Morocco will be the host of the FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup for the next five consecutive editions starting from 2025.This was officially confirmed by the world football governing body, FIFA on Thursday 14 March. Qatar will also host the next five editions of the FIFA U-17 Men’s World Cup.“These decisions followed a global call for expressions of interest in hosting both competitions, with a focus on leveraging the use of existing footballing infrastructure in the interest of tournament efficiencies and sustainability,” FIFA said in a statement.##NAJAVA_MECA_7958690##FIFA also confirmed that the women’s competition will now be expanded to 24 teams and will be played annually, while the men’s edition will expand to 48.Both competitions will now be played every year instead of the previous biennial editions as approved by the FIFA Council.African Games: Ghana, Congo register wins to advance from Group AThe FIFA U-17 Women’s World Cup was launched in 2008 and has since had seven editions played: New Zealand 2008, Trinidad and Tobago 2010, Azerbaijan 2012, Costa Rica 2014, Jordan 2016, Uruguay 2018 as well as India 2022.Ghana and Nigeria are the two African teams with the most participation with six each.FIFA announces a 48-team under-17 World Cup will be held every year (instead of biennial) and the next FIVE tournaments will be hosted by Qatar. Under-17 women’s WC expanded to 24 teams and to be hosted for next five years by Morocco. pic.twitter.com/bLseGws8XQ— Martyn Ziegler (@martynziegler) March 14, 2024
