Africa's ten representatives for the 2026 FIFA U17 World Cup in Qatar have been confirmed, with the tournament running from 19 November to 13 December and the continent's teams now finalising their squads.

How Africa's ten qualified

Eight teams qualified by reaching the quarter-finals of the Africa U17 Cup of Nations in Morocco, while Mozambique and Uganda secured the continent's final two places through the play-offs. The ten are Algeria, Egypt, Morocco, Cameroon, Mali, Senegal, Tanzania, Côte d'Ivoire, Mozambique and Uganda. The tournament features 48 teams divided into 12 groups of four, with the top two in each group plus the eight best third-placed teams advancing to the knockout stage.

Squads taking shape

Algeria, Egypt and Morocco have announced their selections, while the other seven teams are still completing their preparations. Algeria will appear at the U17 World Cup for the first time in 17 years, with head coach Amine Ghimouza announcing his squad on 6 November. Egypt's head coach Hussein Abdel-Latif named his squad on 7 November, with Ahmed Safwat as captain. Morocco were among the first to name their 21 players, with head coach Ahmed Kantari confirming his group on 3 November.

Senegal head coach Lamine Sane has called up 26 players for a residential training camp running from 2 to 8 November at the Jules-Francois Bocande Technical Development Centre in Toubab Dialaw. Cameroon travelled from Yaounde to Qatar on Saturday, 7 November. Tanzania will make its first appearance at the tournament, while each country must submit a final squad of 21 players.

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