10 African Countries Qualify For 2026 U-17 World Cup
Confederation of African Football has confirmed 10 countries representing Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qatar 2026.
Uganda secured the 10th and final ticket after beating Ghana 8-7 on penalties in the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 play-off on Saturday.
The match ended 2-2 after normal time at CMVI-T11, with Uganda holding their nerve in the shootout.
The victory saw Uganda join Mozambique as the two teams that progressed via the play-off route.
They join a list dominated by North and West Africa, as confirmed by CAF on Sunday.
Africa’s qualified teams for the FIFA U-17 World Cup
- Morocco
- Cameroon
- Senegal
- Mali
- Côte d’Ivoire
- Egypt
- Tanzania
- Algeria
- Mozambique
- Uganda
Nigeria will not feature at the tournament.
The Golden Eaglets did not qualify for the CAF U-17 AFCON, which serves as qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, fixed for November 19 to December 13, 2026
All FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 qualified teams
Host nation: Qatar
AFC: Australia, China PR, Korea Republic, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
CAF: Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, Uganda
Concacaf: Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, USA
CONMEBOL: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, Venezuela
OFC: Fiji, New Caledonia, New Zealand
UEFA: Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Spain
y, Montenegro, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, Spain.
