Ivory Coast national under-17 football team

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Ivory Coast women's national under-17 football team.

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.

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	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.
• 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
	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
  • 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
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
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 as host
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.

External links

• (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF