2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 June – 2 October 2016 | 
| Teams | 39 (from 1 confederation) | 
The qualification phase of the 2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations decided the participating teams of the final tournament. A total of eight teams will play in the final tournament, to be hosted by Madagascar.
Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the sides were level on aggregate after the second leg, the away goals rule was applied, and if still level, the tie proceeded directly to a penalty shoot-out (no extra time was played).[1]
Participants
| No Participation | Teams | Number of teams | 
|---|---|---|
| No participation | 14 | |
| First round entrants | 22 | |
| Second round entrants | 
  | 
17 | 
| Final tournament entrants | 
  | 
1 | 
First round
The first legs were scheduled for 24–26 June 2016, and the second legs were scheduled for 1–3 July 2016.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ghana  | 
1 |   | 
– | – | 
| Benin  | 
2 |   | 
– | – | 
| Libya  | 
3 |   | 
– | – | 
| DR Congo  | 
w/o |   | 
— | — | 
| Mauritania  | 
5 |   | 
– | – | 
| Sudan  | 
6 |   | 
– | – | 
| Malawi  | 
7 |   | 
– | – | 
| Tanzania  | 
8 |   | 
– | – | 
| Namibia  | 
9 |   | 
– | – | 
| Lesotho  | 
10 |   | 
– | – | 
| Comoros  | 
11 |   | 
– | – | 
Chad won on walkover after DR Congo withdrew.
Second round
The first legs were scheduled for 5–7 August 2016, and the second legs were scheduled for 19–21 August 2016.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win 1 | 12 |   | 
– | – | 
| Win 2 | 13 |   | 
– | – | 
| Nigeria  | 
14 |   | 
– | – | 
| Win 3 | 15 |   | 
– | – | 
| Chad  | 
w/o |   | 
— | — | 
| Egypt  | 
17 |   | 
– | – | 
| Tunisia  | 
18 |   | 
– | – | 
| Guinea  | 
19 | Win 5 | – | – | 
| Zambia  | 
20 | Win 6 | – | – | 
| Cameroon  | 
21 | Win 7 | – | – | 
| South Africa  | 
22 | Win 8 | – | – | 
| Win 9 | 23 |   | 
– | – | 
| Win 10 | 24 |   | 
– | – | 
| Win 11 | 25 |   | 
– | – | 
Mali won on walkover after Chad withdrew.
Third round
The first legs were scheduled for 16–18 September 2016, and the second legs were scheduled for 30 September – 2 October 2016.[2]
| Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Win 12 | 26 | Win 13 | – | – | 
| Win 14 | 27 | Win 15 | – | – | 
| Mali  | 
28 | Win 17 | – | – | 
| Win 18 | 29 | Win 19 | – | – | 
| Win 20 | 30 | Win 21 | – | – | 
| Win 22 | 31 | Win 23 | – | – | 
| Win 24 | 32 | Win 25 | – | – | 
References
- ↑ "Regulations of the African U-17 Championship" (PDF). Cafonline.com.
 - 1 2 3 "The draws were conducted during the CAF Executive Committee meeting held on Friday, 5 February 2016 in Kigali, Rwanda." (PDF). 5 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2015.
 
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