U17 World Cup: Three African goalkeepers in the top 10 for clean sheets

Several African goalkeepers have made their mark during the final phase of the U17 World Cup currently underway in Qatar.

The top honor goes to Senegal’s shot-stopper Vincent Gomis, who managed to keep a clean sheet in three matches.

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He leads ahead of Burkina Faso’s last line of defense, Rahim Ouattara, as well as goalkeeper Edrisah Waibi, who both recorded two clean sheets each in the tournament.

Here is the clean sheet ranking for the U17 World Cup.

Daniel Posch (Austria U17): 4 clean sheets

João Pedro (Brazil U17): 3 clean sheets

Vincent Gomis (Senegal U17): 3 clean sheets

Alessandro Longoni (Italy U17): 3 clean sheets

Ilan Jourdren (France U17): 3 clean sheets

Shuji Muramatsu (Japan U17): 2 clean sheets

Rahim Ouattara (Burkina Faso U17): 2 clean sheets

Matej Grahovac (Croatia U17): 2 clean sheets

Edrisah Waibi (Uganda U17): 2 clean sheets

Jorman Mendoza (Colombia U17): 2 clean sheets

Jack Porter (England U17): 2 clean sheets

Aidan Stokes (USA U17): 2 clean sheets

Felix Fernandez (Paraguay U17): 2 clean sheets

Lamine Sinaba (Mali U17): 2 clean sheets

Romário Cunha (Portugal U17): 2 clean sheets

Lucca Brughmans (Belgium U17): 2 clean sheets

Nicolas Kutran (New Caledonia U17): 1 clean sheet

Gerónimo Govea (Bolivia U17): 1 clean sheet

Oliver Alegria Sigernes (El Salvador U17): 1 clean sheet

Alan Vazquez (Venezuela U17): 1 clean sheet

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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