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{{Infobox international football competition
| tourney_name = Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
| year = 2019
| other_titles = 2019 Afrika U-17 Kombe la Mataifa
| image = 2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations.png
| size =
| country = Tanzania
| dates = {{nowrap|14–28 April}}
| num_teams = 8
| confederations = 1
| venues = 2
| cities = 2
| champion_other = {{fbu|17|CMR}}
| count = 2
| second_other = ''Vacant''<br>''(originally {{fbu|17|GUI}})''
| third_other = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
| fourth_other = {{fbu|17|NGA}}
| matches = 16
| goals = 36
| top_scorer = {{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]] {{nowrap|(4 goals)}}
| player = {{fbuicon|17|CMR}} [[Stève Mvoué]]
| fair_play = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
| prevseason = [[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2017]]
| nextseason = [[2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations|2023]]<br /><s>[[2021 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations|2021]]</s>
}}

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 [[association football|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]].<ref>{{cite web|title=CAF EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE DECISIONS OF 26 MAY 2015|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=btgj%2bUNTtQzq%2bFiwldvFPA%3d%3d|website=www.cafonline.com|accessdate=25 February 2018|date=27 May 2015}}</ref>

Four teams of the tournament qualified for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]] in [[Brazil]] as the CAF representatives. [[Cameroon national under-17 football team|Cameroon]] won their second title.

[[Angola national under-17 football team|Angola]] and [[Nigeria national under-17 football team|Nigeria]] qualified for finishing third and fourth in the competition respectively. Defending champions [[Mali national under-17 football team|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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/48322796|title=Guinea found guilty of age-cheating and disqualified from U-17 World Cup|date=2019-05-18|access-date=2019-05-18|language=en-GB}}</ref>

==Qualification==
{{Main|2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification}}

The CAF decided in July 2017 that the format of the qualifying competition should be changed and split according to zones.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=IBQIwLhKu2GhKGftIp0AZw%3D%3D|title=Decisions of CAF Executive Committee – 20 July 2017|publisher=CAF|date=20 July 2017}}</ref> The qualifiers were played between 19 July and 18 September 2018. At the end of the qualification phase, seven teams joined the hosts Tanzania.

===Player eligibility===
Players born 1 January 2002 or later were eligible to participate in the competition.

===Qualified teams===
The following eights teams qualified for the final tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=4%2bFLREB%2fYGFiNEfwRTqcNA%3d%3d|title=Finalists for Tanzania 2019 emerge|publisher=CAF|date=20 September 2018}}</ref>

''Note: All appearance statistics count only those since the introduction of final tournament in 1995.''

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: left;"
|-
! Team
! Zone
! data-sort-type="number"|Appearance
! Previous best performance
|-
| {{fbu|17|TAN}} (hosts) || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#Central-East Zone|Central-East Zone]] || 2nd || {{sort|06|Group stage}} ([[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2017]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|MAR}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#North Zone|North Zone]] || 2nd || {{sort|04|Fourth place}} ([[2013 African U-17 Championship|2013]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|SEN}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#West A Zone|West A Zone]] || 2nd || {{sort|06|Group stage}} ([[2011 African U-17 Championship|2011]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|GUI}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#West A Zone|West A Zone]] || 7th || {{sort|03|Third place}} ([[1995 African U-17 Championship|1995]], [[2015 African U-17 Championship|2015]], [[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2017]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|NGA}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#West B Zone|West B Zone]] || 9th || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2001 African U-17 Championship|2001]], [[2007 African U-17 Championship|2007]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|CMR}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#Central Zone|Central Zone]] || 7th || {{sort|01|'''Champions'''}} ([[2003 African U-17 Championship|2003]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|UGA}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#Central-East Zone|Central-East Zone]] || 1st || {{sort|99|Debut}}
|-
| {{fbu|17|ANG}} || [[2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification#South Zone|South Zone]] || 4th || {{sort|06|Group stage}} ([[1997 African U-17 Championship|1997]], [[1999 African U-17 Championship|1999]], [[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2017]])
|}

