U17 AFCON 2026 Group Table Standings: Early Leaders Emerge in Morocco

The 2026 TotalEnergies CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations has officially kicked off in Morocco, with Africa’s brightest young football talents battling for continental glory and qualification to the FIFA U-17 World Cup. Several teams have already made strong starts in the opening round of group-stage fixtures. Here are the current U17 AFCON 2026 Group Table Standings

The top 2 teams in each group get a ticket to the U17 world cup in Qatar later this year.

Group A Standings

Group A began with a tightly contested goalless draw between Egypt and Ethiopia. Both sides earned one point after failing to break the deadlock in a cautious opening encounter. Morocco, who are hosting the tournament, drew 1-1 in their bid to retain the title but they won 2-1 in their 2nd match against Ethiopia and capped this off with another win over Egypt. Egypt overpowered Tunisia 2-1 in the 2nd round of the group stages and Tunisia were again beaten by Ethiopia in the 3rd match

Current AFCON U17 Group A Table

1. Morocco U17 – 7 points

2. Egypt U17 – 4 point

3. Ethiopia U17 – 4 points

4. Tunisia U17 – 1 points

Morocco and Egypt advance to the quarterfinals and to the U17 world cup.

Group B Standings

Group B produced exciting football as Uganda and Côte d’Ivoire both secured opening victories. Uganda defeated DR Congo 3-0, while Côte d’Ivoire beat Cameroon 2-0 to move level on three points at the top of the standings. Ivory coast followed up with a 1-0 victory over DR Congo to all but qualify for the 2026 U17 World cup. Cameroon bounced back from defeat in the 1st game to beat Uganda by a solitary goal, but went on to defeat DR Congo by the same margin in the final game. DR Congo were unable to earn a point losing all 3 games of the group stage.

Current AFCON U17 Group B Table

1. Côte d’Ivoire U17 – 7 points

2. Cameroon U17 – 6 points

3. Uganda U17 – 4 points

4. DR Congo U17 – 0 points

Ivory Coast and Cameroon advance to the quarterfinals and to the U17 world cup.

Groups C Standings

Tanzania U17 lead the group after a dominant 3-0 win over Mozambique followed by another 3-0 win over Angola. Mali drew their first 2 games against Angola U17 and Mozambique U17.

Group C Table:

1. Tanzania – 6 pts

2. Mali – 5 pts

3. Mozambique – 4 pts

4. Angola – 3 pts

   
   

Tanzania and Mali advance to the quarterfinals and to the U17 world cup.

Groups D Standings

Algeria U17 top the group with 4 points after defeating South Africa 2-0 and drawing with Ghana 2-2 in the first game. Senegal U17 sit 3rd after a10-man win over Ghana and having lost opening game to South Africa. Ghana U17 Have only collected 1 point from this tough group.

Current Group D Table:

1. Senegal – 6 pts

2. Algeria – 4 pts

3. Ghana –3 pts

4.  South Africa – 3 pts

Senegal and Algeria advance to the quarterfinals and to the U17 world cup.

The expanded 16-team tournament continues to showcase the future stars of African football, with the top teams earning spots at the FIFA U-17 World Cup in Qatar later this year.