From 1985 to 1993 only qualifying competitions for the U-17 World Cup were played. Since 1995 there is a biannual African championship.
U-16 1985 only qualifying competition for U-17 World Championship 1987 only qualifying competition for U-17 World Championship 1989 only qualifying competition for U-17 World Championship U-17 1991 only qualifying competition for U-17 World Championship 1993 only qualifying competition for U-17 World Championship 1995 Ghana 1997 Egypt 1999 Ghana 2001 Nigeria 2003 Cameroon 2005 Gambia 2007 Nigeria 2009 Gambia 2011 Burkina Faso 2013 Ivory Coast 2015 Mali 2017 Mali 2019 Cameroon 2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic 2023 Senegal
2 Cameroon Gambia Ghana Mali Nigeria 1 Burkina Faso Egypt Ivory Coast Senegal
Year Winners Score Runners-Up Third Venue
1995 Ghana 3-1 Nigeria [aet] Guinea Mali
1997 Egypt 1-0 Mali Ghana Botswana
1999 Ghana 3-1 Burkina Faso Mali Guinea
2001 Nigeria 3-0 Burkina Faso Mali [*] Seychelles
2003 Cameroon 1-0 Sierra Leone [aet] Nigeria Swaziland
2005 Gambia 1-0 Ghana Ivory Coast Gambia
2007 Nigeria 1-0 Togo [aet] Ghana Togo
2009 Gambia 3-1 Algeria Burkina Faso Algeria
2011 Burkina Faso 2-1 Rwanda Congo-Brazzav. Rwanda
2013 Ivory Coast 1-1 Nigeria [5-4p] Tunisia Morocco
2015 Mali 2-0 South Africa Guinea Niger
2017 Mali 1-0 Ghana Guinea Gabon
2019 Cameroon 0-0 Guinea [5-3p] Angola Tanzania
2021 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic
2023 Senegal 2-1 Morocco Burkina Faso Algeria
[*] Guinea had qualified for the final (instead of Burkina Faso) but were banned by
FIFA on the eve of the match
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