Morocco qualified automatically as hosts.
QUALIFYING STAGE
North Zone (in Libya)
[Mar 24]
Morocco 2-0 Tunisia
Libya 1-5 Algeria
[Mar 27]
Tunisia 0-1 Egypt
Algeria 0-3 Morocco
[Mar 30]
Libya 1-2 Tunisia
Egypt 1-2 Morocco
[Apr 2]
Libya 1-2 Egypt
Tunisia 1-1 Algeria
[Apr 5]
Algeria 1-0 Egypt
Morocco 3-1 Libya
1.Morocco 4 4 0 0 10- 2 12
2.Algeria 4 2 1 1 7- 5 7
3.Egypt 4 2 0 2 4- 4 6
4.Tunisia 4 1 1 2 3- 5 4
5.Libya 4 0 0 4 4-12 0
Algeria, Egypt and Tunisia qualified; Morocco qualified as hosts
West A Zone (in Mali)
Group A
[Oct 5]
Mali 6-0 Liberia
Gambia 0-2 Guinea-Bissau
[Oct 8]
Liberia 0-4 Gambia
Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Mali
[Oct 11]
Mali 2-2 Gambia
Guinea-Bissau 4-1 Liberia
1.Guinea-Bissau 3 2 1 0 7- 2 7 Qualified
2.Mali 3 1 2 0 9- 3 5 Qualified
3.Gambia 3 1 1 1 6- 4 4
4.Liberia 3 0 0 3 1-14 0
Group B
[Oct 6]
Senegal 1-1 Sierra Leone
Mauritania 0-1 Guinea
[Oct 9]
Sierra Leone 1-2 Mauritania
Guinea 1-1 Senegal
[Oct 12]
Senegal 1-0 Mauritania
Guinea 3-1 Sierra Leone
1.Guinea 3 2 1 0 5- 2 7 Qualified
2.Senegal 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5 Qualified
3.Mauritania 3 1 0 2 2- 3 3
4.Sierra Leone 3 0 1 2 3- 6 1
Semifinals [Oct 15]
Guinea-Bissau 0-4 Senegal
Guinea 1-2 Mali
Third Place Match [Oct 18]
Guinea-Bissau 1-1 Guinea [4-2 pen]
Final [Oct 18]
Senegal 2-0 Mali
Senegal and Mali qualified
West B Zone (in Ivory Coast)
Group A
[Sep 20]
Ivory Coast 2-0 Niger
Togo 1-1 Ghana
[Sep 23]
Niger 3-1 Togo
Ghana 0-3 Ivory Coast
[Sep 26]
Ivory Coast 1-1 Togo
Ghana 3-1 Niger
1.Ivory Coast 3 2 1 0 6- 1 7 Qualified
2.Ghana 3 1 1 1 4- 5 4 Qualified
3.Niger 3 1 0 2 4- 6 3
4.Togo 3 0 2 1 3- 5 2
Group B
[Sep 21]
Burkina Faso 1-0 Benin
[Sep 24]
Benin 1-4 Nigeria
[Sep 27]
Nigeria 0-0 Burkina Faso
1.Nigeria 2 1 1 0 4- 1 4 Qualified
2.Burkina Faso 2 1 1 0 1- 0 4 Qualified
3.Benin 2 0 0 2 1- 5 0
Semifinals [Sep 30]
Ivory Coast 2-1 Burkina Faso
Nigeria 0-2 Ghana
Third Place Match [Oct 3]
Burkina Faso 0-2 Nigeria
Final [Oct 3]
Ivory Coast 0-0 Ghana [4-3 pen]
Ivory Coast and Ghana qualified
Central Zone (in DR Congo)
[Feb 18]
Cameroon 5-1 Gabon
[Feb 21]
Gabon 1-3 DR Congo
Central Afr. Rep. 0-2 Cameroon
[Feb 24]
DR Congo 2-1 Central African Republic
[Feb 27]
Central Afr. Rep. 0-3 Gabon
DR Congo 0-2 Cameroon
1.Cameroon 3 3 0 0 9- 1 9
2.DR Congo 3 2 0 1 5- 4 6
3.Gabon 3 1 0 2 5- 8 3
4.Central Afr. Rep. 3 0 0 3 1- 7 0
Cameroon and DR Congo qualified
Central East Zone (in Ethiopia)
Group A
[Nov 15]
Somalia 2-2 South Sudan
Rwanda 0-2 Ethiopia
[Nov 18]
South Sudan 1-4 Ethiopia
Somalia 1-1 Kenya
[Nov 21]
