| Tournament details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 (from 1 confederation) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 16 |
| Goals scored | 50 (3.13 per match) |
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.
The tournament was played on a home and away knockout basis. 13 teams entered the competition but due to withdrawals only 11 actually played matches. The top three teams of the tournament Gambia, Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Azerbaijan as the CAF representatives. [1]
The preliminary round first leg was scheduled to be played on 26 November 2011 in Nairobi, Kenya.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Kenya  | w/o 1 |  Mozambique | — | — |
The first round was held on 20–22 January 2012 (first leg) and 3–5 February 2012 (second leg).
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Botswana  | 1–7 |  Zambia | 1–5 | 0–2 |
| Kenya | 0–5 |  Nigeria | 0–2 | 0–3 |
Gambia  | 4–3 |  Sierra Leone | 3–0 | 1–3 [3] |
Guinea  | w/o1 |  Tunisia | — | — |
Namibia  | 1–6 |  South Africa | 1–1 | 0–5 |
Cameroon  | 0–5 |  Ghana | 0–1 | 0–4 |
The second round was held on 8 and 24 March 2012. The legs of Gambia and Tunisia were played a week later. [4] The three winning teams qualified to the 2012 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team 1 | Agg. Tooltip Aggregate score | Team 2 | 1st leg | 2nd leg |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zambia | 1–7 | Nigeria | 1–2 | 0–5 |
| Gambia | 3–1 | Tunisia | 1–0 | 2–1 |
| South Africa | 1–5 | Ghana | 0–0 | 1–5 |
Nigeria and Ghana qualified for their third time. Gambia's qualification is a first. [1]
The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.
| Team | Previous appearances in tournament |
|---|---|
| Gambia | 0 |
| Ghana | 2 (2008, 2010) |
| Nigeria | 2 (2008, 2010) |
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