Lebanon’s under-17 national team was crowned champions of the 13th WAFF U-17 Championship — Aqaba 2026 — after beating Yemen 4–3 on penalties following a goalless draw in regulation time in the final played this evening at Aqaba Stadium in Jordan.The first half was evenly contested, with similar possession and exchanged attacking attempts. Lebanon maintained defensive discipline against Yemeni attacks and tried to reach the goal on several occasions, but their efforts did not produce a goal.The half also saw a number of Yemeni attempts, which the Lebanese defense dealt with successfully, while others went wide of the posts, leaving the first half goalless.

The balance continued into the second half, with both teams trading possession and attacks and each enjoying relative advantages at different moments. Both sides sought the decisive goal, but the exchanged chances came to nothing, and the score remained 0–0 at the end of regulation, sending the match to a penalty shootout to decide the champion — the second time Lebanon had been involved in penalties, after the semi-final against Jordan.

In the shootout, Lebanon prevailed 4–3 to claim the 13th WAFF U-17 Championship title, marking their second consecutive appearance in the final and registering a new achievement for Lebanese youth football.

WAFF Secretary General Khalil Al-Salem and Lebanese Football Association Secretary General Jihad Al-Shahaf presented the medals, and Al-Shahaf handed the trophy to Lebanon captain Mohammad Madi. Goalkeeper Mehdi Makki was named the tournament’s Best Goalkeeper.

Lebanon’s lineup in the match was: goalkeeper Mehdi Makki and players Ralf Emad, Mohammad Madi, Omar Dallal, Jawad Muslimani, Mohammad Shahoud, Mohammad Hamieh, Sari Hannoun (Jad Barouk 90+3), Malik Ma’raksh, Jad Al-Zaabi, and Ibrahim Farshoukh (Hussein Kurdi 72).