CAN U17: a look back at records and key stats

02.06.26 AP CAF U17 Cup of Nations

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Senegal were crowned U17 African champions in 2026 after defeating Tanzania 4-2 on penalties in the final. The match ended 1-1 after regulation time.

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With two titles to their name, the Lions join Mali, Ghana, Nigeria, Cameroon, and Gambia as double winners of the tournament.

Here are the records and key figures from the 2026 CAN U17.

Top 20 goal scorers

Dismas Athanasi (Tanzania - 3 goals)

Khaled Mokhtar (Egypt - 2 goals)

Yacine Abed (Algeria - 2 goals)

Eric Gyamfi (Ghana - 2 goals)

Razaki Juma Mbegelendi (Tanzania - 2 goals)

Mouhammad Valmy (Algeria - 2 goals)

Imran Talai (Morocco - 2 goals)

Owen Mukisa (Uganda - 2 goals)

Abdelaziz Khaled (Egypt - 2 goals)

Abdoulaye Touré (Mali - 2 goals)

Mohamed Amine Moustache (Morocco - 2 goals)

Souleymane Faye (Senegal - 2 goals)

Diego Pelembe (Mozambique - 2 goals)

Arafat Ibanda (Uganda - 2 goals)

Joseph Narbi (Ghana - 2 goals)

Ahmed Beshir (Egypt - 2 goals)

Amir Misbah (Ethiopia - 2 goals)

Ziad Saoudi (Egypt - 2 goals)

Ibrahima Dione (Senegal - 2 goals)

Top 20 assist providers

Ismail El Aoud (Morocco - 3 assists)

Antonio Nhampule (Mozambique - 3 assists)

Sadam Hamis (Tanzania - 2 assists)

Mahdi Maghlout (Algeria - 1 assist)

Mouhamed Wagner (Senegal - 1 assist)

Razaki Mbegelendi (Tanzania - 1 assist)

Mohamed Amine Away (Tunisia - 1 assist)

Hasib Mohamed (Egypt - 1 assist)

Issah Rafiu (Ghana - 1 assist)

Yacine Abed (Algeria - 1 assist)

Eric Gyamfi (Ghana - 1 assist)

Latif Abdul Wunzalgu (Ghana - 1 assist)

Razaki Juma Mbegelendi (Tanzania - 1 assist)

Ibrahim Rabbaj (Morocco - 1 assist)

Youssif Sylla (Mali - 1 assist)

Edilasio Domingos (Angola - 1 assist)

Owen Mukisa (Uganda - 1 assist)

Travor Mubiru (Uganda - 1 assist)

Issa Mussa Chole (Tanzania - 1 assist)

Top 20 dribblers

Ibrahim Rabbaj (Morocco - 28 dribbles)

Eric Gyamfi (Ghana - 24 dribbles)

Daniel Tamer (Egypt - 22 dribbles)

Latif Abdul Wunzalgu (Ghana - 21 dribbles)

Razaki Juma Mbegelendi (Tanzania - 19 dribbles)

Mohamed Gamal (Egypt - 18 dribbles)

Yacine Abed (Algeria - 17 dribbles)

Mouhamed Wagner (Senegal - 16 dribbles)

Makan Sacko (Mali - 16 dribbles)

Songui Glao (Ivory Coast - 15 dribbles)

Edilasio Domingos (Angola - 13 dribbles)

Chausson Nhabanga (Mozambique - 13 dribbles)

Ahmed Safwat (Egypt - 13 dribbles)

Yahia Jlidi (Tunisia - 12 dribbles)

Ismail El Aoud (Morocco - 12 dribbles)

Harafat Diabaté (Ivory Coast - 11 dribbles)

Dawit Kassaw (Ethiopia - 10 dribbles)

Abdulshakur Babi (Uganda - 10 dribbles)

Oualid Ibn Salah (Morocco - 10 dribbles)

Antonio Nhampule (Mozambique - 10 dribbles)

Top 20 clean sheets

Haji Abdalah (Tanzania - 3 clean sheets)

Kebede Temesgen (Ethiopia - 2 clean sheets)

Adama Diabaté (Ivory Coast - 2 clean sheets)

Malek Amr Abdelkhalek Hussein (Egypt - 2 clean sheets)

Glory Missinga (Cameroon - 2 clean sheets)

Mohamed Ebeid (Egypt - 1 clean sheet)

Malek Amr (Egypt - 1 clean sheet)

Glory Noël Kingue Missinga (Cameroon - 1 clean sheet)

Ashraf Lukyamuzi (Uganda - 1 clean sheet)

Rayan Yaakoubi (Morocco - 1 clean sheet)

Gelson Dala (Angola - 1 clean sheet)

Lukyamuzi Ashiraf (Uganda - 1 clean sheet)

Yazid Tifrani (Algeria - 1 clean sheet)

Assane Sarr (Senegal - 1 clean sheet)

Cheick Diarra (Mali - 1 clean sheet)

Mohamed Harouch (Morocco - 0 clean sheets)

Abdoulaye Cissé (Ivory Coast - 0 clean sheets)

Nazim Benmedjdoub (Algeria - 0 clean sheets)

Nazim Mohamed Salah Benkaidia (Algeria - 0 clean sheets)

Ibrahim Diarra (Mali - 0 clean sheets)

Top 20 key passes

Latif Abdul Wunzalgu (Ghana - 10 key passes)

Mohamed Gamal (Egypt - 9 key passes)

Razaki Juma Mbegelendi (Tanzania - 8 key passes)

Ibrahim Rabbaj (Morocco - 8 key passes)

Eric Gyamfi (Ghana - 7 key passes)

Allan de Figueiredo (Mozambique - 7 key passes)

Souleymane Faye (Senegal - 7 key passes)

Luqman Mbalasalu (Tanzania - 7 key passes)

Ismail El Aoud (Morocco - 7 key passes)

Dismas Athanasi (Tanzania - 6 key passes)

Travor Mubiru (Uganda - 6 key passes)

Michael Nyantakyi (Ghana - 6 key passes)

Ahmed Safwat (Egypt - 6 key passes)

Antonio Nhampule (Mozambique - 6 key passes)

Sadam Hamis (Tanzania - 5 key passes)

Owen Mukisa (Uganda - 5 key passes)

Abdulshakur Babi (Uganda - 5 key passes)

Youssouf Diabaté (Ivory Coast - 5 key passes)

Ilian Hadidi (Morocco - 5 key passes)

Rony Baliag Nougi (Cameroon - 5 key passes)

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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