2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification
Tournament details | |
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Dates | 13 January – 14 June 2008 |
Teams | 16 (from 1 confederation) |
Tournament statistics | |
Matches played | 18 |
Goals scored | 64 (3.56 per match) |
The Confederation of African Football (CAF) organized qualification matches for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Chile for its member nations between 13 January and 14 June 2008. At the conclusion of qualification, DR Congo and Nigeria booked their spots at the international tournament as CAF representatives.
Preliminary round
[edit]Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ghana ![]() | 7–0 | ![]() | 4–0 | 3–0 |
Lesotho ![]() | 2–4 | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–3 |
Zambia ![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 2–2 | 1–1 |
South Africa ![]() | 7–1 | ![]() | 4–0 | 3–1 |
Cameroon ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Nigeria ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Namibia ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Zimbabwe ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Ghana won 7−0 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Botswana won 4−2 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Egypt won 3−3 on aggregate via the away goals rule and advanced to the first round.
South Africa won 7−1 on aggregate and advanced to the first round.
Cameroon won on walkover and advanced to the first round after Benin failed to appear for the first leg .
Nigeria won on walkover and advanced to the first round after Congo failed to appear for the first leg.
DR Congo won on walkover and advanced to the first round after Namibia failed to appear for the first leg.
Zimbabwe won on walkover and advanced to the first round after Mauritius failed to appear for the first leg.
First round
[edit]The First Round matches were played from 4 to 20 April 2008.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Nigeria ![]() | 4–0 | ![]() | 1–0 | 3–0 |
Botswana ![]() | 4–10 | ![]() | 4–1 | 0–9 |
DR Congo ![]() | 5–1 | ![]() | 2–0 | 3–1 |
South Africa ![]() | w/o | ![]() | — | — |
Nigeria won 4−0 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
Ghana won 10−4 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
DR Congo won 5−1 on aggregate and advanced to the second round.
South Africa won on walkover and advanced to the second round after Mauritius failed to appear for the first leg.
Second round
[edit]The Second Round was played from 30 May to 18 June 2008. The winners of both two-legged ties have qualified directly to the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team 1 | Agg. | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
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Ghana ![]() | 2–5 | ![]() | 2–3 | 0–2 |
South Africa ![]() | 3–3 (a) | ![]() | 3–1 | 0–2 |
Nigeria qualified by winning 5−2 on aggregate.
South Africa ![]() | 3–1 | ![]() |
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DR Congo ![]() | 2–0 | ![]() |
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DR Congo qualified by winning via the away goals rule 3−3 on aggregate.
Qualified teams for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
[edit]The following teams from CAF qualified for the 2008 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.
Team | Qualified on | Previous FIFA U-20 Women's World Championship appearances |
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![]() | 14 June 2008 | 1 (2006) |
![]() | 18 June 2008 | 3 (2002, 2004, 2006) |