Nickname(s) | Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants) | ||
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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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Africa U-17 Cup of Nations | |||
Appearances | 5 (first in 1997) | ||
Best result | Champions (2013) | ||
FIFA U-17 World Cup | |||
Appearances | 4 (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 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification matches.
- Match dates: 12, 15 and 18 June 2022
- Opposition: Benin, Niger and Burkina Faso
- Caps and goals correct as of: 18 January 2021, after the match against Nigeria
No. | Pos. | Player | Date of birth (age) | Caps | Goals | Club |
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1GK | Mohamed Cissé | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi | ||
1GK | Ulrich Houidi | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
2DF | Issiaka Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
2DF | Ismael Coulibaly | 0 | 0 | Ismael FC Yopougon | ||
2DF | Appolinaire Kouadio | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
2DF | Moustapha Makhete Ndiage | 0 | 0 | Koumassi | ||
2DF | Emmanuel Ngoran | 0 | 0 | WAFA Yopougon | ||
2DF | Moriken Sanogo | 0 | 0 | Amistad FC Angre | ||
3MF | Cheick Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
3MF | Abdoulaye Doumbia | 0 | 0 | Dabou | ||
3MF | Inza Gballou | 0 | 0 | Gervinho 27 | ||
3MF | Zoumana Adama Kamagate | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi | ||
3MF | Chadrac Dieubeni Konan | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan | ||
3MF | Ndiaye Baba | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara | ||
3MF | Nambagui Soro | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara | ||
4FW | Yan Diomande | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
4FW | Oumar Konate | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
4FW | Aboubacar Méité | 0 | 0 | Etoile Filante Mbatto |
Honours
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- FIFA U-17 World Cup:
- Third (1): 1987
Competetive Record
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup | |||||||
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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 | To be determined | ||||||
Total | 4/20 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 |
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations record
U-17 Africa Cup of Nations | |||||||
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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 | |||||||
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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
- "Tournoi Qualificatif CAN U17 Au Ghana: Voici Les Joueurs Sélectionnés De La Côte D'Ivoire" (in French). Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links
- (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF
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