Africa's rising football stars delivered an impressive performance on the international stage at the inaugural FIFA U15 World Cup and festival held in Baku, Azerbaijan.

The week-long event, which ran from October 24 to 30, brought together 189 national teams to compete in an innovative eight-a-side format designed to boost youth player development across the globe.

Unlike traditional knockout tournaments, the festival featured multiple performance tiers, ensuring every team played matches until the final day.

A total of 52 African nations participated, and several teams earned top honours across the different divisions.

Guinea stood out as Africa's highest-placed team in the elite Tier A competition, securing an impressive sixth-place finish.

Close behind them, Ghana's Black Comets took seventh place after a dominant attacking run.

The Ghanaian squad scored 44 goals across ten matches and won eight games, closing out their tournament with a decisive 4-0 victory over Colombia.

Other North and Central African nations also held their ground in Tier A. Morocco finished 13th, Egypt placed 14th, and Cameroon ended their campaign in 23rd place overall.

African teams also dominated the lower tiers, taking home major trophies. Zambia produced one of the tournament's biggest highlights by defeating European power Portugal 5-2 to capture the Tier B trophy.

Central African Republic also celebrated silverware, securing the Tier E title with a 4-1 win over Bangladesh.

Both Tunisia and Ethiopia also reached finals in their respective divisions.

Kenya's young side emerged as the top-ranked country from the CECAFA region, finishing 26th overall out of the 189 nations.

Coached by Patrick Nyale, the team went unbeaten in the group stage to top Group Z before advancing into Tier A classification rounds.

Kenya finished the tournament with five wins, two draws and three losses, scoring 27 goals.

Team captain Innocent Media led the charge up front, scoring nine goals to stand out as one of the tournament's top performers.

The team received a hero's welcome upon returning home to Nairobi.

Spain ultimately claimed the overall Tier A title by defeating Czechia 3-0 in the final.

However, the true success of the tournament was its ability to give young players from all over the world valuable international experience and a strong foundation for their future careers.

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