The Ivory Coast national under-17 football team, nicknamed Les petit Éléphants ("The Little Elephants" in French), represents Ivory Coast in international football at an 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.
| Nickname(s) | Les Petits Éléphants (The Little Elephants) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Alain Gouaméné | ||
| Captain | Jean Thome | ||
| FIFA code | CIV | ||
| |||
| 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) | ||
Current squad
- The following players were called up for the 2023 Africa U-17 Cup of Nations qualification matches.[1]
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GK | Mohamed Cissé | 0 | 0 |  Diambars Koumassi | ||
| GK | Ulrich Houidi | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
| DF | Issiaka Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
| DF | Ismael Coulibaly | 0 | 0 | Ismael FC Yopougon | ||
| DF | Appolinaire Kouadio | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
| DF | Moustapha Makhete Ndiage | 0 | 0 | Koumassi | ||
| DF | Emmanuel Ngoran | 0 | 0 | WAFA Yopougon | ||
| DF | Moriken Sanogo | 0 | 0 | Amistad FC Angre | ||
| MF | Cheick Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
| MF | Abdoulaye Doumbia | 0 | 0 | Dabou | ||
| MF | Inza Gballou | 0 | 0 | Gervinho 27 | ||
| MF | Zoumana Adama Kamagate | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi | ||
| MF | Chadrac Dieubeni Konan | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan | ||
| MF | Ndiaye Baba | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara | ||
| MF | Nambagui Soro | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara | ||
| FW | Yan Diomande | 0 | 0 | Aboisso | ||
| FW | Oumar Konate | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro | ||
| FW | Aboubacar Méité | 0 | 0 | Etoile Filante Mbatto | ||
Honours
Tournament Records
CAF U-17 Championship record
| African U-17 Championship | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Appearances: 5 | |||||||
| Year | Round | PLD | 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 | |||||||
| Total | 5/14 | 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
External links
- (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF
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