scored | 169 (3.31 per match) | 
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The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams played in the final tournament, hosted by Gabon.
The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda.[1][2]
Participants
| No participation | Teams | Number of teams | 
|---|---|---|
| No participation | 
  | 
14 | 
| First round entrants | 22 | |
| Second round entrants | 17 | |
| Final tournament entrants | 
  | 
1 | 
Note: Madagascar were originally to qualify automatically as hosts, but had their hosting rights withdrawn and were replaced by Gabon (which played in the qualifiers and were eliminated in the third round).[3]
Format
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).[4]
The seven winners of the third round qualified for the final tournament.
First round
The first legs are scheduled for 24–26 June 2016, and the second legs are scheduled for 1–3 July 2016.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana  | 
w/o | — | — | |
| Benin  | 
w/o | — | — | |
| Libya  | 
4–4 (a) | 3–2 | 1–2 | |
| DR Congo  | 
w/o | — | — | |
| Mauritania  | 
1–2 | 1–0 | 0–2 | |
| Sudan  | 
16–0 | 8–0 | 8–0 | |
| Malawi  | 
w/o | — | — | |
| Tanzania  | 
9–0 | 3–0 | 6–0 | |
| Namibia  | 
2–2 (a) | 1–0 | 1–2 | |
| Lesotho  | 
w/o | — | — | |
| Comoros  | 
w/o | — | — | 
Ghana advanced after Liberia withdrew.
| Benin  | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Sierra Leone  | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Benin advanced after Sierra Leone withdrew.
| Libya  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Gima Dago  Tougaï Bin Amir  | 
Report | Dehiri  Idir  | 
4–4 on aggregate. Algeria won on away goals.
Chad advanced after DR Congo withdrew.[5]
| Mauritania  | 1–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Cheikh  | 
Report | 
| Morocco  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abessi  | 
Report | 
Morocco won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sudan  | 8–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mazin Mohamed  Gumaa Elshaikh Abduelsamad Moumen Mohamed Abdalla  | 
Report | 
| Djibouti  | 0–8 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Elnour  Abdalla Mustafa Musab Mohamed Alzobair Elmgdad Mohamed  | 
Sudan won 16–0 on aggregate.
Kenya advanced after Malawi withdrew.
| Tanzania  | 3–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Kibabage  Ali Msengi  | 
Report | 
| Seychelles  | 0–6 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Ali  Rashid Juma Makamba Mkomola  | 
Tanzania won 9–0 on aggregate.
2–2 on aggregate. Namibia won on away goals.
Mauritius advanced after Lesotho withdrew.
| Comoros  | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
| Zimbabwe  | Cancelled | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Comoros advanced after Zimbabwe withdrew.
Second round
The first legs are scheduled for 5–7 August 2016, and the second legs are scheduled for 19–21 August 2016.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana  | 
6–5 | 5–1 | 1–4 | |
| Benin  | 
2–4 | 1–1 | 1–3 | |
| Nigeria  | 
2–3 | 1–0 | 1–3 | |
| Algeria  | 
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Chad  | 
w/o | 0–9 | — | |
| Egypt  | 
2–5 | 1–3 | 1–2 | |
| Tunisia  | 
4–6 | 2–3 | 2–3 | |
| Guinea  | 
2–2 (3–2 p) | 1–1 | 1–1 | |
| Zambia  | 
0–1 | 0–0 | 0–1 | |
| Cameroon  | 
9–1 | 7–0 | 2–1 | |
| South Africa  | 
1–3 | 1–1 | 0–2 | |
| Namibia  | 
1–5 | 1–2 | 0–3 | |
| Mauritius  | 
0–4 | 0–1 | 0–3 | |
| Comoros  | 
5–1 | 2–1 | 3–0 | 
| Ghana  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Toku  Ayiah Antah Onyina  | 
Report | Zoungrana  | 
| Burkina Faso  | 4–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Diarrassouba  Traore Zongo Kientega  | 
Report | 
Ghana won 6–5 on aggregate.
| Benin  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Videkon  | 
Report | Akoete  | 
| Ivory Coast  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Akoete  Sangare  | 
Report | Noumonvi  | 
Ivory Coast won 4–2 on aggregate.
Niger won 3–2 on aggregate.
Gabon won 1–0 on aggregate.
| Chad  | 0–9 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | Drame  Camara Kane Kane Tidjani Doumbia  | 
Mali advanced after Chad withdrew from the second leg.
| Egypt  | 1–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelghani  | 
Report | 
Ethiopia won 5–2 on aggregate.
| Tunisia  | 2–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Smei  | 
Report | 
| Senegal  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Drame  Sow Niang  | 
Report | 
Senegal won 6–4 on aggregate.
| Guinea  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Touré  | 
Report | Ait Ouarkhan  | 
| Morocco  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abdelwahed  | 
Report | |
| Penalties | ||
| Abdessamad  Riad Saif-Eddine  | 
2–3 | |
2–2 on aggregate. Guinea won 3–2 on penalties.
Sudan won 2–0 on aggregate.
Cameroon won 9–1 on aggregate.
| South Africa  | 1–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Le Roux  | 
Report | 
| Tanzania  | 2–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Rashid  Makame  | 
Report | 
Tanzania won 3–1 on aggregate.
Congo won 5–1 on aggregate.
| Mauritius  | 0–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Angola won 4–0 on aggregate.
Comoros won 5–1 on aggregate.
Third round
The first legs were scheduled for 16–18 September 2016, and the second legs were scheduled for 30 September – 2 October 2016.Winners Qualify for the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana  | 
3–1 | 3–1 | 0–0 | |
| Niger  | 
4–3 | 1–0 | 3–3 | |
| Mali  | 
4–1 | 2–0 | 2–1 | |
| Senegal  | 
1–2 | 0–1 | 1–1 | |
| Sudan  | 
5–7 | 4–2 | 1–5 | |
| Tanzania  | 
3–3 (a) | 3–2 | 0–1 | |
| Angola  | 
7–0 | 5–0 | 2–0 | 
| Ghana  | 3–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Ayiah  Toku  | 
Report | 
| Ivory Coast  | 0–0 | |
|---|---|---|
| Report | 
Ghana won 3–1 on aggregate.
| Gabon  | 3–3 | |
|---|---|---|
| Moubeti  | 
Report | 
Niger won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Ethiopia  | 1–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Abebayehu  | 
Report | 
Mali won 4–1 on aggregate.
Guinea won 2–1 on aggregate.
| Sudan  | 4–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mohamed  Gumaa Abdalla  | 
Report | 
| Cameroon  | 5–1 | |
|---|---|---|
| Zobo  Bella Sangola  | 
Report | 
Cameroon won 7–5 on aggregate.
| Tanzania  | 3–2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Mkomola  Makamba  | 
Report | 
3–3 on aggregate. Congo won on away goals.
Later Congo were disqualified from the main tournament as a player failed to show up magnetic resonance imaging test, and therefore Tanzania are qualified instead.[3]
Angola won 7–0 on aggregate.
References
- ^ "Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released". Cafonline.com. 11 February 2016.
 - ^ a b c d "U-17 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
 - ^ a b "Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17". Confederation of African Football. 4 February 2017. Retrieved 3 March 2017.
 - ^ "Regulations of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations" (PDF). CAF.
 - ^ "DR Congo withdraws from AFCON U-17 & U-20 qualifiers". CAF. 15 March 2016.