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U17 World Cup: the tournament's appearance record holders

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The record appearance makers in the U17 World Cup

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Ghanaian duo Emmanuel Duah and Sebastian Barnes top the charts with 12 matches each in the tournament, ahead of their compatriot Daniel Addo and Nigeria's Fatai Atere, who have played 11 and 10 matches respectively.

Here is the ranking of the most capped players in U17 World Cup history:

Emmanuel Duah – Ghana U17 – 12 matches

Sebastian Barnes – Ghana U17 – 12 matches

Daniel Addo – Ghana U17 – 11 matches

Fatai Atere – Nigeria U17 – 10 matches

Samuel Kuffour – Ghana U17 – 9 matches

Nii Lamptey – Ghana U17 – 9 matches

Olusegun Fetuga – Nigeria U17 – 9 matches

Alexander Opoku – Ghana U17 – 8 matches

Isaac Asare – Ghana U17 – 8 matches

Yaw Preko – Ghana U17 – 8 matches

Giovani Casillas – Mexico U17 – 7 matches

Victor Osimhen – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches

Alejandro Furia – Uruguay U17 – 7 matches

Joseph Addo – Ghana U17 – 7 matches

Julio Gómez – Mexico U17 – 7 matches

Orel Mangala – Belgium U17 – 7 matches

Chidiebere Nwakali – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches

Francisco Flores – Mexico U17 – 7 matches

Isma López – Spain U17 – 7 matches

Carlos Fierro – Mexico U17 – 7 matches

Kino Delorge – Belgium U17 – 7 matches

Musa Yahaya – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches

Wesley Gasolina – Brazil U17 – 7 matches

Abraham Romero – Mexico U17 – 7 matches

Ramon Azeez – Nigeria U17 – 7 matches

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