With Nigeria lacking from the 2025 CAF U17 Africa Cup of Nations, the nation missed a possibility for its gamers to be seen by the highest soccer scouts in attendance.
Sources have advised Soccernet.ng that lots of the main Premier League golf equipment, like Liverpool, Chelsea, Newcastle United and Crystal Palace, plus Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich and Bayer Leverkusen, all despatched scouts to the event in Morocco.
Morocco defeated Mali by way of penalties to elevate the title on house soil, however many younger gamers shone brightly all through the event.
No place like house, proper? Hosts Morocco are your #TotalEnergiesAFCONU17 winners! pic.twitter.com/JP3nddsiMN
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) April 19, 2025
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Soccernet profiles among the top-rated gamers that might be on the books of European golf equipment and in senior nationwide groups within the subsequent few years.
Jonathan Kalimina – Zambia
Place: Left Again
Born: 24.11.2008
A left again who can even play as a centre again and was captain of Zambia U17. Kalimina performs for Kafue Celtics FC in his house nation and comes from the identical academy as Patson Daka and Enock Mwepu. He’s a future gem for the senior Zambian nationwide crew.
Hamza Abdelkerem – Egypt
Place: Centre-Ahead
Born 01.01.2008.
Abdelkerem performs for Cairo giants Al Ahly FC. He’s a Robert Lewandoski kind of participant who links-up play with the midfielders. A lot is predicted of this lad who might be part of the senior Pharaohs in future.
Asharaf Lookman Tapsoba – Burkina Faso
Place: Striker
Born: 24.11.2008
A Sergio Aguero-type of participant, he is likely one of the youngest gamers of the event. Tapsoba performs for Actual Du Faso. He was the highest aim scorer on the U17 West Africa Soccer Union (WAFU) event in Ghana in Might 2024. He reenacted the feat by ending as joint high scorer in Morocco with seven targets as he led Burkina Faso to the semi-finals.
Emile Witbooi – South Africa
Posiiton: Attacking Midfielder
Born: 29.08.2008
Pint-sized like Lionel Messi, however a wonderful participant who’s the focal participant for South Africa. Witbooi performs for Cape City Metropolis and will likely be an essential participant for Bafana Bafana within the close to future.
Ilies Belmokhtar – Morocco
Place: Centre-Ahead
Born: 12.05.2008
He’s a participant who has an analogous enjoying model to Egyptian nice Mohamed Salah. Belmokhtar performs for AS Monaco in France. Morocco are completely happy to have such a promising expertise of their collective, lots of them born overseas however selecting early to decide to their homeland.
Adama Some – Cote d’Ivoire
Place: Centre midfielder
Born: 22.01.2009
The engine that controls midfield for Ivory Coast, Some, is a participant like Arsenal star Declan Rice. He performs for the ISCA Academy in his house nation and is predicted to make the massive step up quickly.
Alynho Haidara – Burkina Faso
Place: Centre-Ahead
Born: 26.07.2008
A Didier Drogba kind of participant, he was probably the greatest centre-forwards on the U17 AFCON event alongside Burkina Faso’s Tapsoba. Each Haidara and Tapsoba shared the Golden Boot with seven targets every. He performs for an academy in Ivory Coast that has a partnership with FC Mainz in Germany, however the participant was listed on the event below FC Mainz 05 of Ivory Coast.
Mohamed Junior Sako
Place: Field-to-box midfielder
Born: 14.01.2009
Sako is a Carlos Baleba-type of participant who has comparable enjoying attributes.
He was the engine of the Burkina Faso crew, serving to them to win all three of their group matches and attain the semi-finals. He performs for Basga JO Academy in Burkina Faso.
Abdellah Ouazane – Morocco
Place: Midfielder
Born: January 15, 2009
After a exceptional efficiency, he’s right here to be the Man of the Competitors! #TotalEnergiesAFCONU17 | @Football2Gether pic.twitter.com/6j1BOLYvsU
— CAF_Online (@CAF_Online) April 19, 2025
Named participant of the event, Ouazane was the stand out participant for Morocco’s title profitable facet. He’s rated for his capability to dictate and management tempo of matches in addition to his key resolution making. He performs for Ajax Amsterdam.