2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

2018 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates21 July 2017 – 28 January 2018
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played24
Goals scored105 (4.38 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ghana Princella Adubea
Nigeria Rasheedat Ajibade
(10 goals each)
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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.

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

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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

Format

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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

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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

Bracket

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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

Preliminary round

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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 6–0 Djibouti
 Report
Referee: Florentina Zablon Chief (Tanzania)
Djibouti 1–2 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Agneta Itubo Napangor (Kenya)

Burundi won 8–1 on aggregate.

Libya Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
Sierra Leone Cancelled Libya
Report
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)

Sierra Leone won on walkover after Libya withdrew.[4]

Botswana 1–7 Kenya
 Report
Referee: Rusina Kuda Majo (Zimbabwe)
Kenya Cancelled Botswana
Report
Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Kenya won on walkover after Botswana withdrew prior to the second leg for financial reasons.[5]

First round

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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 Cancelled Rwanda
Report
Rwanda Cancelled Burundi
Report

Burundi won on walkover after Rwanda withdrew.[6]

South Africa 5–0 Namibia
 Report
Referee: Nirinjanahary Raharijaona (Madagascar)
Namibia 0–4 South Africa
Report
Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

South Africa won 9–0 on aggregate.

Morocco 2–0 Senegal
 Report
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
Senegal 2–1 Morocco
  • Cissokho 52'
  • Baldé 87'
 Report
Referee: Fabienne Yvette Yameogo (Burkina Faso)

Morocco won 3–2 on aggregate.

Nigeria 3–0 Tanzania
 Report
Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedome (Togo)
Tanzania 0–6 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Batol Mahjob Ibrahim (Sudan)

Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.

Tunisia Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report
Sierra Leone Cancelled Tunisia
Report

Sierra Leone won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.[7]

Guinea 0–9 Cameroon
Report
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)
Cameroon Cancelled Guinea
Report
Referee: Bijou Mayinga Mbimba (DR Congo)

Cameroon won on walkover after Guinea withdrew prior to the second leg.[8]

Algeria 0–5 Ghana
Report
Referee: Aurore Christelle Ligan (Benin)
Ghana 5–0 Algeria
 Report
Referee: Salematou Bah (Guinea)

Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.

Ethiopia 2–2 Kenya
 Report
Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
Kenya 2–1 Ethiopia
 Report
Referee: Anna Akoyi (Uganda)

Kenya won 4–3 on aggregate.

Second round

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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
Burundi 2–0 South Africa
 Report
Referee: Agneta Itubo Napangor (Kenya)
South Africa 5–0 Burundi
 Report
Referee: Tania Marisa Duarte (Angola)

South Africa won 5–2 on aggregate.

Morocco 1–1 Nigeria
 Report
Referee: Joyce Obenewa Appiah (Ghana)
Nigeria 5–1 Morocco
 Report
Referee: Aurore Christelle Ligan (Benin)

Nigeria won 6–2 on aggregate.

Sierra Leone Cancelled Cameroon
Report
Cameroon Cancelled Sierra Leone
Report

Cameroon won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew.[9]

Ghana 5–0 Kenya
 Report
Kenya 1–5 Ghana
 Report
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

Ghana won 10–1 on aggregate.

Third round

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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
South Africa 0–2 Nigeria
Report
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)
Nigeria 6–0 South Africa
 Report
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Nigeria won 8–0 on aggregate.

Cameroon 1–1 Ghana
 Report
Referee: Chancelle Cynthia Imane Ngakossa (Congo)
Ghana 3–0 Cameroon
 Report
Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)

Ghana won 4–1 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup

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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.

Goalscorers

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10 goals
6 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

References

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  1. ^ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
  2. ^ "19 teams engaged for FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup France 2018 qualifiers". CAF. 15 June 2017.
  3. ^ "FIXTURES PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-20 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP" (PDF). CAF.
  4. ^ "Sierra Leone Sports: Salone female U-20 team qualify to next stage". awoko.org. 7 July 2017.
  5. ^ "Botswana pull out from Kenya U20 return leg". capitalfm.co.ke. 28 July 2017.
  6. ^ "African hopefuls set sights on France 2018". CAF. 21 July 2017.
  7. ^ "Sierra Leone Sports: As Tunisia withdraw—Salone U-20 women progress to last 8". awoko.org. 24 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Mondial Féminin U20 : la Guinée pousse le Cameroun au second tour". camfoot.com. 26 September 2017.
  9. ^ "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.
  10. ^ "Ghana, Nigeria return to global finals". FIFA.com. 27 January 2018. Archived from the original on January 27, 2018.
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