==Venues==
The matches were played in two venues.
{|class="wikitable"
!Cities
!Venues
!Capacity
|-
|[[Dar es Salaam]]
|[[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]]
|align=center|'''60,000'''
|-
|[[Mbagala]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|[[Chamazi Stadium]]
|align=center|'''10,000'''
|}

==Squads==
{{Details|2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations squads}}

Each squad can contain a maximum of 21 players.<ref name="regulations">{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Regulations%20and%20Official%20Documents/Competitions%20Regulation/regulations%20U17%20%20english%20may%20final%202018.pdf|title=Regulations of the U-17 Africa Cup of Nations|work=CAFonline.com|date=5 June 2018|accessdate=5 June 2018}}</ref>

==Draw==
The draw of the final tournament was held on 20 December 2018, 19:30 [[East Africa Time|EAT]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]), at the Mlimani City Conference Centre in [[Dar es Salaam]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=e5xUnW5gfQ4h6vcnWAIMOg%3d%3d|title=Accreditation for official draw of Total U-20 AFCON Niger 2019 & Total U-17 AFCON Tanzania 2019|publisher=CAF|date=29 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=B3i6JWJ0iBgLikJ28bSvNg%3d%3d|title=Rivals kept apart as Tanzania draw Nigeria|publisher=CAF|date=20 December 2018}}</ref> The eight teams were drawn into two groups of four teams. The hosts Tanzania were seeded in Group A and allocated to position A1, while 2017 third place Guinea were seeded in Group B and allocated to position B1 (2017 champions and runners-up Mali and Ghana did not qualify). The remaining six teams were seeded based on their results in the [[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations]] (final tournament and [[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification|qualifiers]]), and drawn to any of the remaining three positions in each group.<ref>{{cite web |title=Draw Procedure for Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Tanzania 2019 |url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=hD%2b58hTa3J4oKsZ8dpAX1w%3d%3d |publisher=CAF |date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/TOTAL%20CAN%20U20/Procedures%20of%20the%20draw%20U17%20AFCON%20EN.pdf|title=Procedures of the draw of the 13th Edition TOTAL U-17 Africa Cup of Nations, Tanzania 2019|publisher=CAF}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
!Seeds
!Pot 1
!Pot 2
|-
|valign=top|
*{{fbu|17|TAN}} {{small|(hosts)}}
*{{fbu|17|GUI}} {{small|([[2017 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|2017]] third place)}}
|valign=top|
*{{fbu|17|CMR}}
*{{fbu|17|ANG}}
|valign=top|
*{{fbu|17|MAR}}
*{{fbu|17|NGA}}
*{{fbu|17|SEN}}
*{{fbu|17|UGA}}
|}

==Match officials==
A total of 13 referees and 14 assistant referees were appointed for the tournament, including one women referee and two women assistant referees, which is the first time women officials were appointed in a CAF men's tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/en-US/NewsCenter/News/NewsDetails?id=j3pmCGKCQbPBdOeBhwp4nQ%3d%3d|title=Ground-breaking as Women referees nominated for U-17 AFCON|publisher=CAF|date=11 March 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.cafonline.com/Portals/0/Invitation_Preparation_U17_E-3.jpg|title=List of Preselected Referees AFCON U17- Tanzania 2019|publisher=CAF}}</ref>

