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) | ||
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| Association | Ivorian Football Federation | ||
| Confederation | CAF (Africa) | ||
| Sub-confederation | WAFU (West Africa) | ||
| Head coach | Alain Gouaméné | ||
| Captain | Jean Thome | ||
| FIFA code | CIV | ||
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| 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 edit
- 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 |
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| GK | Mohamed Cissé | 0 | 0 |  Diambars Koumassi
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| GK | Ulrich Houidi | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro
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| DF | Issiaka Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso
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| DF | Ismael Coulibaly | 0 | 0 | Ismael FC Yopougon
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| DF | Appolinaire Kouadio | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro
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| DF | Moustapha Makhete Ndiage | 0 | 0 | Koumassi
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| DF | Emmanuel Ngoran | 0 | 0 | WAFA Yopougon
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| DF | Moriken Sanogo | 0 | 0 | Amistad FC Angre
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| MF | Cheick Bamba | 0 | 0 | Aboisso
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| MF | Abdoulaye Doumbia | 0 | 0 | Dabou
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| MF | Inza Gballou | 0 | 0 | Gervinho 27
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| MF | Zoumana Adama Kamagate | 0 | 0 | Diambars Koumassi
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| MF | Chadrac Dieubeni Konan | 0 | 0 | RC Abidjan
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| MF | Ndiaye Baba | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara
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| MF | Nambagui Soro | 0 | 0 | Lanfiara
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| FW | Yan Diomande | 0 | 0 | Aboisso
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| FW | Oumar Konate | 0 | 0 | Yamoussoukro
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| FW | Aboubacar Méité | 0 | 0 | Etoile Filante Mbatto
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Honours edit
- Africa U-17 Cup of Nations
- FIFA U-17 World Cup:
- Third (1): 1987
Tournament Records edit
FIFA U-16 and U-17 World Cup record edit
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CAF U-17 Championship record edit
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CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers record edit
| CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers | |||||||
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| 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 edit
- ^ "Tournoi Qualificatif CAN U17 Au Ghana: Voici Les Joueurs Sélectionnés De La Côte D'Ivoire" (in French). Fédération Ivoirienne de Football. 10 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
External links edit
- (in French) Ivory Coast national under-17 football team - official site of FIF