2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup qualification

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2012 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates28 October 2011 – 20 May 2012
Teams19 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played29
Goals scored106 (3.66 per match)
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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.

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19 teams entered the competition, but due to withdrawals only 16 actually played matches. The top two teams of the tournament Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in Japan as the CAF representatives. [1]

Preliminary round

The preliminary round was played on 28 and 29 October 2011 (first leg) and 19 November 2011 (second leg). Guinea withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg. As a result, Sierra Leone qualified for the next round. [2] Comoros withdrew from competition before the start of the 2nd leg. As a result, Botswana qualified for the next round.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg4–2Flag of Lesotho.svg  Lesotho 2–22–0
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg w/o Flag of the Comoros.svg  Comoros 6–1—
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg w/o Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone ——

First round

The first round was held on 17–19 February 2012 (first leg) and 2–3 March 2012 (second leg). Sierra Leone withdrew from competition before the start of the 1st leg due to a lack of funds. As a result, Nigeria qualified for the next round. [3]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg7–0Flag of Mozambique.svg  Mozambique 4–03–0
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg6–1Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea 4–02–1
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–21–1
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–5Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya 2–10–4
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg1–5Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 0–51–0
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–7Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 1–41–3
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg10–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 7–03–0
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgw/oFlag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ——

Second round

The second round was held on 30–31 Mar or 1 Apr (first leg) and 13–15 April 2012 (second leg). [4]

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg2–4Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia 1–21–2
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–20–3
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 3–03–0
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg3–6Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 1–32–3
Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svg1–2Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
Sharon Soccerball shade.svg71' Report Kaabachi Soccerball shade.svg7'
? Soccerball shade.svg38'
Nairobi
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–1Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
Kaabachi Soccerball shade.svg12'
Majri Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report Atieno Soccerball shade.svg90'

Tunisia won 4−2 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg3–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Saahene Soccerball shade.svg11'
Ayieam Soccerball shade.svg65'
Addo Soccerball shade.svg72'		 Report
Accra

Ghana won 5−0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Ordega Soccerball shade.svg26', 80'
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg		 Report
MKO Abiola Stadium, Abeokuta
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Oparanozie Soccerball shade.svg10'
Sunday Soccerball shade.svg27'
Orji Soccerball shade.svg86'
Harare

Nigeria won 6−0 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Mali  Flag of Mali.svg1–3Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Tangara Soccerball shade.svg45+1' Report Mayala Soccerball shade.svg31'
Solange Soccerball shade.svg45+2'
Kujoya Soccerball shade.svg87'
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg3–2Flag of Mali.svg  Mali

RD Congo won 6−3 on aggregate and advanced to the third round.

Third round

The third round was held on 4–6 May 2012 (first leg) and 18–20 May 2012 (second leg). The winners of the two third round matches qualified directly to the 2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup held in Japan.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg2–7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–31–4
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg7–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo 4–03–0
Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svg1–3Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg4–1Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia

Ghana won 7−2 on aggregate and qualified to 2012 FIFA U20 W-WC.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg0–3Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria

Nigeria won 7−0 on aggregate and qualified to 2012 FIFA U20 W-WC.

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

The following two teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 19 May 20121 (2010)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 19 May 20125 (2002, 2004, 2006, 2008, 2010)

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References

  1. ↑ "2012 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup". fifa.com. September 10, 2012.
  2. ↑ "Sierra Leone women continue preparing despite the withdrawal of Guinea". sierraleonefootball.com. Archived from the original on 2012-07-17. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sierra Leone: Salone Withdraws From U-20 Fifa Qualifiers". allafrica.com. 26 January 2012. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  4. ↑ "CAF African Women's U-20 Champ Round 2". futbol24.com. 31 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
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