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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
| year = 2017
| other_titles = <!--Name in native language of hosts-->Coupe d'Afrique des nations des moins de 17 ans 2017
| image = 2017 CAF U–17 Africa Cup of Nations.png
| size = 
| country = {{GAB}}
| dates = 14–28 May 
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|MLI}}
| count = 2
| second_other = {{fbu|17|GHA}}
| third_other = {{fbu|17|GUI}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|NIG}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 41
| top_scorer = {{flagicon|GUI}} [[Fandjé Touré]]<br />{{nowrap|(6 goals)}}
| prevseason = [[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]]
| nextseason = [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2019]]
}}

The '''2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations''', officially known as the '''Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017''',<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3D%3D |title=Total, Title Sponsor of the Africa Cup of Nations and Partner of African Football |publisher=CAF |date=21 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161229192356/http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=z5SPEjKTyig8WgDEfOXGfg%3D%3D |archive-date=29 December 2016 }}</ref> was the 12th edition of the [[Africa U-17 Cup of Nations]] (17th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.

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.<ref name="Fixtures">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=344%2fymzciz3Ip9a7t1SFsA%3d%3d|title=Fixtures of U-17 & U-20 AFCON qualifiers released|publisher=Confederation of African Football|date=5 February 2016}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=nTcULgYl%2fUvBa3QxFMGgNA%3d%3d|title=Decisions of CAF Executive Committee|publisher=CAF|date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

On 3 February 2017, [[Gabon]] were selected as the new hosts,<ref name="Gabon New Hosts">{{cite web|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/africa/news/170203/Gabon_new_host_for_U17_Championship|title=Gabon new host for U17 Championship|publisher=SuperSport|date=3 February 2017}}</ref> and the tournament will now be played from 14 to 28 May 2017 (originally from 21 May to 4 June 2017).<ref name="Gabon">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=DMQVAp%2bX0%2fmhD6q2gzxTgg%3d%3d|title=Gabon new host of 2017 AFCON U-17|publisher=CAF|date=4 February 2017}}</ref><ref name="venues"/>

==Qualification==
{{Main|2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations 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.<ref name="Gabon"/> Mali were cleared to compete after their suspension was lifted by FIFA on 28 April 2017.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=4OKYNxjEqcGsj2EtO2q8Cg%3d%3d|title=FIFA lifts suspension of Mali Football Federation|publisher=CAF|date=29 April 2017}}</ref>

''Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Appearance
! Previous best appearance
|-
| {{fbu|17|ANG}} || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} ([[1997 African U-17 Championship|1997]], [[1999 African U-17 Championship|1999]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|CMR}} || {{sort|06|6th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2003 African U-17 Championship|2003]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GAB}} (hosts) || {{sort|03|3rd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} ([[2007 African U-17 Championship|2007]], [[2013 African U-17 Championship|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GHA}} || {{sort|07|7th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[1995 African U-17 Championship|1995]], [[1999 African U-17 Championship|1999]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GUI}} || {{sort|06|6th}} || {{sort|03|Third place}} ([[1995 African U-17 Championship|1995]], [[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|MLI}} || {{sort|08|8th}} || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|NIG}} || {{sort|02|2nd}} || {{sort|09|Group stage}} ([[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|TAN}} || {{sort|01|1st}} || {{sort|99|Debut}}
|}

==Venues==
The two venues were confirmed in March 2017.<ref name="venues">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=Q69iU2i0hqXU4tTEf7TSTw%3d%3d|title=Decisions of the CAF Executive Committee of 14 March 2017|work=CAFonline.com|date=14 March 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
![[Libreville]]
|rowspan="5"|
{{Location map many | Gabon
| width = 260
| float = right
| caption =
| label = [[Libreville]] | pos = bottom | marksize = 8 | lat_deg = 0.3901 | lon_deg = 9.4544
| label2 = [[Port-Gentil]] | pos2 = top | lat2_deg = -0.716667 | lon2_deg = 8.783333
}}
![[Port-Gentil]]
|-
|[[Stade d'Angondjé|Stade de l'Amitié]]
|[[Stade de Port-Gentil]]
|-
|Capacity: '''40,000'''
|Capacity: '''20,000'''
|-
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Stadelamite.jpg|200px]] -->
|<!-- Deleted image removed: [[File:Stade Port-Gentil.jpg|200px]] -->
|-
|<small>{{coord|0.524167|9.397778|type:landmark|name=Stade de l'Amitié|display=i}}</small>
|<small>{{coord|-0.716667|8.783333|type:landmark|name=Stade de Port Gentil|display=i}}</small>
|}

