U17 Africa Cup of Nations: Algeria-Morocco opens race for two tickets
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Bénin Web TV
The North African qualifying tournament for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations begins on Tuesday in Sousse, Tunisia, with Algeria versus Morocco. Four teams are competing for two tickets, with Libya having withdrawn, according to the UNAF.
Algeria and Morocco open the North African qualifying tournament for the 2027 U17 Africa Cup of Nations on Tuesday 10 November, at 2pm, at the Olympic stadium in Sousse, Tunisia, according to the North African Football Union (UNAF).
Four teams are competing for two places in the final tournament: Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt. Libya has withdrawn, and the UNAF has organised the competition as a mini-league of three matchdays; the top two in the standings will qualify. Each team plays each of its three opponents once, with no return fixtures.
The schedule has Tunisia versus Egypt on Tuesday at 5pm in Sousse. On Friday 13 November, Morocco meets Egypt and Algeria plays Tunisia. The final matchday, Monday 16 November, features Tunisia versus Morocco in Sousse and Algeria versus Egypt at the Mustapha Ben Jannet stadium in Monastir, at 2pm.
According to the Algerian Football Federation, the squad arrived in Tunisia on Sunday 8 November. Its coach, Karim Ziani, has called up 25 players for the tournament.
