2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
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 | |
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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) | ![]() ![]() (10 goals each) |
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]
Teams
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) |
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- 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
Format
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.
Schedule
The schedule of the qualifying rounds is as follows.[3]
Round | Leg | Date |
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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 |
Bracket
The two winners of the third round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 5 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 4 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 6 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||||||||||||
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3 | 6 | 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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Bye | |||||||||||||||||||||
Preliminary round | First round | Second round | Third round | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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9 | — | w/o | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 0 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 3 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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5 | 5 | 10 | |||||||||||||||||||
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0 | 1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | 2 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||
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1 | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | — | w/o |
Preliminary round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Burundi ![]() |
8–1 | ![]() |
6–0 | 2–1 |
Libya ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Botswana ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
1–7 | — |
Burundi ![]() | 6–0 | ![]() |
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Djibouti ![]() | 1–2 | ![]() |
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Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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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]
First round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Burundi ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
South Africa ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
5–0 | 4–0 |
Morocco ![]() |
3–2 | ![]() |
2–0 | 1–2 |
Nigeria ![]() |
9–0 | ![]() |
3–0 | 6–0 |
Tunisia ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Guinea ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
0–9 | — |
Algeria ![]() |
0–10 | ![]() |
0–5 | 0–5 |
Ethiopia ![]() |
3–4 | ![]() |
2–2 | 1–2 |
Burundi ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Report |
Rwanda ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Report |
Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.[6]
South Africa ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Namibia ![]() | 0–4 | ![]() |
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South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.
Senegal ![]() | 2–1 | ![]() |
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Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.[7]
Guinea ![]() | 0–9 | ![]() |
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Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.[8]
Algeria ![]() | 0–5 | ![]() |
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Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.
Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.
Second round
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Burundi ![]() |
2–5 | ![]() |
2–0 | 0–5 |
Morocco ![]() |
2–6 | ![]() |
1–1 | 1–5 |
Sierra Leone ![]() |
w/o | ![]() |
— | — |
Ghana ![]() |
10–1 | ![]() |
5–0 | 5–1 |
South Africa ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Report |
South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.
Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.
Sierra Leone ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Cameroon ![]() | Cancelled | ![]() |
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Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]
Ghana ![]() | 5–0 | ![]() |
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Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.
Third round
Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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South Africa ![]() |
0–8 | ![]() |
0–2 | 0–6 |
Cameroon ![]() |
1–4 | ![]() |
1–1 | 0–3 |
Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.
Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
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 |
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![]() | 27 January 2018 | 8 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
![]() | 27 January 2018 | 4 (2010, 2012, 2014, 2016) |
- 1 Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.
Goalscorers
- 10 goals
Princella Adubea
Rasheedat Ajibade
- 6 goals
- 5 goals
- 4 goals
- 3 goals
Olivia Anokye
Helena Obeng
Vivian Corazone
Monday Gift
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
Sanaa Mssoudy
Rania Salmi
Nouhaila Sedki
Fatima Taghnaout
Cynthia Aku
Peace Efih
Folashade Ijamilusi
Lilian Tule
Haby Baldé
Maty Cissokho
Lindokuhle Gladile
Ntombifikile Ndlovu
Khanya Xesi
References
- "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016.
- "19 teams engaged for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 qualifiers". CAF. 15 June 2017.
- "FIXTURES PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-20 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF.
- "Sierra Leone Sports: Salone female U-20 team qualify to next stage". awoko.org. 7 July 2017.
- "Botswana pull out from Kenya U20 return leg". capitalfm.co.ke. 28 July 2017.
- "African hopefuls set sights on France 2018". CAF. 21 July 2017.
- "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.
External links
- African Qualifiers FIFA U-20 WWC- FRANCE 2018, CAFonline.com