Original venues of Madagascar before hosts were withdrawn.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! 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+02:00|UTC+2]]) at the [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] Headquarters in [[Cairo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=V7ZU3f1jP9dqw2gwQxSm3w%3d%3d|title=Media accreditation for draw of u-17 & u-20 AFCON final tournaments|work=CAFonline.com|date=3 October 2016|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=jEHDe0wqqpJA7JQHvgd8Pw%3d%3d|title=Draw Procedure: TOTAL U-17 AFCON & TOTAL U-20 AFCON|publisher=CAF|date=23 October 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=X%2fyggCVGDwa%2btUhZZEFUDA%3d%3d|title=Results of draw: Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations MADAGASCAR 2017|publisher=CAF|date=24 October 2016}}</ref>

The teams were seeded based on the results of the last edition ([[2015 African U-17 Championship|final tournament]] and [[2015 African U-17 Championship qualification|qualifiers]]).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/NewsLetters/PROCEDURES%20OF%20THE%20DRAW%20OF%20THE%20U17%20AFRICA%20CUP%20OF%20NATIONS%20MADAGASCAR%202017%20English%20and%20French.pdf|title=Procedures of the draw of the 12th Edition TOTAL U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Madagascar 2017|publisher=CAF}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Level 1
!Level 2
!Level 3
!Level 4
|-
|
*{{fbu|17|GAB}} (replaced {{fbu|17|MAD}} after draw) {{small|(host, assigned to A1)}}
*{{fbu|17|MLI}} {{small|([[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]] winner, assigned to B1)}}
|
*{{fbu|17|GUI}}
*{{fbu|17|NIG}}
|
*{{fbu|17|CMR}}
*{{fbu|17|ANG}}
|
*{{fbu|17|GHA}}
*{{fbu|17|TAN}} (replaced {{fbu|17|CGO}} after draw)
|}

==Squads==
{{Further|2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations squads}}

Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/U17%20Regulations%202016.pdf|title=Regulations of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations|work=CAFonline.com|date=3 October 2016|access-date=3 October 2016}}</ref>

==Match officials==
A total of 14 referees and 15 assistant referees were selected for the tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=KytsZPx6w087SA3c5dy0Ug%3d%3d|title=Match officials for Total U-17 AFCON Gabon 2017 announced
|publisher=CAF|date=20 April 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Total%20Gabon%20u17/U-17%20referees.pdf|title=Selected Match Officials for the 12th Edition of the Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Gabon 2017|publisher=CAF}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
!Referees
|
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|EGY}} Mohamed Maarouf Eid
* {{flagicon|DJI}} Souleiman Ahmed Djamal
* {{flagicon|NGA}} Ferdinand Udoh Aniete
* {{flagicon|ALG}} Mustapha Ghorbal
* {{flagicon|GAB}} Mihindou Mbina Gauthier
* {{flagicon|CIV}} Abou Coulibaly
* {{flagicon|MAD}} [[Hamada Nampiandraza]]
* {{flagicon|BDI}} Pacifique Ndabihawenimana
* {{flagicon|KEN}} Davies Ogenche Omweno
* {{flagicon|SOM}} Hassan Mohamed Hagi
* {{flagicon|SEN}} Maguette Ndiaye
* {{flagicon|DRC}} Jean-Jacques Ndala Ngambo
{{div col end}}
|-
!Reserve Referees
|
* {{flagicon|TUN}} Haithem Kossai
* {{flagicon|GHA}} Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea
|-
!Assistant Referees
|
{{div col|colwidth=22em}}
* {{flagicon|EGY}} Mahmoud Abouelregal
* {{flagicon|TUN}} Aymen Ismail
* {{flagicon|BFA}} Seydou Tiama
* {{flagicon|GAB}} Moussounda Montel
* {{flagicon|LES}} Souru Phatsoane
* {{flagicon|SEY}} Gilbert Lista
* {{flagicon|BEN}} Gbèmassiandan Kouton
* {{flagicon|MOZ}} Arsénio Marengula
* {{flagicon|MAR}} Lahcen Azgaou
* {{flagicon|NIG}} Abdoul Aziz Moctar Saley
* {{flagicon|GUI}} Mamady Tere
* {{flagicon|TAN}} Frank John Komba
* {{flagicon|ETH}} Temesgin Samuel Atango
* {{flagicon|COM}} Soulaimane Amaldine
{{div col end}}
|-
!Reserve Assistant Referee
|
* {{flagicon|LBY}} Attia Amsaad<ref>{{cite web|title=Laryea among 29 refs for U17 Afcon|url=http://www.supersport.com/football/ghana/news/170420/Laryea_among_29_refs_for_U17_Afcon|publisher=SuperSport|access-date=21 April 2017}}</ref>
|}

==Group stage==
The group winners and runners-up advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].
{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;Tiebreakers
The teams are ranked according to [[Points (association football)|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:<ref name="regulations"/>
#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, [[West Africa Time|WAT]] ([[UTC+01:00|UTC+1]]).

