2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup qualification

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2018 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates14 October 2017 – 18 February 2018
Teams17 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played17
Goals scored84 (4.94 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Mukarama Abdulai (12 goals)
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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.

Contents

Players born on or after 1 January 2001 are eligible to compete in the tournament. Three teams qualify from this tournament for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup in Uruguay as the CAF representatives. [1]

For the first time Nigeria failed to qualify for the Women's World Cup at any age level (senior, U-20 or U-17).

Teams

A total of 17 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was announced by the CAF on 7 August 2017. [2]

Bye to first round
(7 teams)		Preliminary round entrants
(10 teams)
Notes
Did not enter

Format

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

Schedule

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

RoundLegDate
Preliminary roundFirst leg13–15 October 2017
Second leg27–29 October 2017
First roundFirst leg1–3 December 2017
Second leg15–17 December 2017
Second roundFirst leg2–4 February 2018
Second leg16–18 February 2018

Bracket

The three winners of the second round qualify for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Libya.svg  Libya — —
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti — — w/o
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti — — w/o
Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia — —
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0 0 0
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 9 10 19
Flag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone 0 —
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 3 — w/o
Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 1 0 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 5 2 7
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 5 0 5
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2 4 6
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 2 4 6
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 6 11
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 5 1 6
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 0 1
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco — — w/o
Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea — —
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia — — w/o
Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya — —
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 1 0 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria (a) 1 0 1
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 2 1 3
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon (a) 2 1 3
Flag of Mali.svg  Mali — —
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria — — w/o
Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria 0 0 0
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4 7 11

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Libya  Flag of Libya.svg w/o Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti ——
Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg w/o Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia 0–3—
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg5–6Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 5–20–4
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg w/o Flag of Kenya.svg  Kenya ——
Mali  Flag of Mali.svg w/o Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria ——
Libya  Flag of Libya.svgCancelledFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
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Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svgCancelledFlag of Libya.svg  Libya
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Djibouti won on walkover after Libya withdrew.

Sierra Leone  Flag of Sierra Leone.svg0–3Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
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Referee: Salematou Bah (Guinea)
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svgCancelledFlag of Sierra Leone.svg  Sierra Leone
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Referee: Aissata Ameyo Amegee (Togo)

Gambia won on walkover after Sierra Leone withdrew prior to the second leg. [4]

Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg5–2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Referee: Mathabo Maria Kolokotoane (Lesotho)
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg4–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
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Referee: Mercy Mziya (Malawi)

Botswana won 6–5 on aggregate.

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svgCancelledFlag of Kenya.svg  Kenya
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Kenya  Flag of Kenya.svgCancelledFlag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Ethiopia won on walkover after Kenya withdrew. [5]

Mali  Flag of Mali.svgCancelledFlag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svgCancelledFlag of Mali.svg  Mali
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Algeria won on walkover after Mali withdrew. [6]

First round

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg w/o Flag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia ——
Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–7Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 1–50–2
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg6–11Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–54–6
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg w/o Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea ——
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–1 (a)Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–10–0
Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–11Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–40–7
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svgCancelledFlag of Tunisia.svg  Tunisia
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Tunisia  Flag of Tunisia.svgCancelledFlag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
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Djibouti won on walkover after Tunisia withdrew.

Gambia  Flag of The Gambia.svg1–5Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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Referee: Vincentia Enyonam Amedome (Togo)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg2–0Flag of The Gambia.svg  Gambia
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Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)

Ghana won 7–1 on aggregate.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg2–5Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Referee: Salma Mukansanga (Rwanda)
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6–4Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
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Referee: Carolyne Wanjala (Kenya)

South Africa won 11–6 on aggregate.

Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svgCancelledFlag of Equatorial Guinea.svg  Equatorial Guinea
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Equatorial Guinea  Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svgCancelledFlag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Morocco won on walkover after Equatorial Guinea withdrew. [7]

Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa Kabakama (Tanzania)
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg0–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
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Referee: Letticia Antonella Viana (Swaziland)

1–1 on aggregate. Nigeria won on away goals.

Algeria  Flag of Algeria.svg0–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Attendance: 300
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg7–0Flag of Algeria.svg  Algeria
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Cameroon won 11–0 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners qualify for 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Tooltip Aggregate scoreTeam 21st leg2nd leg
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–19Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–90–10
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg6–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 5–11–0
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg3–3 (a)Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 2–21–1
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–9Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
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El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti
Referee: Khadmallah Elsayed Angato Koko (Sudan)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg10–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
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Cape Coast Sports Stadium, Cape Coast
Referee: Bouchra Karboubi (Morocco)

Ghana won 19–0 on aggregate.

South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg5–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
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Dobsonville Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Mathabo Maria Kolokotoane (Lesotho)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg0–1Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
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Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé
Referee: Dorsaf Ganouati (Tunisia)

South Africa won 6–1 on aggregate.

Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg2–2Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
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Samuel Ogbemudia Stadium, Benin City
Referee: Aurore Christelle Ligan (Benin)
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg1–1Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
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Stade Ahmadou Ahidjo, Yaoundé
Referee: Suavis Iratunga (Burundi)

3–3 on aggregate. Cameroon won on away goals.

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

The following three teams from CAF qualified for the 2018 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [8] [9]

TeamQualified onPrevious appearances in FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup 1
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 18 February 20185 (2008, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2016)
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 17 February 20181 (2010)
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 18 February 20181 (2016)
1Bold indicates champions for that year. Italic indicates hosts for that year.

Goalscorers

12 goals
5 goals
4 goals
3 goals
2 goals
1 goal
1 own goal

References

  1. ↑ "Circular #1565 - FIFA women's tournaments 2018-2019" (PDF). FIFA.com. 11 November 2016. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 12, 2016.
  2. ↑ "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup Uruguay 2018: Fixtures of the qualifiers". CAF. 7 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "FIXTURES PRELIMINARIES OF THE U-17 FIFA WOMEN'S WORLD CUP". CAF.
  4. ↑ Fajah Barrie, Mohamed (28 October 2017). "African U17 Women's World cup qualifiers hit by withdrawals". BBC Sport. Freetown. Retrieved 28 October 2017.
  5. ↑ Olobulu, Timothy. "Kenya pulls out of U17 World Cup Qualifiers". CAPITAFM SPORTS. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
  6. ↑ "Élim. CM 2017 : Forfait du Mali". dzfoot.com. 12 October 2017.
  7. ↑ University Press (30 November 2017). "Match of the national women under 17 football team against Equatorial Guinea cancelled". www.frmf.ma (in Arabic). Retrieved 2 December 2017.
  8. ↑ "South Africa secure berth at Uruguay 2018". FIFA.com. 17 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 17, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Cameroon, Ghana book tickets to Uruguay 2018". FIFA.com. 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on February 18, 2018.
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