{{Col-begin}}
{{Col-2}}
'''Referees'''
*{{flagicon|ALG}} Nabil Boukhalfa ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
*{{flagicon|SEN}} Issa Sy ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
*{{flagicon|ERI}} Tsegay Mogos Teklu ([[Eritrean National Football Federation|Eritrea]])
*{{flagicon|RWA}} Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza ([[Rwandese Association Football Federation|Rwanda]])
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Ahmed Mahrous Hassan El Ghandour ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
*{{flagicon|MAR}} Samir Guezzaz ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
*{{flagicon|MTN}} Dahane Beida ([[Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania|Mauritania]])
*{{flagicon|UGA}} Mashood Ssali ([[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]]) 
*{{flagicon|GAB}} Pierre Atcho ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
*{{flagicon|CMR}} Blaise Yuven Ngwa  ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
*{{flagicon|LBY}} Abdulwahid Huraywidah ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]])
*{{flagicon|MAD}} Andofetra Rakotojaona ([[Malagasy Football Federation|Madagascar]])
*{{flagicon|TAN}} Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama ([[Tanzania Football Federation|Tanzania]])
{{Col-2}}
'''Assistant Referees'''
*{{flagicon|BEN}} Eric Ayimavo ([[Benin Football Federation|Benin]])
*{{flagicon|BFA}} Habib Judicael Sanou ([[Burkinabé Football Federation|Burkina&nbsp;Faso]])
*{{flagicon|CHA}} Adam Brahim Ahmat ([[Chadian Football Federation|Chad]])
*{{flagicon|DJI}} Salah  Abdi Mohamed ([[Djiboutian Football Federation|Djibouti]])
*{{flagicon|SEN}} Nouha Bangoura ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
*{{flagicon|EGY}} Youssef El-Bosaty ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
*{{flagicon|KEN}} Mrs Mary Njoroge ([[Football Kenya Federation|Kenya]])
*{{flagicon|MAD}} Mrs Lidwine Rakotozafinoro ([[Malagasy Football Federation|Madagascar]]) 
*{{flagicon|STP}} Abelmiro Dos Reis Montenegro ([[São Toméan Football Federation|São&nbsp;Tomé&nbsp;and&nbsp;Príncipe]])
*{{flagicon|SEY}} James Emile ([[Seychelles Football Federation|Seychelles]])
*{{flagicon|SDN}} Omer Hamid Ahmed ([[Sudan Football Association|Sudan]])
*{{flagicon|TAN}} Mohamed Mkono ([[Tanzania Football Federation|Tanzania]])
*{{flagicon|TUN}} Khalil Hassani ([[Tunisian Football Federation|Tunisia]])
*{{flagicon|ZIM}} Thomas Kusosa ([[Zimbabwe Football Association|Zimbabwe]])  
{{Col-end}}

==Group stage==
The top two teams of each group advance to the semi-finals and qualify for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].
{{anchor|Tiebreakers}}
;Tiebreakers
Teams were ranked according to [[Points (association football)|points]] (3 points for a win, 1 point for a draw, 0 points for a loss), and if tied on points, the following tiebreaking criteria were applied, in the order given, to determine the rankings (Regulations Article 72):<ref name="regulations"/>
#Points in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#[[Goal difference]] in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#Goals scored in head-to-head matches among tied teams;
#If more than two teams are tied, and after applying all head-to-head criteria above, a subset of teams are still tied, all head-to-head criteria above are reapplied exclusively to this subset of teams;
#Goal difference in all group matches;
#Goals scored in all group matches;
#Drawing of lots.

All times are local, [[East Africa Time|EAT]] ([[UTC+03:00|UTC+3]]).<ref>{{cite tweet|user=CAF_Online|number=1116981991688294400|date=13 April 2019|title=Here are the fixtures of @Total U-17 Africa Cup of Nations taking place in Dar Es Salam, Tanzania @Tanfootball #TotalAFCONU17}}</ref>

===Group A===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/standings CAF]
|name_TAN={{fbu|17|TAN}}
|name_NGA={{fbu|17|NGA}}
|name_ANG={{fbu|17|ANG}}
|name_UGA={{fbu|17|UGA}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_TAN=0 |draw_TAN=0 |loss_TAN=3 |gf_TAN=6 |ga_TAN=12|status_TAN=H
|win_NGA=2 |draw_NGA=1 |loss_NGA=0 |gf_NGA=7 |ga_NGA=5
|win_ANG=2 |draw_ANG=0 |loss_ANG=1 |gf_ANG=5 |ga_ANG=3
|win_UGA=1 |draw_UGA=1 |loss_UGA=1 |gf_UGA=4 |ga_UGA=2

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=NGA |team2=ANG |team3=UGA |team4=TAN
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] and<br />{{nowrap|[[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]}}
}}

