2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

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2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates27 November 2015 – 26 March 2016
Teams15 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played14
Goals scored53 (3.79 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Egypt.svg Noha Tarek
Flag of Nigeria.svg Rasheedat Ajibade
(8 goals each)
2013
2018

The 2016 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 5th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1999 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Contents

The top three teams of the tournament qualified for the 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Jordan as the CAF representatives. [1]

Ghana and Nigeria qualified for the World Cup like in the last four editions, while Cameroon qualified for the first time. [2]

Teams

A total of 15 CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. [3]

RoundTeams entering roundNo. of teams
Preliminary round6
First round9
Qualifying roundsTotal15

Format

Qualification ties were played on a home-and-away two-legged basis. If the aggregate score was tied after the second leg, the away goals rule would be applied, and if still level, the penalty shoot-out would be used to determine the winner (no extra time would be played).

The three winners of the second round qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. [3]

RoundLegDate
Preliminary roundFirst leg27–29 November 2015
Second leg11–13 December 2015
First roundFirst leg8–10 January 2016
Second leg22–24 January 2016
Second roundFirst leg11–13 March 2016
Second leg25–27 March 2016

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgw/oFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svgw/oFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–3Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 1–21–1

Note: DR Congo and Gabon withdrew. [4]

Gabon  Flag of Gabon.svgCancelledFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgCancelledFlag of Gabon.svg  Gabon
Report

Sierra Leone won on walkover.


Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svgCancelledFlag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo
Report
DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgCancelledFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Report

Djibouti won on walkover.


Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg1–2Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Radiakanyo Soccerball shade.svg 45+1' Report Van Wyk Soccerball shade.svg 34'
Haoses Soccerball shade.svg 84'
Referee: Sarah Selemani (Zambia)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg1–1Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Van Wyk Soccerball shade.svg 60' Report Abueng Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Referee: Marximina Luzia Bernardo (Angola)

Namibia won 3–2 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgw/oFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgw/oFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg3–3 (5–4 p)Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–11–2
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg9–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 6–03–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg9–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia 4–05–0
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgw/oFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia

Note: Sierra Leone, Mali and Zambia withdrew. [5]

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
Report
Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report

Morocco won on walkover.


Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgCancelledFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
Report
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svgCancelledFlag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report

Ghana won on walkover.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Djoubi Soccerball shade.svg 59' (pen.), 78' Report Demeke Soccerball shade.svg 39'
Referee: Aissata Diarra (Mali)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg2–1Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Demeke Soccerball shade.svg 10'
Lakew Soccerball shade.svg 19'
Report Takounda Soccerball shade.svg 87'
Penalties
4–5
Referee: Akhona Zennith Makalima (South Africa)

3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on penalties.


Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg6–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Mostafa Soccerball shade.svg 16'
Tarek Soccerball shade.svg 31', 48', 65', 90+5'
Ezzat Soccerball shade.svg 56'
Report
Referee: Zomadre Sonia Kore (Ivory Coast)
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–3Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Report Tarek Soccerball shade.svg 44', 48', 57'
Referee: Maria Rivet (Mauritius)

Egypt won 9–0 on aggregate.


Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg4–0Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg 13', 67'
Aku Soccerball shade.svg 35'
Efih Soccerball shade.svg 43'
Report
Referee: Lamyaa Lourarhi (Morocco)
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg0–5Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Dike Soccerball shade.svg 4'
Aku Soccerball shade.svg 32', 53'
Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg 69'
Fajobi Soccerball shade.svg 85'
Referee: Pearl Katlholo Moremi (Botswana)

Nigeria won 9–0 on aggregate.


South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgCancelledFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgCancelledFlag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report

South Africa won on walkover.

Second round

Winners qualified for 2016 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–40–6
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt 2–14–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg7–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 6–01–0
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–4Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report Abdulai Soccerball shade.svg 4', 22'
Alhassan Soccerball shade.svg 15'
Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg 71'
Stade de FUS, Rabat
Referee: Neama Mohamed Rashad (Egypt)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg6–0Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Abdulai Soccerball shade.svg 3'
Asuako Soccerball shade.svg 39' (pen.)
Abdul Rahman Soccerball shade.svg 64', 79'
Owusu-Ansah Soccerball shade.svg 68'
Asantewaa Soccerball shade.svg 77'
Report
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Uloma Nneka Nwogu (Nigeria)

Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.


Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg2–1Flag of Egypt.svg  Egypt
Takounda Soccerball shade.svg 12'
Djoubi Soccerball shade.svg 36' (pen.)
Report Tarek Soccerball shade.svg 38'
Stade de la Réunification, Douala
Referee: Patricia Obone Obiang (Gabon)
Egypt  Flag of Egypt.svg0–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report Takounda Soccerball shade.svg 7', 11'
Dabda Soccerball shade.svg 21'
Mpeh Bissong Soccerball shade.svg 27'
30 June Stadium, Cairo
Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

Cameroon won 6–1 on aggregate.


Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg6–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Fajobi Soccerball shade.svg 2', 30'
Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg 26', 33', 34', 42'
Report
National Stadium, Abuja
Referee: Isatou Touray (Gambia)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg0–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report Ajibade Soccerball shade.svg 27'
Makhulong Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Gladys Lengwe (Zambia)

Nigeria won 7–0 on aggregate.

Qualified teams for FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in tournament 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 26 March 20164 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 26 March 20160 (Debut)
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 26 March 20164 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014)
1Bold indicates champion for that year. Italic indicates host for that year.

Goalscorers

8 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal

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