U17 World Cup: The all-time African ranking of the tournament

Africa 24 October 2025 at 05:34

Imed Ben Amara

News Editor

For the first time in the history of the U17 World Cup, ten African teams will take part in the tournament from November 3 to 27, 2025 in Qatar.

They are Burkina Faso, Mali, Morocco, South Africa, Zambia, Ivory Coast, Senegal, Tunisia, Egypt, and Uganda.

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In the past, 21 African teams have participated in the tournament, collecting 7 titles: 5 for Nigeria and 2 for Ghana.

Below is the all-time African ranking of the U17 World Cup:

1- Nigeria U17: 48 wins - 11 draws - 8 losses - 155 points

2- Ghana U17: 30 wins - 10 draws - 8 losses - 100 points

3- Mali U17: 18 wins - 4 draws - 10 losses - 58 points

4- Ivory Coast U17: 7 wins - 4 draws - 7 losses - 25 points

5- Burkina Faso U17: 6 wins - 4 draws - 9 losses - 22 points

6- Tunisia U17: 6 wins - 0 draws - 5 losses - 18 points

7- Morocco U17: 5 wins - 1 draw - 3 losses - 16 points

8- Guinea U17: 1 win - 0 draws - 2 losses - 3 points

9- Egypt U17: 2 wins - 3 draws - 2 losses - 9 points

10- Republic of the Congo U17: 2 wins - 2 draws - 6 losses - 8 points

11- Gambia U17: 2 wins - 1 draw - 3 losses - 7 points

12- Angola U17: 2 wins - 0 draws - 2 losses - 6 points

13- Cameroon U17: 0 wins - 3 draws - 3 losses - 3 points

14- Niger U17: 1 win - 0 draws - 3 losses - 3 points

15- Togo U17: 0 wins - 2 draws - 1 loss - 2 points

16- Sierra Leone U17: 0 wins - 1 draw - 2 losses - 1 point

17- Rwanda U17: 0 wins - 1 draw - 2 losses - 1 point

18- South Africa U17: 0 wins - 1 draw - 2 losses - 1 point

19- Sudan U17: 1 win - 0 draws - 2 losses - 3 points

20- Algeria U17: 0 wins - 0 draws - 3 losses - 0 points

21- Malawi U17: 0 wins - 0 draws - 3 losses - 0 points

Related teams and leagues

Nigeria U17

World Cup U17