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|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|14|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|TAN}}
|score      = 4–5
|team2      = {{fbu|17|NGA}}
|goals1     =
*[[Edmund Godfrey (footballer)|Godfrey]] {{goal|22||60|pen.}}
*[[Kelvin Pius|Pius]] {{goal|52}}
*[[Morice Abraham|Abraham]] {{goal|58|pen.}}
|goals2     =
*[[Olatomi Olaniyan|Olaniyan]] {{goal|21}}
*[[Wisdom Ubani|Ubani]]  {{goal|30||72}}
*Amoo {{goal|37}}
*[[Ibraheem Jabaar|Jabaar]] {{goal|79}}
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Issa Sy ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=GsAWtyzbi44%2bS7PxKsx2Hd0IQQ6lfiF%2fSCrytAQZ00YB4PwPYuh0LGtSC5NCLQuj
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|14|df=y}}
|time       = 19:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|ANG}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UGA}}
|goals1     =
*[[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]] {{goal|32}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Nabil Boukhalfa ([[Algerian Football Federation|Algeria]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=SWU%2fdFS10M%2b7Ktrtn0F3ug4jn9KEmd9uYl7HNIyJAYqmwenY38oT1299DvFHPQLa
}}
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|17|df=y}}
|time       = 14:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|NGA}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
|goals1     =
*[[Olakunle Olusegun|Olusegun]] {{goal|21|pen.}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Hassan El Ghandour ([[Egyptian Football Association|Egypt]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=zJ15nT1E9ynzsiH2%2f57u8jS5AsaxjSHyIgPZdEgkuGQb5fvpyFInlyPTGrMvzfYm
}}
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|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|17|df=y}}
|time       = 17:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|UGA}}
|score      = 3–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|TAN}}
|goals1     =
*[[Andrew Kawooya|Kawooya]] {{goal|16}}
*[[Ivan Asaba|Asaba]] {{goal|28}}
*[[Najib Yiga|Yiga]] {{goal|77}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Samir Guezzaz ([[Royal Moroccan Football Federation|Morocco]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=aGqXSB7cJb10BKHDMucLQLqR3Bx2PxmUnuq743K%2bC%2bZNKPA9I1LVMnkPgOZRBYqi
}}
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|20|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|TAN}}
|score      = 2–4
|team2      = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
|goals1     =
*[[Omary Jumanne Omary|Omary]] {{goal|12}}
*[[Agiri Ngoda|Ngoda]] {{goal|44}}
|goals2     =
*[[Telson Tomé|Mimo]] {{goal|17}}
*[[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]] {{goal|41|pen.|72}}
*[[David Nzanza|David]] {{goal|68}}
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Abdulwahid Huraywidah ([[Libyan Football Federation|Libya]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=MmTHZh%2bfOuZuGMP9C%2f%2bR45%2b9hf3P6X%2bgadLCmI2Wb6y%2fQ7xEzF26kJz%2fRbiuYJHd
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|20|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|NGA}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|UGA}}
|goals1     =
*[[Ibraheem Jabaar|Jabaar]] {{goal|74}}
|goals2     =
*[[John Alou|Alou]] {{goal|69}}
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Blaise Yuven Ngwa ([[Cameroonian Football Federation|Cameroon]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=X2pRIYS51sbI3%2bdlfd7CYPsaLlAsLEyaQWWLwwd%2bitzfjXAxSyUTGc4dzHI%2f8alP
}}

===Group B===
{{#invoke:Sports table|main|style=WDL

|source=[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/standings CAF]
|name_GUI={{fbu|17|GUI}}
|name_CMR={{fbu|17|CMR}}
|name_MAR={{fbu|17|MAR}}
|name_SEN={{fbu|17|SEN}}

<!--UPDATE standings below (including date)-->
|update=complete
|win_GUI=2 |draw_GUI=0 |loss_GUI=1 |gf_GUI=3 |ga_GUI=3 |status_GUI=D
|win_CMR=2 |draw_CMR=1 |loss_CMR=0 |gf_CMR=4 |ga_CMR=1
|win_MAR=0 |draw_MAR=1 |loss_MAR=2 |gf_MAR=2 |ga_MAR=4
|win_SEN=0 |draw_SEN=2 |loss_SEN=1 |gf_SEN=2 |ga_SEN=3

