Ivory Coast national under-17 football team
| Nickname(s) | Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Bassiriki Diabaté | ||
| Captain | Jean Thome | ||
| FIFA code | CIV | ||
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| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) | ||
| Best result | Champions (2013) | ||
| FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
| Appearances | 5 (first in 1987) | ||
| Best result | Third Place (1987) | ||
The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at the under-17 level and is controlled by the Ivorian Football Federation. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the 1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship in Canada where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over Italy in the third-place playoff.
Current squad
The following players were called up for the 2025 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations.[1]
| No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Club |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GK | Christ Yannick Kouassi | 8 October 2008 (aged 16) | OFC Adiaké |
| 2 | DF | Mobio Loba Edmond Franck Koidio | 24 March 2008 (aged 17) | FC San Pédro |
| 3 | DF | Vasseri Sylla | 16 April 2008 (aged 16) | 2 Plateaux FC |
| 5 | DF | Obli Kouamé Jean Mederic | 20 December 2008 (aged 16) | FC Mouna |
| 6 | MF | Kambou Aboubacar Sidik Fofana | 15 July 2008 (aged 16) | 2 Plateaux FC |
| 7 | FW | Souhalio Bamba | 20 December 2009 (aged 15) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 8 | FW | Elvis Fernand N'Guessan Blaikatchi | 10 January 2008 (aged 17) | Yakro FC |
| 9 | FW | Alynho Haïdara | 26 July 2008 (aged 16) | Mainz 05 Jacqueville |
| 10 | MF | Cheick Ahmed Tijane Malo | 26 July 2009 (aged 15) | FC San Pédro |
| 11 | FW | Moïse Dieudonné Diarrassouba | 23 October 2008 (aged 16) | ASFA |
| 12 | DF | Vaboué Doumbia | 2 April 2008 (aged 16) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 13 | DF | Mohamed Diarra | 9 December 2008 (aged 16) | FC San Pédro |
| 14 | FW | Broulaye Cissé | 14 February 2009 (aged 16) | Empire FA |
| 15 | MF | Some Adama | 22 January 2009 (aged 16) | ISCA |
| 16 | GK | Abdoulaye Samake | 21 November 2009 (aged 15) | FC San Pédro |
| 17 | FW | Cédric Jonathan Gobehi | 25 December 2009 (aged 15) | ASEC Mimosas |
| 18 | MF | Bi Douali Junior Zahi | 2 October 2008 (aged 16) | Stella Club |
| 19 | MF | Tape Yannis Emmanuel Touali | 11 October 2008 (aged 16) | SOA |
| 21 | DF | Oumar Junior Soro | 8 November 2008 (aged 16) | Max United |
| 23 | GK | Abdoulaye Cissé | 14 November 2008 (aged 16) | LYS Sassandra |
| – | MF | Moussa Idriss Koné | 25 August 2008 (aged 16) | FC San Pédro |
| – | DF | Ange Emmanuel Zongo | 25 December 2008 (aged 16) | ASEC Mimosas |
Honours
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- FIFA U-17 World Cup:
- Third (1): 1987
Competitive record
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record
| FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 4 | |||||||
| Year | Round | PLD | W | D* | L | GS | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1987 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 |
| 1989 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1991 | Walkover | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | |||||||
| 1999 | |||||||
| 2001 | Walkover | ||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | Group stage | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2011 | Round of 16 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | 10 |
| 2013 | Quarterfinals | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 5 |
| 2015 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2017 | |||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 5/20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 |
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record
| U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Round | GP | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1995 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 1997 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 2 |
| 1999 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2001 | Walkover | ||||||
| 2003 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2005 | Third Place | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 |
| 2007 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2009 | |||||||
| 2011 | Fourth Place | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 7 |
| 2013 | Champions | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 2015 | Group stage | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 |
| 2017 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| 2019 | |||||||
| 2023 | |||||||
| 2025 | Qualified | ||||||
| Total | 5/15 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 31 | 21 |
CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record
| CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 2 | |||||||
| Year | Round | Pld | W | D* | L | GF | GA |
| 1985 | Did not enter | ||||||
| 1987 | Third Round | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 |
| 1989 | Third Round | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 1991 | Walkover | ||||||
| 1993 | |||||||
| Total | 2/5 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 |
- Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.
References
- ^ "U17 2025 : 22 Eléphanteaux retenus pour la compétition". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
External links
- (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF