By Teddy Nwanunobi
Nigeria will not feature at the FIFA U-17 World Cup, Qatar 2026 as 10 African countries qualify to represent the continent.
Daily NewsCraft reports that the Golden Eaglets did not qualify for the CAF U-17 AFCON, which serves as a qualification for the FIFA U-17 World Cup, fixed for November 19 to December 13, 2026.
Uganda secured the 10th and final ticket after beating Ghana 8-7 on penalties in the CAF U-17 Africa Cup of Nations Morocco 2026 play-off on Saturday.
The match ended 2-2 after normal time at CMVI-T11, with Uganda holding their nerve in the shootout.
The victory saw Uganda join Mozambique as the two teams that progressed via the play-off route.
They join a list dominated by North and West Africa, as confirmed by CAF on Sunday.
Africa’s qualified teams for the FIFA U-17 World Cup are: Morocco, Cameroon, Senegal, Mali, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Tanzania, Algeria, Mozambique, and Uganda.
The teams that qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup Qatar 2026 include: Qatar (host nation); Australia, China PR, Korea Republic, Japan, Saudi Arabia, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, and Vietnam (AFC); Algeria, Cameroon, Côte d’Ivoire, Egypt, Mali, Morocco, Mozambique, Senegal, Tanzania, and Uganda (CAF); Costa Rica, Cuba, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, and USA (Concacaf); Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Uruguay, and Venezuela (CONMEBOL); Fiji, New Caledonia, and New Zealand (OFC); and Belgium, Croatia, Denmark, France, Greece, Italy, Montenegro, Republic of Ireland, Romania, Serbia, and Spain (UEFA).