Mauritius national under-17 football team

The Mauritius national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mauritius

Mauritius

Mauritius , officially the Republic of Mauritius is an island nation off the southeast coast of the African continent in the southwest Indian Ocean, about east of Madagascar...

, controlled by the Mauritius Football Association

Mauritius Football Association

The Mauritius Football Association is the governing body of football in Mauritius. It was founded in 1952, affiliated to FIFA in 1962 and to CAF in 1963. The association was formerly known as the Mauritius Sports Association but renamed to Mauritius Football Association in 1984 through the...

. The Mauritius national under-17 football team is composed of the 20 best national football players, aged 17 years or less, selected from the 4 CTR's (Centre Technique Regional) spread throughout Mauritius. The main tournaments the team competes in are the COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup

COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup

The COSAFA Under 17 Challenge Cup is a association football tournament for teams from Southern Africa organized by COSAFA.-Past Results:...

, the African Under-17 Championship

African Under-17 Championship

The African Under 17 Championship is a bi-annual football competition organised by the sport's Africaan governing body, CAF. The competition has been held since 1995...

, and the CJSOI games. The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup

FIFA U-17 World Cup

The FIFA U-17 World Cup, founded as the FIFA U-16 World Championship, later changed to the FIFA U-17 World Championship and known by its current name since 2007, is the world championship of association football for male players under the age of 17 organized by Fédération Internationale de Football...

, but has won the CJSOI football gold medal twice, in 2008 and in 2010. The players in the team are being prepared to join the Mauritius national under-20 football team

Mauritius national under-20 football team

The Mauritius national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Mauritius, controlled by the Mauritius Football Association...

and the 1st Division Junior National Tournament in the coming years, as well as the Mauritius national football team

Mauritius national football team

The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.-Early years:...

soon after that.

Successful Players

The Under-17 Football Team produced a crop of successful players in the past who also played for the Mauritius national under-20 football team

Mauritius national under-20 football team

The Mauritius national under-20 football team is the national under-20 football team of Mauritius, controlled by the Mauritius Football Association...

and the Mauritius national football team

Mauritius national football team

The Mauritius national football team, nicknamed Club M, is the national team of Mauritius and is controlled by the Mauritius Football Association.-Early years:...

. Some of these players are Louis Fabrice Pithia, Andy Sophie

Andy Sophie

Andy Sophie is a football player who currently plays for JS Saint-Pierroise in the Réunion Premier League and for the Mauritius national football team as a forward. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.- References :*...

, Henri Speville

Henri Speville

Henri Speville is a Mauritian football defender currently playing for Pamplemousses SC. He was also a member of the Mauritius national football team from 1996–2007, earning 39 caps.- External links :*...

, Kersley Appou

Kersley Appou

Kersley Appou is a football player who currently plays for PAS Mates in the Mauritian Premier League as a forward. He has also represented Mauritius internationally with Club M, scoring 10 goals. That is the most goals scored in Mauritius national team history.- References :*...

, Christopher Perle

Christopher Perle

Christopher Perle is a football player who is currently a Free Agent. He has represented Mauritius internationally with Club M, scoring 6 goals. That is the second most goals scored in Mauritius national team history, behind Kersley Appou.- References :*...

, Ricardo Naboth

Ricardo Naboth

Ricardo Naboth is a football player who currently plays for AS Case Créole in Réunion and for the Mauritius national football team as a forward. He is featured on the Mauritian national team in the official 2010 FIFA World Cup video game.- References :*...

and Anoop Sharma Pem

Anoop Sharma Pem

Anoop Sharma Pem is an offensive midfielder for the Mauritius national football team. He joined the football training club at the age of 14, playing for the Junior team. His first senior international match was on the 18th January 2008 against Algeria. He was the right winger playing with...

FIFA U-17 World Cup

1985
1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship
The 1985 FIFA U-16 World Championship was held in the cities of Beijing, Shanghai, Tianjin, and Dalian in People's Republic of China from July 31, 1985 to August 11, 1985...

to 2011
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. It was held in Mexico with games being played amongst various venues between 18 June and 10 July 2011...

- Did not enter / Did not qualify

African Under-17 Championship

1995 to 2011
2011 African Under-17 Championship
-Group B:---------------------Knock-out stage:-Semifinals:-Third place:-Final:-Countries to participate in 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup:Top 4 teams qualified for 2011 FIFA U-17 World Cup.-Goalscorers:-Goals scored by Country:...

- Did not enter / Did not qualify / Withdrew

Current squad

Schedule

Recent results

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External links

Mauritius national under-17 football team official page

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