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

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|referee=Maguette Ndiaye ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
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===Group B===
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|team2={{fbu|17|ANG}}
|goals1=[[Semé Camara|S. Camara]] {{goal|2}}<br />Dramé {{goal|14||72}}<br />N'Diaye {{goal|39||70}}<br />[[Ibrahim Kané|Kané]] {{goal|81}}
|goals2=[[Melono Muondo Dala|Melo]] {{goal|83}}
|stadium=[[Stade d'Angondjé|Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise]], [[Libreville]]
|attendance=
|referee=Hassan Mohamed Hagi ([[Somali Football Federation|Somalia]])
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=SJj%2fYdUAmAoOkX%2fUinukyvIbcoSkr8zLncTFHie1OHKSgOKHp7ZHQsqoMHQ6jH7c
}}
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|21|df=y}}
|time=18:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|TAN}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|17|NIG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Ibrahim Marou|Marou]] {{goal|42}}
|stadium=[[Stade de Port-Gentil]], [[Port-Gentil]]
|attendance=
|referee=Daniel Nii Ayi Laryea ([[Ghana Football Association|Ghana]])
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=UCK9RyYvNSY9npCL3FgqSv5GqhAWYupAnFAFxfNQa8UVtwhVOTyvolQkMdj2S9WY
}}

==Knockout stage==
In the knockout stages, if a match is level at the end of normal playing time, [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|kicks from the penalty mark]] are used to determine the winner (no [[extra time (association football)|extra time]] shall be played).<ref name="regulations"/>

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2 -->
<!-- semi-finals -->
|24 May – [[Port-Gentil]]|{{fbu|17|GHA}} {{pso}}|0 (6)|{{fbu|17|NIG}}|0 (5)
|24 May – [[Libreville]]|{{fbu|17|MLI}} {{pso}}|0 (2)|{{fbu|17|GUI}}|0 (0)
<!-- final -->
|28 May – [[Libreville]]|{{fbu|17|GHA}}|0|{{fbu|17|MLI}}|1
<!-- third place -->
|28 May – [[Libreville]]|{{fbu|17|NIG}}|1|{{fbu|17|GUI}}|3
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|24|df=y}}
|time=15:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|GHA}}
|score=0–0
|penaltyscore=6–5
|team2={{fbu|17|NIG}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=[[Bismark Owusu|Owusu]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Gideon Acquah|Acquah]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohammed Iddriss|Iddriss]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Eric Ayiah|Ayiah]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Faisal Osman|Osman]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Ibrahim Sulley|Sulley]] {{pengoal}}<br />[[Emmanuel Toku|Toku]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{pengoal}} [[Sofiane Habibou|Habibou]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Hamid Ajina|Ajina]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Yacine Massamba|Massamba]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ismael Magagi|Magagi]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Ibrahim Namata|Namata]]<br />{{pengoal}} [[Rachid Souley|Souley]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Djibrilla Mossi|Mossi]]
|stadium=[[Stade de Port-Gentil]], [[Port-Gentil]]
|attendance=
|referee=Mustapha Ghorbal ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=Ic0X7dMXgQBWtoGtqhCAAGHTZ29DBUxgDKnl%2fjHwmaIjmJlC6R992DrnB5w4RbRR
}}
----
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|24|df=y}}
|time=18:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|MLI}}
|score=0–0
|penaltyscore=2–0
|team2={{fbu|17|GUI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=
|penalties1=Dramé {{pengoal}}<br />[[Mohamed Camara (Malian footballer, born 2000)|M. Camara]] {{penmiss}}<br />[[Fodé Konaté|Konaté]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2={{penmiss}} [[Ibrahima Soumah|I. Soumah]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Samuel Conté|Conté]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Facinet Soumah|F. Soumah]]<br />{{penmiss}} [[Djibril Touré|Touré]]
|stadium=[[Stade d'Angondjé|Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise]], [[Libreville]]
|attendance=
|referee=Davies Ogenche Omweno ([[Football Kenya Federation|Kenya]])
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=dJrqEDKsy04DLk6SikKVW%2bGdTTcgxxHI8EZTvYiWNCXJqy3iXUJK9nNl8%2fkG5gMw
}}

