2018_African_U-20_Women's_World_Cup_Qualifying_Tournament
2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
International football competition
The 2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 9th edition of the African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament, the biennial international youth football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-20 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 21 July 2017 – 28 January 2018 |
| Teams | 19 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 24 |
| Goals scored | 105 (4.38 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) |  Princella Adubea Rasheedat Ajibade(10 goals each) |
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Players born on or after 1 January 1998 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Two teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France as the CAF representatives.[1]
A total of 19 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 15 June 2017.[2]
| Bye to first round (13 teams) |
Preliminary round entrants (6 teams) |
|---|---|
|
- Notes
- Teams in bold qualified for the World Cup.
- Did not enter
Angola
Benin
Burkina Faso
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Comoros
Congo
DR Congo
Egypt
Eritrea
Equatorial Guinea
Gabon
Gambia
Guinea-Bissau
Ivory Coast
Lesotho
Liberia
Madagascar
Malawi
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Mozambique
Niger
São Tomé and Príncipe
Seychelles
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Eswatini
Togo
Uganda
Zambia
Zimbabwe
Qualification ties are played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score is tied after the second leg, the away goals rule is applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) is used to determine the winner.
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
| Round | Leg | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Preliminary round | First leg | 21–23 July 2017 |
| Second leg | 4–6 August 2017 | |
| First round | First leg | 15–17 September 2017 |
| Second leg | 29 September – 1 October 2017 | |
| Second round | First leg | 3–5 November 2017 |
| Second leg | 17–19 November 2017 | |
| Third round | First leg | 12–14 January 2018 |
| Second leg | 26–28 January 2018 |
The two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Preliminary round | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Burundi
| 6 | 2 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Djibouti
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Burundi
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Rwanda
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Burundi
| 2 | 0 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 South Africa
| 0 | 5 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 5 | 4 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Namibia
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 2 | 6 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Morocco
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Senegal
| 0 | 2 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco
| 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 1 | 5 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria
| 3 | 6 | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Tanzania
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Preliminary round | First round | Second round | Third round | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Tunisia
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Sierra Leone
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Libya
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sierra Leone
| — | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
 Cameroon
| — | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Guinea
| 0 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 9 | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon
| 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 1 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Algeria
| 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana
| 5 | 5 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Kenya
| 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Ethiopia
| 2 | 1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya
| 2 | 2 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
 Botswana
| 1 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Kenya
| 7 | — | w/o | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi |
8–1 | Djibouti |
6–0 | 2–1 |
| Libya |
w/o | Sierra Leone |
— | — |
| Botswana |
w/o | Kenya |
1–7 | — |
Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.[4]
Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.[5]
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi |
w/o | Rwanda |
— | — |
| South Africa |
9–0 | Namibia |
5–0 | 4–0 |
| Morocco |
3–2 | Senegal |
2–0 | 1–2 |
| Nigeria |
9–0 | Tanzania |
3–0 | 6–0 |
| Tunisia |
w/o | Sierra Leone |
— | — |
| Guinea |
w/o | Cameroon |
0–9 | — |
| Algeria |
0–10 | Ghana |
0–5 | 0–5 |
| Ethiopia |
3–4 | Kenya |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.[6]
South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.
Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.[7]
Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.[8]
| Algeria | 0–5 | Ghana |
|---|---|---|
| Report |
|
Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burundi |
2–5 | South Africa |
2–0 | 0–5 |
| Morocco |
2–6 | Nigeria |
1–1 | 1–5 |
| Sierra Leone |
w/o | Cameroon |
— | — |
| Ghana |
10–1 | Kenya |
5–0 | 5–1 |
South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.
Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]
Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg.Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| South Africa |
0–8 | Nigeria |
0–2 | 0–6 |
| Cameroon |
1–4 | Ghana |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.
The following two teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.[10]
| Team | Qualified on | Previous appearances in FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup1 |
|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 27 January 2018 | 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
| Ghana | 27 January 2018 | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
- 10 goals
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Olivia Anokye- Helena Obeng
Vivian Corazone
Gift Monday
Gabriela Salgado
- 2 goals
Alexandra Takounda- Dolores Tsadjia
Mirkat Feleke- Ernestina Abambila
- Grace Asantewaa
- Sandra Owusu-Ansah
- Martha Amunyolet
- Marjolen Nekesa
- Charity Reuben
- Lelona Daweti
- 1 goal
Leano Atlang
Asha Djafari- Charlotte Irankunda
- Erica Kanyamuneza
- Sandrine Niyonkuru
- Aniella Uwimana
- Claudia Dabda
- Soline Djoubi
- Elodie Metho
- Michele Moumazin
- Colette Ndzana
- Marie Ngah
Kafia Abdourahman Arab- Alemnesh Geremew
- Vivian Adjei
- Philicity Asuako
- Maureen Khakasa
- Rachael Muema
- Jentrix Shikangwa
- Cynthia Shilwatso
- Diana Wacera
Soumia Hady- Sanaâ Mssoudy
- Rania Salmi
- Nouhaila Sedki
- Fatima Tagnaout
- Cynthia Aku
- Peace Efih
- Folashade Ijamilusi
- Lilian Tule
Haby Baldé- Maty Cissokho
- Lindokuhle Gladile
- Ntombifikile Ndlovu
- Khanya Xesi
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- "Botswana pull out from Kenya U20 return leg". capitalfm.co.ke. 28 July 2017.
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- "Sierra Leone Sports: As Tunisia withdraw—Salone U-20 women progress to last 8". awoko.org. 24 August 2017.
- "Mondial Féminin U20 : la Guinée pousse le Cameroun au second tour". camfoot.com. 26 September 2017.
- "Sierra Leone crisis forces women's teams to be pulled from WC qualifying as cash frozen". Inside World Football. 3 November 2017. Retrieved 5 November 2017.
- "Ghana, Nigeria return to global finals". FIFA.com. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018.
- African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018, CAFonline.com