<sod>The '''2015 [[African U-17 Championship]]''' was the 11th edition of the biennial [[international]] youth [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in [[Niamey]], [[Niger]], and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions|url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/11521-decisions-of-caf-executive-committee-on-hosting-of-junior-and-senior-caf-competitions.html|publisher=Confederation of African Football|accessdate=11 November 2012|date=27 September 2011}}</ref> However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March.<ref name="start date adjustment">{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/20110-gambia-suspended-from-all-competitions-for-two-years.html |title=Gambia suspended from all competitions for two years |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=2014-05-03 |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref><eod>
<sod>The '''2015 [[African U-17 Championship]]''' was the 11th edition of the biennial [[international]] youth [[association football|football]] tournament organized by the [[Confederation of African Football]] (CAF) for players aged 17 and below. The tournament took place in [[Niamey]], [[Niger]], and was originally scheduled to be held between 2 and 16 May.<ref>{{cite web|title=Decisions of CAF Executive Committee on hosting of Junior and Senior CAF Competitions |url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/11521-decisions-of-caf-executive-committee-on-hosting-of-junior-and-senior-caf-competitions.html |publisher=Confederation of African Football |accessdate=11 November 2012 |date=27 September 2011 |deadurl=yes |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101122928/http://www.cafonline.com:80/football/news/11521-decisions-of-caf-executive-committee-on-hosting-of-junior-and-senior-caf-competitions.html |archivedate=1 January 2012 |df= }}</ref> However, the date of the opening match was pushed forward to 15 February, with the tournament scheduled to conclude with the final on 1 March.<ref name="start date adjustment">{{cite web |url=http://www.cafonline.com/football/news/20110-gambia-suspended-from-all-competitions-for-two-years.html |title=Gambia suspended from all competitions for two years |publisher=Confederation of African Football |date=2014-05-03 |accessdate=2015-05-05}}</ref><eod>