<!--UPDATE positions below (check tiebreakers)-->
|team1=CMR |team2=GUI |team3=SEN |team4=MAR
|class_rules=[[#Tiebreakers|Group stage tiebreakers]]

|res_col_header=Q
|result1=KO |result2=KO2 |result3=KO3
|col_KO=green1 |text_KO=[[#Knockout stage|Knockout stage]] and<br />{{nowrap|[[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]}}
|text_KO2=<small>Advanced to the knockout stage,<br>but disqualified after the tournament.</small>
|col_KO3=green1 |text_KO3={{nowrap|[[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]]}}

}}

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|time       = 14:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|GUI}}
|score      = 0–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|CMR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
*[[Stève Mvoué|Mvoué]] {{goal|42}}
*[[Léonel Wamba|Wamba]] {{goal|72}}
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Tsegay Mogos Teklu ([[Eritrean National Football Federation|Eritrea]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=KJohcl982xWSAneqsWZsb6M5NeZ6hgzaU4%2fgtLdkheimuHmc4YJJ8HVQRF3b0evK
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|15|df=y}}
|time       = 17:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|MAR}}
|score      = 1–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|SEN}}
|goals1     =
*[[Tawfik Bentayeb|Bentayeb]] {{goal|47}}
|goals2     =
*[[Aliou Baldé|Baldé]] {{goal|88}}
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza ([[Rwandese Association Football Federation|Rwanda]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=N5uQG89JnOg0g9kXRcZ4D4yX39pXWQx6cFuCE06PgY7kAKduB2ti8vYmgvjhOLPt
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|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|18|df=y}}
|time       = 14:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|CMR}}
|score      = 2–1
|team2      = {{fbu|17|MAR}}
|goals1     =
*[[Ismaïla Seidou|Seidou]] {{goal|73||90+2}}
|goals2     =
*[[Tawfik Bentayeb|Bentayeb]] {{goal|22}}
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Beida Dahane ([[Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania|Mauritania]]) 
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=a0GUmJkFImdQ63%2fxW9Ug3TlkbPi5y1Fy2FHSJHYL3KgG9hvZJ9QkyCDb1AWrppCJ
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|18|df=y}}
|time       = 17:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|SEN}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|GUI}}
|goals1     =
*[[Samba Diallo (footballer)|S. Diallo]] {{goal|10}}
|goals2     =
*[[Algassime Bah|Bah]] {{goal|33}}
*[[Momo Fanyé|Fanyé]] {{goal|80}}
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Mashood Ssali ([[Federation of Uganda Football Associations|Uganda]]) 
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=24wvwTFJOm5JBUDTUexHVqiZ76i5TFijWmxTFalXXy7zL7SP%2fSVvn3P%2b70uX8vVm
}}
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{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|21|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|GUI}}
|score      = 1–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|MAR}}
|goals1     =
*[[Momo Fanyé|Fanyé]] {{goal|64}}
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[Chamazi Stadium]], [[Mbagala]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Pierre Ghislain Atcho ([[Gabonese Football Federation|Gabon]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=8r6YhWz5Mt1ZLf7Lgwu7N9hfOUShPF%2fcRyGrTxZJW197AcNtO%2fMLkJWaRbSKd9Br
}}
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|21|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|CMR}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|SEN}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama ([[Tanzania Football Federation|Tanzania]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=R%2bPIb7ONrFd50dQ4jVEca9mnB5CNAm81djpGfuqlyUJsGm6Cdi3Y6aEgTKSc3uHx
}}

==Knockout stage==
In the knockout stage, [[penalty shoot-out (association football)|penalty shoot-out]] (no [[extra time (association football)|extra time]]) was used to decide the winner if necessary (Regulations Article 73).<ref name="regulations"/>

