The 2023 U-17 Africa Cup of Nations known as the TotalEnergies U-17 Africa Cup of Nations for sponsorship purposes or 2023 U17 AFCON for short was the 14th edition (19th if editions without hosts are included) of the biennial African youth football tournament organized by Confederation of African Football (CAF) for players aged 17 and below and the first to feature 12 teams in the group stage instead of 8.

Cameroon were the defending champions but were eliminated in the group stage after losses to Burkina Faso and to Mali.

Senegal won their inaugural title, defeating hosts of the cancelled 2021 edition Morocco 2–1 in the final.

However, South Sudan was disqualified from this edition of the tournament after 5 of its players failed the MRI test.

[7] The group stage draw was conducted on 1 February 2023 at 12:00 WET (UTC±0) at the Cercle National de l'Armée in Algiers, the capital city of hosts Algeria.