2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations

2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
  • كأس الأمم الأفريقية تحت 17 سنة 2025
  • Coupe d'Afrique des nations de football des moins de 17 ans 2025
Tournament details
Host countryMorocco
Dates30 March – 19 April
Teams16 (from 1 confederation)
Venue(s)4 (in 4 host cities)
Final positions
Champions Morocco (1st title)
Runners-up Mali
Third place Ivory Coast
Fourth place Burkina Faso
Tournament statistics
Matches played34
Goals scored100 (2.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Asharaf Tapsoba
Alynho Haïdara
(7 goals each)
Best player(s) Abdellah Ouazane
Best goalkeeper Chouaib Bellaarouch
Fair play award Mali
2023
2026

The 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2025 U17 AFCON for short, was the 15th edition (20th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below.

Morocco was chosen as the host of this edition on 16 December 2024 at the annual CAF Executive Committee meeting along the 2024 CAF Awards ceremony in Marrakesh, Morocco where CAF appointed the country as host. which it organised from 30 March to 19 April. The top 10 teams qualified for the 2025 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar as the CAF representatives.

It was the first U-17 Africa Cup of Nations to feature 16 teams.

Senegal were the defending champions but were eliminated in the quarter-finals.