===Bracket===
{{#invoke:RoundN|N4
|3rdplace=yes|bold_winner=high|widescore=yes
|RD1=[[#Semi-finals|Semi-finals]]
|RD2=[[#Final|Final]]
|Consol=[[#Third place match|Third place match]]
<!--Date-Place|Team 1|Score 1|Team 2|Score 2-->
<!--Semi-finals-->
|24 April – [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Dar es Salaam]]|{{fbu|17|NGA}}|0 (9)|{{fbu|17|GUI}} {{pso}}|0 (10)
|24 April – [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Dar es Salaam]]|{{fbu|17|CMR}} {{pso}}|0 (4)|{{fbu|17|ANG}}|0 (3)
<!--Final-->
|28 April – [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Dar es Salaam]]|{{fbu|17|GUI}}|0 (3)|{{fbu|17|CMR}} {{pso}}|0 (5)
<!--3rd Place-->
|27 April – [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|Dar es Salaam]]|{{fbu|17|NGA}}|1|{{fbu|17|ANG}}|2
}}

===Semi-finals===
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|24|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|NGA}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|GUI}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|penaltyscore = 9–10
|penalties1 =
*[[Ibraheem Jabaar|Jabaar]] {{pengoal}}
*[[David Ishaya|Ishaya]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Olakunle Olusegun|Olusegun]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Clement Ikenna|Ikenna]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Olatomi Olaniyan|Olaniyan]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Shedrack Tanko|Tanko]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Fawaz Abdullahi|Abdullahi]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Wisdom Ubani|Ubani]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Samson Tijani|Tijani]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Ogaga Oduko|Oduko]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Alya Bangoura|A. Bangoura]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Alya Touré|Touré]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Aboubacar Conté|Conté]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Sekou Tidiany|Tidiany]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Ahmed Keita|Keita]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Mahmoud Ben Bangoura|M. Bangoura]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Algassime Bah|Bah]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Ibrahima Breze|Breze]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Ibrahima Kalil|Kalil]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Mohamed Lamine Soumah|Lamine]]
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Andofetra Rakotojaona ([[Malagasy Football Federation|Madagascar]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=fIAFaLbJCfnCOt%2fV89JtLrB8DW5AkziBypMtD1n9NA3kD7SOMltBV0bqwZ04h4QM
}}
----
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|24|df=y}}
|time       = 19:30
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|CMR}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|penaltyscore = 4–3
|penalties1 =
*[[Stève Mvoué|Mvoué]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Nassourou Ndongo|Ndongo]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Yanick Noah (footballer)|Noah]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Daouda Amadou|Amadou]] {{pengoal}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Domingos Andrade|Domingos]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Gaspar Morais|Cisco]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Rivaldo Cambuta|Pablo]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Zito Luvumbo|Zito]]
*{{penmiss}} [[Porfirio Abrantes|Porfirio]]
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Issa Sy ([[Senegalese Football Federation|Senegal]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=8aFLsVonf%2fO8CQS%2fTljypZ93lYa7LUuKCu3%2bs4gHgrExThF%2fddAa8p4NKql%2bOR%2bo
}}

===Third place match===
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|27|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|NGA}}
|score      = 1–2
|team2      = {{fbu|17|ANG}}
|goals1     =
*[[Wisdom Ubani|Ubani]] {{goal|30}}
|goals2     =
*[[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]] {{goal|27}}
*[[Zito Luvumbo|Zito]] {{goal|49}}
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Abdoul Karim Twagiramukiza ([[Rwandese Association Football Federation|Rwanda]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=oFdU8rKT0Qao6od0%2b1hXxkvKgVn8veMCwJCpoQetHSOJ3PFFdAA4urqEMn0s4pE1
}}