Kenya 2-1 Rwanda
Ethiopia 3-3 Somalia
[Nov 24]
Rwanda 0-3 Somalia
Kenya 2-0 South Sudan
[Nov 26]
South Sudan 2-1 Rwanda
Ethiopia 1-0 Kenya
1.Ethiopia 4 3 1 0 10- 4 10 Qualified
2.Kenya 4 2 1 1 5- 3 7 Qualified
3.Somalia 4 1 3 0 9- 6 6
4.South Sudan 4 1 1 2 5- 9 4
5.Rwanda 4 0 0 4 2- 9 0
Group B
[Nov 15]
Tanzania 6-0 Sudan
Burundi 0-4 Uganda
[Nov 18]
Sudan 0-9 Uganda
Tanzania 11-0 Djibouti
[Nov 21]
Djibouti 0-1 Burundi
Uganda 1-2 Tanzania
[Nov 24]
Burundi 0-5 Tanzania
Djibouti 1-3 Sudan
[Nov 26]
Sudan 1-0 Burundi
Uganda 6-0 Djibouti
1.Tanzania 4 4 0 0 24- 1 12 Qualified
2.Uganda 4 3 0 1 20- 2 9 Qualified
3.Sudan 4 2 0 2 4-16 6
4.Burundi 4 1 0 3 1-10 3
5.Djibouti 4 0 0 4 1-21 0
Semifinals [Nov 30]
Tanzania 3-1 Kenya
Ethiopia 0-3 Uganda
Third Place Match [Dec 2]
Ethiopia 3-0 Kenya
Final [Dec 2]
Tanzania 3-2 Uganda
Tanzania, Uganda and Ethiopia qualified
South Zone (in Zimbabwe)
Group A
[Sep 11]
Comoros 3-0 Swaziland
Zimbabwe 0-1 Mozambique
[Sep 13]
Mozambique 0-0 Comoros
Zimbabwe 0-0 Swaziland
[Sep 15]
Swaziland 0-4 Mozambique
Zimbabwe 2-3 Comoros
1.Mozambique 3 2 1 0 5- 0 7 Qualified
2.Comoros 3 2 1 0 6- 2 7 Qualified
3.Zimbabwe 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1
4.Swaziland 3 0 1 2 0- 7 1
Group B
[Sep 12]
Madagascar 1-3 Malawi
Zambia 0-4 South Africa
[Sep 14]
South Africa 5-1 Madagascar
Zambia 1-2 Malawi
[Sep 16]
Malawi 1-4 South Africa
Zambia 5-1 Madagascar
1.South Africa 3 3 0 0 13- 2 9 Qualified
2.Malawi 3 2 0 1 6- 6 6
3.Zambia 3 1 0 2 6- 7 3
4.Madagascar 3 0 0 3 3-13 0
Group C
[Sep 12]
Mauritius 2-3 Lesotho
Angola 5-0 Botswana
[Sep 14]
Botswana 1-1 Mauritius
Angola 5-0 Lesotho
[Sep 16]
Lesotho 0-0 Botswana
Angola 7-0 Mauritius
1.Angola 3 3 0 0 17- 0 9 Qualified
2.Lesotho 3 1 1 1 3- 7 4
3.Botswana 3 0 2 1 1- 6 2
4.Mauritius 3 0 1 2 3-11 1
Semifinals [Sep 18]
South Africa 7-0 Comoros
Mozambique 0-1 Angola
Third Place Match [Sep 20]
Comoros 0-3 Mozambique
Final [Sep 20]
South Africa 2-1 Angola
South Africa, Angola and Mozambique qualified
FINAL TOURNAMENT
Morocco, May 13-June 2, 2026
Group A
13 May 2026 Egypt 0-0 Ethiopia
13 May 2026 Morocco 1-1 Tunisia
[Hadidi 76; Jlidi 27]
16 May 2026 Tunisia 1-2 Egypt
[Thabti 11pen; M. Gamal 42pen, Abou El-Ezz 89]
16 May 2026 Ethiopia 1-2 Morocco
[Kasaw 24; Moustache 48, Talai 90+1]
19 May 2026 Morocco 2-1 Egypt
[Moustache 18, Talai 45+2; Soudi 49]
19 May 2026 Tunisia 0-1 Ethiopia
[Misbah 90+3]
1.MOROCCO 3 2 1 0 5- 3 7
2.EGYPT 3 1 1 1 3- 3 4
3.Ethiopia 3 1 1 1 2- 2 4 Playoff
4.Tunisia 3 0 1 2 2- 4 1
Group B
13 May 2026 Ivory Coast 2-0 Cameroon
[Nomane 52, Yao 57]