===Third place match===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|28|df=y}}
|time=15:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|NIG}}
|score=1–3
|team2={{fbu|17|GUI}}
|goals1=[[Ibrahim Marou|Marou]] {{goal|66}}
|goals2=[[Djibril Touré|Touré]] {{goal|55||75}}<br />[[Elhadj Bah|Bah]] {{goal|73}}
|stadium=[[Stade d'Angondjé|Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise]], [[Libreville]]
|attendance=
|referee=Mihindou Mbina Gauthier ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=mMJohdFzAjcyucWWZupOeYBM4IIhm6ojvru1QqhpABFU3X5YI%2b0GXfKBRRx61JEY
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date={{Start date|2017|5|28|df=y}}
|time=18:30
|team1={{fbu-rt|17|GHA}}
|score=0–1
|team2={{fbu|17|MLI}}
|goals1=
|goals2=[[Mamadou Samaké|Samaké]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium=[[Stade d'Angondjé|Stade de l'Amitié Sino-Gabonaise]], [[Libreville]]
|attendance=
|referee=[[Hamada Nampiandraza]] ([[Malagasy Football Federation|Madagascar]])<ref>http://refereesfifa.blogspot.fr/2017/05/2017-caf-u-17-championship-finale.html {{User-generated source|date=August 2022}}</ref>
|report=http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/MatchDetails?MatchId=VIwuNGsdLd%2fH0YfnM4eefTCVd6bZ1Wzs0DEACXzaCjk%2bCBFis0us1fdp9x84NAE9
}}

==Goalscorers==
;6 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Djibril Touré]]
{{div col end}}

;4 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Eric Ayiah]]
{{div col end}}

;3 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Hadji Dramé]]
{{div col end}}

;2 goals
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Melono Muondo Dala|Melo]]
*{{flagicon|CMR}} [[Stéphane Zobo]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Ibrahim Sulley]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Emmanuel Toku]]
*{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Elhadj Bah]]
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Lassana N'Diaye]]
*{{flagicon|NIG}} [[Ibrahim Marou]]
*{{flagicon|NIG}} [[Abdoul Karim Sanda]]
{{div col end}}

;1 goal
{{Div col|colwidth=22em}}
*{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Jelson João Mivo|Gelson]]
*{{flagicon|ANG}} [[Francisco Carlos Chilumbo|Tombé]]
*{{flagicon|GAB}} [[Fahd Moubeti]]
*{{flagicon|GHA}} [[Patmos Arhin]]
*{{flagicon|GUI}} [[Aguibou Camara]]
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Mohamed Camara (Malian footballer, born 2000)|Mohamed Camara]]
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Semé Camara]]
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Ibrahim Kané]]
*{{flagicon|MLI}} [[Mamadou Samaké]]
*{{flagicon|NIG}} [[Sofiane Habibou]]
*{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Kelvin Naftal]]
*{{flagicon|TAN}} [[Abdul Suleiman]]
{{div col end}}

==Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup==
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the [[2017 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=ghana-ease-their-way-to-india-2884243.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170518010842/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=ghana-ease-their-way-to-india-2884243.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 18, 2017|title=Ghana ease their way to India|publisher=FIFA.com|date=17 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=guinea-join-ghana-on-plane-to-india-2885115.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170524204143/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=guinea-join-ghana-on-plane-to-india-2885115.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 24, 2017|title=Guinea join Ghana on plane to India|publisher=FIFA.com|date=20 May 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=mali-and-niger-seal-africa-s-final-tickets-to-india-2885248.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170521225326/http://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/y=2017/m=5/news=mali-and-niger-seal-africa-s-final-tickets-to-india-2885248.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 21, 2017|title=Mali and Niger seal Africa's final tickets to India|publisher=FIFA.com|date=21 May 2017}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Qualified on
! Previous appearances in tournament<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fbu|17|MLI}}|| {{sort|03|21 May 2017}}|| {{sort|04|4}} ([[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997]], [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1999]], [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]], [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GHA}}|| {{sort|01|17 May 2017}}|| {{sort|08|8}} ([[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989]], '''[[1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1991]]''', [[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993]], '''[[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995]]''', [[1997 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1997]], [[1999 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1999]], [[2005 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2005]], [[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GUI}}|| {{sort|02|20 May 2017}}|| {{sort|04|4}} ([[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985]], [[1989 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1989]], [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995]], [[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|NIG}}|| {{sort|04|21 May 2017}}|| {{sort|00|0}} (Debut)
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champion for that year. ''Italic'' indicates host for that year.</div>

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/12theditiontotalu-17africacupofnations,madagascar2017/home Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations, Gabon 2017], CAFonline.com

{{CAF African U-17 Football Championship}}
{{FIFA U-17 World Championship}}

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