===Final===
{{Football box
|date       = {{Start date|2019|4|28|df=y}}
|time       = 16:00
|team1      = {{fbu-rt|17|GUI}}
|score      = 0–0
|team2      = {{fbu|17|CMR}}
|goals1     =
|goals2     =
|penaltyscore = 3–5
|penalties1 =
*[[Alya Bangoura|A. Bangoura]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Alya Touré|Touré]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Aboubacar Conté|Conté]] {{pengoal}}
*[[Mohamed Sacko|Sacko]] {{penmiss}}
|penalties2 =
*{{pengoal}} [[Stève Mvoué|Mvoué]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Nassourou Ndongo|Ndongo]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Léonel Wamba|Wamba]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Toni Nang|Nang]]
*{{pengoal}} [[Saidou Alioum|Alioum]]
|stadium    = [[National Stadium (Tanzania)|National Stadium]], [[Dar es Salaam]]
|attendance =
|referee    = Dahane Beida ([[Football Federation of the Islamic Republic of Mauritania|Mauritania]])
|report     = http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/MatchDetails?MatchId=dv0hJB9%2fhMbL14BZHwm%2fuW53Kt4vQNqnK0TqhvQ%2bmkS7iTxT%2b0p5F0pcx%2bnS1xN1
}}

==Winners==
{{winners|fbu|17|2019 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations|CMR|Second}}

==Awards==
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center; margin: 0 auto;"
|-
!Top Goalscorer<ref name="Awards">{{cite web |date=28 April 2019 |title=Cameroon crowned Champions as Guinea pay penalty |url=https://www.cafonline.com/news-center/news/u17-afcon-cameroon-crowned-champions-as-guinea-pay-penalty |publisher=CAF}}</ref>
!Most Valuable Player<ref name="Awards"/>
!Fair Play award<ref name="Awards"/>
|-
|{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]]
|{{fbuicon|17|CMR}} [[Stève Mvoué]]
|{{fbu|17|ANG}}
|}

==Goalscorers==
{{Goalscorers|goals=36 |matches=16

|4 goals=
*{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Osvaldo Capemba|Capita]]

|3 goals=
*{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Wisdom Ubani]]

|2 goals=
*{{fbuicon|17|CMR}} [[Ismaïla Seidou]]
*{{fbuicon|17|GUI}} [[Momo Fanyé]]
*{{fbuicon|17|MAR}} [[Tawfik Bentayeb]]
*{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Ibraheem Jabaar]]
*{{fbuicon|17|TAN}} [[Edmund Godfrey (footballer)|Edmund Godfrey]]

|1 goal=
*{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[David Nzanza|David]]
*{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Telson Tomé|Mimo]]
*{{fbuicon|17|ANG}} [[Zito Luvumbo|Zito]]
*{{fbuicon|17|CMR}} [[Stève Mvoué]]
*{{fbuicon|17|CMR}} [[Léonel Wamba]]
*{{fbuicon|17|GUI}} [[Algassime Bah]]
*{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Akinkunmi Amoo]]
*{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Olatomi Olaniyan]]
*{{fbuicon|17|NGA}} [[Olakunle Olusegun]]
*{{fbuicon|17|SEN}} [[Aliou Baldé]]
*{{fbuicon|17|SEN}} [[Samba Diallo (footballer)|Samba Diallo]]
*{{fbuicon|17|TAN}} [[Morice Abraham]]
*{{fbuicon|17|TAN}} [[Agiri Ngoda]]
*{{fbuicon|17|TAN}} [[Omary Jumanne Omary]]
*{{fbuicon|17|TAN}} [[Kelvin Pius]]
*{{fbuicon|17|UGA}} [[Ivan Asaba]]
*{{fbuicon|17|UGA}} [[John Alou]]
*{{fbuicon|17|UGA}} [[Andrew Kawooya]]
*{{fbuicon|17|UGA}} [[Najib Yiga]]
}}

==Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 World Cup==
The following four teams from CAF qualified for the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/angola-set-for-debut-cameroon-nigeria-qualify|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190420170505/https://www.fifa.com/u17worldcup/news/angola-set-for-debut-cameroon-nigeria-qualify|url-status=dead|archive-date=April 20, 2019|title=Angola set for debut, Guinea, Cameroon, Nigeria qualify|publisher=FIFA.com|date=21 April 2019}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! Team
! Qualified on
! data-sort-type="number"|Previous [[National team appearances in the FIFA U-17 World Cup|appearances]] in [[FIFA U-17 World Cup]]<sup>'''[[#1|1]]'''</sup>
|-
| {{fbu|17|CMR}} || {{dts|2019|4|18|format=dmy}} || 1 ([[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2003]])
|-
| {{fbu|17|NGA}} || {{dts|2019|4|20|format=dmy}} || 11 ('''[[1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1985]]''', [[1987 FIFA U-16 World Championship|1987]], [[1989 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1989]], '''[[1993 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1993]]''', [[1995 FIFA U-17 World Championship|1995]], [[2001 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2001]], [[2003 FIFA U-17 World Championship|2003]], '''[[2007 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2007]]''', ''[[2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2009]]'', '''[[2013 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2013]]''', '''[[2015 FIFA U-17 World Cup|2015]]''')
|-
| {{fbu|17|ANG}} || {{dts|2019|4|20|format=dmy}} || 0 (debut)
|-
| {{fbu|17|SEN}} || {{dts|2019|5|17|format=dmy}} || 0 (debut)
|}
:<div id="1"><sup>1</sup> '''Bold''' indicates champions for that year. ''Italic'' indicates hosts for that year.</div>

==Concerns and controversies==
*Following Morocco's loss to Cameroon in the group stage, the [[Royal Moroccan Football Federation]] lodged a complaint with [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] over allegations that Cameroon had fielded over-age players and falsified documents.<ref>{{cite web |title=Morocco: Cameroon should be disqualified for alleged age-cheating in U17 Afcon {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en-in/news/morocco-cameroon-should-be-disqualified-for-alleged-age-cheating-/1o3upunaji9bb1c2p4agec0i5i |website=www.goal.com |accessdate=27 April 2019 |language=en}}</ref> The case was dismissed due to insufficient evidence.
*Following Senegal's loss to Guinea in the group stage, the [[Senegalese Football Federation]] lodged a complaint with [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] over allegations that Guinea had fielded over-age players and falsified documents, and the [[Nigeria Football Federation]] lodged a complaint with [[Confederation of African Football|CAF]] following Nigeria's loss to Guinea in the semi-finals about Aboubacar Conte and Ahmed Tidiane Keita. <ref>{{cite web |title=Senegal complain to Caf about Guinea's alleged age-cheating {{!}} Goal.com |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/senegal-complain-to-caf-against-guinea-alleged-age-cheating/954wybvj7eff1dfn0f27ggchc |website=www.goal.com |accessdate=27 April 2019 |date=21 April 2019|language=en}}</ref> In 2017, Guinea had a team at the International Dream Cup in Japan: two of the players involved, Aboubacar Conte and Ahmed Tidiane Keita been registered with a date of birth that would make those players ineligible for the competition.<ref>{{cite web |title=U-16 International Dream Cup 2017 JAPAN Presented by The Asahi Shimbun |url=http://www.jfa.jp/eng/match/u16_InternationalDreamCup_2017/team_detail/02.html |website=JFA｜Japan Football Association |language=ja}}</ref> After both complaints were upheld, Guinea was ejected from the competition, being replaced by Senegal for the 2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup spot.

=== Guinean Football Federation punishment ===

CAF imposed the following penalties on the Guinean Football Federation:
* Guinea's representative team were excluded from the [[2019 FIFA U-17 World Cup]], and the team was also barred from entering the next two editions of the competition.
* The Guinean Football Federation was also fined $50,000 USD, with a further $50,000 USD fine (in addition to any other penalty) should a similar incident reoccur within the next four years.
* CAF ejected Guinea from the competition, with its results being deleted from the records, and requested the return of the runners-up medals: failure to do so would result in an additional fine of $20,000 USD.
* The two players with falsified documents, Aboubacar Conte and Tidiane Keita, and the Guinean Football Federation official who filed these falsified documents, were all banned from involvement in football for two years.

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.cafonline.com/en-us/competitions/u17afcon,tanzania2019/home Total U-17 Africa Cup Of Nations , Tanzania 2019], CAFonline.com

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