13 May 2026 Uganda 3-0 DR Congo
[Mukisa 37, Kawooya 45+2, Babi 82]
16 May 2026 Cameroon 1-0 Uganda
[Soudeisse 24]
16 May 2026 DR Congo 0-1 Ivory Coast
[H. Diabaté 90+2pen]
19 May 2026 Ivory Coast 2-2 Uganda
[Drebo 24, Koné 78; Muhoozi 41, Ibanda 90+14pen]
19 May 2026 Cameroon 1-0 DR Congo
[Tsombeng 45+6]
1.IVORY COAST 3 2 1 0 5- 2 7
2.CAMEROON 3 2 0 1 2- 2 6
3.Uganda 3 1 1 1 5- 3 4 Playoff
4.DR Congo 3 0 0 3 0- 5 0
Group C
14 May 2026 Mali 0-0 Angola
14 May 2026 Tanzania 3-0 Mozambique
[Shida 26, Miambo 35og, Mbegelendi 63]
17 May 2026 Angola 0-3 Tanzania
[Mbegelendi 27, Kizinga 52, Hamis 66]
17 May 2026 Mozambique 1-1 Mali
[Pelembe 5; Sylla 65]
20 May 2026 Mali 2-1 Tanzania
[Touré 3, 39; Mkindai 82]
20 May 2026 Angola 1-2 Mozambique
[Francisco 27; Allan 22, Charif 55]
1.TANZANIA 3 2 0 1 7- 2 6
2.MALI 3 1 2 0 3- 2 5
3.Mozambique 3 1 1 1 3- 5 4 Playoff
4.Angola 3 0 1 2 1- 5 1
Group D
14 May 2026 Senegal 1-2 South Africa
[Thior 44; Simama 48, Thior 55og]
14 May 2026 Algeria 2-2 Ghana
[Benali 57, Zaidi 60; Gavi 3, Gyamfi 10]
17 May 2026 South Africa 0-2 Algeria
[Abed 41, 85]
17 May 2026 Ghana 0-1 Senegal
[Dione 58]
20 May 2026 Senegal 2-1 Algeria
[Dieng 15, Faye 43pen; Mekkaoui 5]
20 May 2026 South Africa 1-3 Ghana
[Mhlongo 65; Narbi 8pen, 42pen, Appiah 90+2]
1.SENEGAL 3 2 0 1 4- 3 6
2.ALGERIA 3 1 1 1 5- 4 4
3.Ghana 3 1 1 1 5- 4 4 Playoff
4.South Africa 3 1 0 2 3- 6 3
Playoff Matches
23 May 2026 Ethiopia 1-1 Mozambique [4-5 pen]
[Misbah 16; Pelembe 56]
23 May 2026 Uganda 2-2 Ghana [8-7 pen]
[Mukisa 34, Ibanda 90+1pen; Gyamfi 9, Abdul Latif 51]
Quarterfinals
24 May 2026 Tanzania 3-3 Algeria [4-3 pen]
[Shida 25, 61, Mbalasalu 45+8; Valmy 4, 40, Benramdane 65]
24 May 2026 Senegal 1-1 Mali [4-2 pen]
[Faye 19; Koita 90+1pen]
24 May 2026 Morocco 1-0 Cameroon
[Zinbi 17]
24 May 2026 Ivory Coast 1-4 Egypt
[Cissé 54pen; Mokhtar 30, 45+3, Beshir 38, Soudi 84]
Semifinals
28 May 2026 Tanzania 0-0 Egypt [4-3 pen]
28 May 2026 Morocco 1-1 Senegal [7-6 pen]
[El Aoud 90+10pen; Wagne 24]
Third Place Match
01 Jun 2026 Morocco 0-2 Egypt
[M. E. Sayed 32, Beshir 90+12]
Final
02 Jun 2026 Senegal 1-1 Tanzania [4-2 pen]
[Dione 64; Chenga 7]
Senegal, Tanzania, Egypt, Morocco, Ivory Coast, Cameroon, Mali, Algeria,
Mozambique and Uganda qualified for the 2026 FIFA U-17 World Cup.
Prepared and maintained by Roberto Di Maggio for the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
Author: Roberto Di Maggio
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Last updated: 25 Oct 2026
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