PROFILPELAJAR.COM

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)

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.^[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

Pos.	Player	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	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	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	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 as host
Total	5/15	21	9	6	6	31	21