AFCON U-17
Somalia included for TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
Somalia has been included as one of the teams that will feature in the TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2025.
The Somalian team which finished third in the Zonal CECAFA qualifiers after stopping South Sudan 1-0 in the play-off late last year has been included by CAF together with Gambia from the WAFU-UFOA Zone A.
The CECAFA Zone will be represented by Uganda, Tanzania and Somalia during the competition which runs March 30th to April 19th, 2025 in Morocco. The final draw for the competition will take place on February 13th in Cairo, Egypt.
The expanded tournament will see 16 teams compete, with a record 10 African nations to qualify for the 48-team FIFA U-17 World Cup that will be staged in Qatar from November 5-27th, 2025.
Teams to be drawn
Morocco (host), Angola, Burkina Faso, Cote d’Ivoire, Egypt, Gambia, Mali, Senegal, Somalia, South Africa, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Zambia, and one team each UNIFFAC and UNIFFAC.