2008 African U-17 Women's Championship

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2008 African U-17 Women's Championship
Tournament details
Teams12 (from 1 confederation)
Final positions
ChampionsFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (1st title)
Runners-upFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Third placeFlag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored50 (3.57 per match)
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The 2008 African U-17 Women's Championship was the first edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women that served as the African qualifying tournament to the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. The winners of the tournament Nigeria and the runners-up Ghana have qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women is association football tournament for the under 17 teams, that is held every two years, and serves as a qualifying competition for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is an international association football tournament for female players under the age of 17. It is organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The tournament is held in even-numbered years, starting in 2008.

Nigeria womens national under-17 football team national association football team

Nigeria women's national under-17 football team, also nicknamed the Flamingoes is a youth association football team operated under the auspices of Nigeria Football Federation. Its primary role is the development of players in preparation for the senior Nigeria women's national football team. The team competes in the biennial FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup and African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women, which is the top competitions for this age group.

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Preliminary round

Of six match pairings, only two were actually played out.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg w/o 1Flag of Benin.svg  Benin ——
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg0–12Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 0–50–7
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svgw/o2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia ——
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgw/o3Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana ——
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg0–6Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–20–4
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svgw/o4Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo ——

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svgw/o1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ——
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–01–0
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg11–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 8–03–0

Second round

In the second round a double-round robin was played. After that the top two teams, Nigeria and Ghana, qualified to the 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [1]

2008 FIFA U-17 Womens World Cup

The 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup is the first ever women's football U-17 World Cup in FIFA history. It was held in New Zealand from 28 October to 16 November 2008. It is the officially recognized world championship for women's under-17 national football teams. This was the first women's world youth championship organized by FIFA with the age limit of 17.

PosTeamPldWDLGFGAGDPtsQualification
1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 421184+47 2008 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 420267−16
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 411247−34
Source: [ citation needed ]
1 June 2008
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Yaounde
6 June 2008
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Abuja
14 June 2008
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Accra
22 June 2008
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon Abuja
28 June 2008
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg1–0Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria Accra
5 July 2008
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana Yaounde

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References

  1. ↑ "Ghana join Nigeria at NZ 2008". FIFA. 6 July 2008. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
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