2019 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations
The 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations was the 13th edition of the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations (18th edition if tournaments without hosts are included), the biennial international youth football tournament organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. In May 2015, it was decided that the tournament would be hosted by Tanzania.
| 2019 Afrika U-17 Kombe la Mataifa | |
|---|---|
| Tournament details | |
| Host country | Tanzania |
| Dates | 14–28 April |
| Teams | 8 (from 1 confederation) |
| Venue(s) | 2 (in 2 host cities) |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Cameroon (2nd title) |
| Runners-up | Vacant (originally Guinea) |
| Third place | Angola |
| Fourth place | Nigeria |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 36 (2.25 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Capita (4 goals) |
| Best player(s) | Stève Mvoué |
| Fair play award | Angola |
Four teams of the tournament qualified for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup in Brazil as the CAF representatives. Cameroon won their second title.
Angola and Nigeria qualified for finishing third and fourth in the competition respectively. Defending champions Mali failed to qualify.
Following completion of the tournament, CAF ejected Guinea from the competition, and deleted its results from the records, for fielding players with passports which had a different date of birth to those the players had used in the U-16 age restricted 'International Dream Cup' in Japan. Senegal were given the remaining place at the U-17 World Cup as they had placed behind Guinea during the group stage.