2008 African U-17 Women's Championship

Last updated
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)
2010

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.

Contents

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 42026716
3Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 41124734
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

Related Research Articles

Africa Cup of Nations main international association football competition in Africa

The CAF Africa Cup of Nations, officially CAN, also referred to as AFCON, or Total Africa Cup of Nations after its headline sponsor, is the main international men’s association football competition in Africa. It is sanctioned by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) and was first held in 1957. Since 1968, it has been held every two years. The title holders at the time of a FIFA Confederations Cup qualify for that competition.

The Tunisia national football team, is the national team representing Tunisia in association football since their maiden match in 1957. The squad is under the global jurisdiction of FIFA and is governed in Africa by CAF. It is governed by the Tunisian Football Federation, founded in 1957 after the Tunisian independence in 1956. Tunisia are colloquially known as Les Aigles de Carthage. The team's colours are red and white, and the Bald eagle its symbol. Periods of regular Tunisian representation at the highest international level, from 1962 to 1978, from 1994 to 2008 and again from 2014 onwards. Most of Tunisia's home matches are played at the Stade Olympique de Radès in Radès since 2001.

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1986 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Listed below are the dates and results for the 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification rounds for the African zone (CAF). For an overview of the qualification rounds, see the article 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification.

Nigeria womens national football team womens national association football team representing Nigeria

The Nigeria national women's football team, nicknamed the Super Falcons, represents Nigeria in international women's football and is controlled by the Nigeria Football Federation. The team is by far Africa's most successful international women's football team winning a record eleven Africa Women Cup of Nations titles, with their most recent title in 2018, after defeating South Africa in the final. The team is also the only women's national team from the Confederation of African Football to have reached the quarterfinals in both the FIFA Women's World Cup and Football at the Summer Olympics.

The 2006 Women's African Football Championship was the seventh edition of the African Women's Championship, the biennial international football championship organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) for the women's national teams of Africa. It was held in Nigeria between 28 October and 11 November 2006.

The Algeria women's national football team represents Algeria in international women's football. The team is currently ranked 76th in the world in the FIFA women's rankings. The team's highest ranking was 64th, in June 2009. The team plays its home games at the July 5, 1962 Stadium in Algiers and is coached by Radia Fertoul since August 2018. Algeria played its first match on May 14, 1998, against France, and lost 14–0.

The 2010 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the second edition of the African U-17 Cup of Nations for Women and the first edition of this under-17 qualification tournament new format. The biennial international under-17 football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's under-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The 2010 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th 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.

The 2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th 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.

Africa U-20 Cup of Nations international association football national teams competition

The TotalU-20 Africa Cup of Nations is the main international youth football competition for CAF nations, and is competed for by under 20 year olds. It is held every two years with the top 4 teams qualifying for the FIFA U-20 World Cup.

The 2012 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 3rd edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Liberia womens national football team womens national football team representing Liberia

The Liberia women's national football team is the women's national team representing the country in international competitions. They have played in five FIFA recognised matches.

The 2013 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

The 2014 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th 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.

The 2008 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 4th 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.

The 2015 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 4th edition of the CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament, the quadrennial international football competition organised by the Confederation of African Football (CAF) to determine which women's national teams from Africa qualify for the Olympic football 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.

The 2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 6th edition of the African U-17 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-17 national teams from Africa qualify for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

References

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