Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national under-17 football team.

Ivory Coast U17

Nickname(s)	Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants)
Association	Ivorian Football Federation
Confederation	CAF (Africa)
Sub-confederation	WAFU (West Africa)
Head coach	Bassiriki Diabaté
Captain	Jean Thome
FIFA code	CIV
First colours Second colours
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Appearances	6 (first in 1997)
Best result	Champions (2013)
FIFA U-17 World Cup
Appearances	5 (first in 1987)
Best result	Third Place (1987)

The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at the under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third-place playoff.

Current squad

The following players were called up for the 2026 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.

No.	Pos.	Player	Date of birth (age)	Club
1	1GK	Christ Kouassi	(2008-10-08) 8 October 2008	Olympique Adiaké
16	1GK	Paul Koko	(2008-12-24) 24 December 2008	Zoman FC
21	1GK	Aboulaye Cissé	(2008-11-14) 14 November 2008	LYS FC
3	2DF	Kouadio Koffi	(2008-12-22) 22 December 2008	Zoman FC
4	2DF	Samba Konate	(2008-10-14) 14 October 2008	SOL FC
18	2DF	Aboubacar Meite	(2008-12-29) 29 December 2008	Afrique Élite
5	2DF	Kouame Obli	(2008-12-20) 20 December 2008	Mouna
6	3MF	Habib Soumahoro	(2008-12-24) 24 December 2008	RC Abidjan
8	3MF	Daan Yoboue	(2008-11-01) 1 November 2008	ES Bingerville
10	3MF	Ismael Toure	(2008-05-11) 11 May 2008	Mouna
14	3MF	Cheick Malo	(2009-07-26) 26 July 2009	FC San Pédro
19	3MF	Tape Touali	(2008-10-11) 11 October 2008	SOA FC
7	4FW	Bakary Kebe	(2008-11-29) 29 November 2008	Jeunesse d'Angré
9	4FW	Alynho Haidara	(2008-07-26) 26 July 2008	FC Mayence 05
11	4FW	Allassane Toure	(2009-11-05) 5 November 2009	RC Abidjan
15	4FW	Youbah Coulibaly	(2008-10-29) 29 October 2008	Zoman FC
17	4FW	Kouassi Kouadio	(2008-05-05) 5 May 2008	Afrique Élite
20	4FW	Hubert Yao	(2009-11-05) 5 November 2009	FC San Pédro

Honours

• Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
  • Champions (1): 2013
  • Third (2): 2005, 2025
• FIFA U-17 World Cup:
  • Third (1): 1987

Competitive record

FIFA U-17 World Cup

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GS	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987	Third Place	6	4	1	1	9	7
1989	Did not qualify
1991	Walkover
1993
1995	Did not qualify
1997
1999
2001	Walkover
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Group stage	3	0	1	2	4	8
2007	Did not qualify
2009
2011	Round of 16	4	1	1	2	10	10
2013	Quarterfinals	5	2	1	2	7	5
2015	Did not qualify
2017
2019
2023
2025	Group stage	3	0	0	3	2	8
2026	To be determined
2027
2028
2029
Total	5/24	21	7	4	10	32	38

U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

Year	Round	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA
1995	Did not qualify
1997	Group stage	3	1	1	1	7	2
1999	Did not qualify
2001	Walkover
2003	Did not qualify
2005	Third Place	5	3	0	2	6	5
2007	Did not qualify
2009
2011	Fourth Place	5	2	1	2	9	7
2013	Champions	5	2	3	0	5	3
2015	Group stage	3	1	1	1	4	4
2017	Did not qualify
2019
2023
2025	Third Place	6	2	4	0	11	4
Total	6/15	27	11	10	6	42	25

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers
Appearances: 2
Year	Round	Pld	W	D*	L	GF	GA
1985	Did not enter
1987	Third Round	6	2	2	2	8	6
1989	Third Round	2	0	1	1	1	3
1991	Walkover
1993
Total	2/5	8	2	3	3	9	9

• Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.

External links

• (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF