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 Ivorian Football Federation (french: Fédération Ivoirienne de Football, FIF) is the governing body of football in Ivory Coast and is in charge of the Ivory Coast national team and other footballing matters in the country. The top teams ...

. The team's first appearance on the world stage was in 1987 at the

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where they achieved third place after a 2-1 extra time victory over

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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: , and * Caps and goals correct as of: 18 January 2021, after the match against

Honours

Africa U-17 Cup of Nations The U-17 Africa Cup of Nations also called TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsoring reason (previously known as the African U-17 Championship) is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's African governing body, CA ...

** Champions (1):

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** Third (1): 2005 *

FIFA U-17 World Cup The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to U-17 in 1991 and to its current name in 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by ''Fédération ...

: ** Third (1):

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Tournament Records

FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record

CAF U-17 Championship record

CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record

*''Denotes draws include knockout matches decided on penalty kicks.''

References

External links

*
Ivory Coast national under-17 football team
- official site of FIF {{National sports teams of Ivory Coast African national under-17 association football teams under-17