Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

Ivory Coast U17
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
First colours	Second colours
Africa U-17 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	1GK	Christ Yannick Kouassi	(2008-10-08)8 October 2008 (aged 16)	OFC Adiaké
2	2DF	Mobio Loba Edmond Franck Koidio	(2008-03-24)24 March 2008 (aged 17)	FC San Pédro
3	2DF	Vasseri Sylla	(2008-04-16)16 April 2008 (aged 16)	2 Plateaux FC
5	2DF	Obli Kouamé Jean Mederic	(2008-12-20)20 December 2008 (aged 16)	FC Mouna
6	3MF	Kambou Aboubacar Sidik Fofana	(2008-07-15)15 July 2008 (aged 16)	2 Plateaux FC
7	4FW	Souhalio Bamba	(2009-12-20)20 December 2009 (aged 15)	ASEC Mimosas
8	4FW	Elvis Fernand N'Guessan Blaikatchi	(2008-01-10)10 January 2008 (aged 17)	Yakro FC [fr]
9	4FW	Alynho Haïdara	(2008-07-26)26 July 2008 (aged 16)	Mainz 05 Jacqueville
10	3MF	Cheick Ahmed Tijane Malo	(2009-07-26)26 July 2009 (aged 15)	FC San Pédro
11	4FW	Moïse Dieudonné Diarrassouba	(2008-10-23)23 October 2008 (aged 16)	ASFA
12	2DF	Vaboué Doumbia	(2008-04-02)2 April 2008 (aged 16)	ASEC Mimosas
13	2DF	Mohamed Diarra	(2008-12-09)9 December 2008 (aged 16)	FC San Pédro
14	4FW	Broulaye Cissé	(2009-02-14)14 February 2009 (aged 16)	Empire FA
15	3MF	Some Adama	(2009-01-22)22 January 2009 (aged 16)	ISCA
16	1GK	Abdoulaye Samake	(2009-11-21)21 November 2009 (aged 15)	FC San Pédro
17	4FW	Cédric Jonathan Gobehi	(2009-12-25)25 December 2009 (aged 15)	ASEC Mimosas
18	3MF	Bi Douali Junior Zahi	(2008-10-02)2 October 2008 (aged 16)	Stella Club
19	3MF	Tape Yannis Emmanuel Touali	(2008-10-11)11 October 2008 (aged 16)	SOA
21	2DF	Oumar Junior Soro	(2008-11-08)8 November 2008 (aged 16)	Max United
23	1GK	Abdoulaye Cissé	(2008-11-14)14 November 2008 (aged 16)	LYS Sassandra
–	3MF	Moussa Idriss Koné	(2008-08-25)25 August 2008 (aged 16)	FC San Pédro
–	2DF	Ange Emmanuel Zongo	(2008-12-25)25 December 2008 (aged 16)	ASEC Mimosas

Honours

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- Champions (1): 2013
- Third (1): 2005
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
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	Walkover
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	Did not qualify
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	Did not qualify
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	Walkover
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

[1] "U17 2025 : 22 Eléphanteaux retenus pour la compétition". sport-ivoire.ci (in French). 20 March 2025. Retrieved 3 April 2025.

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