# Mauritius national under-17 football team

The Mauritius national under-17 football team is the national under-17 football team of Mauritius, controlled by the Mauritius Football Association. The 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, the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, and the CJSOI games. The team has never qualified for the FIFA U-17 World Cup or the Africa U-17 Cup of Nations, but has won the CJSOI football gold medal twice, in 2008 and 2010. The players in the team are being prepared to join the Mauritius national under-20 football team and the 1st Division Junior National Tournament in the coming years, as well as the Mauritius national football team 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 and the Mauritius national football team. Some of these players are Louis Fabrice Pithia, Andy Sophie, Henri Speville, Kersley Appou, Christopher Perle and Ricardo Naboth.

## Awards and competition records
### Mauritius U-17 football achievements

    CJSOI Games :
      * 2 Time Champion (2008) (2010)

### FIFA U-17 World Cup

* 1985 - Did not enter
* 1987 - Withdrew
* 1989 - Did not qualify
* 1991 - Did not enter
* 1993 - Did not qualify
* 1995 - Did not qualify
* 1997 - Did not enter
* 1999 - Did not enter
* 2001 - Did not qualify
* 2003 - Did not qualify
* 2005 - Withdrew
* 2007 - Did not qualify
* 2009 - Did not enter
* 2011 - Withdrew
* 2013 - Did not enter
* 2015 - Did not enter
* 2017 - Did not qualify
* 2019 - Did not qualify
* 2023 - Withdrew

### CAF U-16 and U-17 World Cup Qualifiers

* 1985 - Did not enter
* 1987 - Withdrew
* 1989 - Did not qualify
* 1991 - Did not enter
* 1993 - Did not qualify

### African Under-17 Championship

* 1995 - Did not qualify
* 1997 - Did not enter
* 1999 - Did not enter
* 2001 - Did not qualify
* 2003 - Did not qualify
* 2005 - Withdrew
* 2007 - Did not qualify
* 2009 - Did not enter
* 2011 - Withdrew
* 2013 - Did not enter
* 2015 - Did not enter
* 2017 - Did not qualify
* 2019 - Did not qualify
* 2023 - Withdrew

### COSAFA U-17 Challenge Cup

* 1994 to 2002 - Did not enter / Did not qualify
* 2009 - Cancelled
* 2016 - Group Stage
* 2017 - Runners-Up

## Players
### Current squad

The following players were named to the Mauritius U-17 squad for the CJSOI games.
| Pos. | Player | Club |
| 1GK | Christopher Caserne | Centre Technique Regional |
| 1GK | Ashley Oomajee | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Clarel Antoine | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Rony Aubeeluck (c) | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Steven Félix | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Bradley Moedine | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Jean-Patrice Roselane | Centre Technique Regional |
| 2DF | Brandon Sitorah | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Herzy Calambé | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | John Far | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Chris Jolicoeur | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Brian Judoobar | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Fabien Louise | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Ashley Papillon | Centre Technique Regional |
| 3MF | Warren Soopaul | Centre Technique Regional |
| 4FW | Dwayne Heerah | Centre Technique Regional |
| 4FW | Juliano Pudoo | Centre Technique Regional |
| 4FW | Yannick Mootoo | Centre Technique Regional |