Nine of 10 African countries made it to the U17 World Cup Round of 32

There were ten African nations participating in the U17 World Cup in Qatar.

After the group stage, nine were able to validate their ticket for the round of 16. The team that will be absent for the second round is Ivory Coast.

Africa already had a first qualifier since the second day: Zambia, who came out on top (3-1 against Indonesia and 5-2 against Honduras) and secured their ticket even before Monday's shock against Brazil.

• Here are the countries already qualified:

Burkina Faso

Egypt

Mali

Morocco

Senegal

South

Africa

Tunisia

Uganda

Zambia

This achievement by Africa deserves to be congratulated.