The Rwanda national under-17 football team represents Rwanda in

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at the under-17 age level and is controlled by the Fédération Rwandaise de Football Association. The team competes in the

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 ...

and the

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 ...

, which are both held every two years. Rwanda participated in the

for the first time in 2011, having finished second in the

2011 African U-17 Championship The 2011 African U-17 Championship was a football competition organized by the Confederation of African Football (CAF). The tournament took place in Rwanda. The top four teams qualified for the 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup. Qualification Qualifie ...

on home soil. However, they were eliminated in the group stage after suffering defeats against

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and

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, and playing to a draw against

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. The team is currently coached by

Richard Tardy Richard Francis Emile Tardy (born 29 July 1950) is a French former professional football player and manager. He led several clubs and national teams as a coach. Career Tardy has managed in the Superleague Greece with Aris Thessaloniki F.C., a ...

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, who previously managed Superleague Greece club

Aris Thessaloniki Athlitikos Syllogos Aris Thessalonikis, means Athletic Club Aris Thessaloniki
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and the Lebanon national football team.

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 World Cup competitive record

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1999 File:1999 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The funeral procession of King Hussein of Jordan in Amman; the 1999 İzmit earthquake kills over 17,000 people in Turkey; the Columbine High School massacre, one of the first major school shoot ...

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African U-17 Championship competitive record

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Players

The following players were named in the squad for the

2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup The 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup was the fourteenth tournament of the FIFA U-17 World Cup, and the eleventh played since the change in age limits from under 16s to Under 17s in 1991 FIFA U-17 World Championship, 1991. It was held in Mexico with games ...

. Clubs correct as of 18 June 2011.

Competitive records

FIFA U-17 World Cup competitive record

African U-17 Championship competitive record

Players

See also