The Confederation of African Football (CAF) has confirmed 10 countries that will represent Africa at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qatar 2026.
The final place was decided on Saturday as Uganda defeated Ghana 8-7 on penalties in the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 play-off.
The match ended 2-2 after normal time at CMVI-T11, before Uganda held their nerve in the shootout. The result confirmed Uganda as the 10th African team for the tournament, joining Mozambique as the two sides that progressed through the play-off route.
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CAF confirmed the full list on Sunday, with the qualified teams largely drawn from North and West Africa.
Africa’s qualified teams
Morocco
Cameroon
Senegal
Mali
Côte d’Ivoire
Egypt
Tanzania
Algeria
Mozambique
Uganda
Nigeria will not feature at the tournament after the Golden Eaglets failed to qualify for the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), which serves as the qualification route for the FIFA U-17 World Cup scheduled for November 19 to December 13, 2026.
Full list of qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026
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
