2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament

Last updated
2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament
Tournament details
Dates10 January – 14 March 2020
(remaining matches cancelled)
Teams20 (from 1 confederation)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored101 (4.39 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Ghana.svg Ophelia Amponsah
Flag of Tanzania.svg Aisha Masaka
Flag of Uganda.svg Juliet Nalukenge (5 goals each)
← 2018
2022 →

The 2020 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 7th 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 2003 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

Contents

Three teams would have qualified from this tournament for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup (originally 2020 but postponed due to COVID-19 pandemic) in India as the CAF representatives. [1] [2] However, FIFA announced on 17 November 2020 that this edition of the World Cup would be cancelled. [3] As a result, all remaining qualifying matches were cancelled. [4]

Draw

A total of 20 (out of 54) CAF member national teams entered the qualifying rounds. The draw was held on 10 May 2020 at the CAF headquarters in Cairo, Egypt. [5] [6] [7] [8]

Bye to first round
(4 teams)		Preliminary round entrants (16 teams)
Pot A
(4 from COSAFA)		Pot B
(5 from CECAFA + 1 from UNAF)		Pot C
(2 from UNIFFAC)		Pot D
(3 from WAFU A + 1 from WAFU B)
Notes
Did not enter

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 was applied, and if still tied, the penalty shoot-out (no extra time) was used to determine the winner.

Schedule

The schedule of the qualifying rounds was as follows. [7] [9]

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, all second round matches, originally scheduled for 1–3 and 8–10 May 2020, had been postponed until further notice. [10] The CAF announced the new dates in July 2020. [11] However, in October 2020, CAF announced that all third round matches, rescheduled for 30 October – 1 November and 20–22 November 2020, were again postponed due to travel restrictions across parts of Africa as a result of COVID-19. [12] The CAF sent a letter to the member associations on 21 December 2020 confirming the cancellation of the qualifiers. [4]

RoundLegDate
Preliminary roundFirst leg10–12 January 2020
Second leg24–26 January 2020
First roundFirst leg28 February–1 March 2020
Second leg13–15 March 2020
Second roundFirst leg1–3 May 2020, postponed to 30 October – 1 November 2020, eventually cancelled
Second leg15–17 May 2020, postponed to 20–22 November 2020, eventually cancelled

Bracket

The three winners of the second round would have qualified for the 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup. [6] [7]

Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Namibia.svg  Namibia — —
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia — — w/o
Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia 2 0 2
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 0 3 3
Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 5 2 7
Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 0 0 0
Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana 0 0 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 1 3 4
Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti 0 0 0
Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 7 7 14
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 5 1 6
Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 1 0 1
Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania 2 0 2
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 1 5 6
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2 3 5
Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 0 1 1
Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe — — w/o
Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo — —
Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe 0 0 0
Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 4 6 10
Preliminary round First round Second round
            
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 4 5 9
Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 0 0 0
Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia 0 0 0
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 2 8 10
Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 5 3 8
Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 0 3 3
Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea 1 1 2
Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 6 5 11

Preliminary round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svg w/o Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia ——
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg7–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe 5–02–0
Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–14Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–70–7
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg6–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi 5–11–0
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5–1Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia 2–03–1
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg w/o Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg  DR Congo ——
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg9–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger 4–05–0
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg8–3Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau 5–03–3
Namibia  Flag of Namibia.svgCancelledFlag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (Soccerway)
Sam Nujoma Stadium, Windhoek
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svgCancelledFlag of Namibia.svg  Namibia
Report (Soccerway)

Zambia won on walkover after Namibia withdrew, citing financial constraints. [13]

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg5–0Flag of Zimbabwe.svg  Zimbabwe
Report (Soccerway)
National Stadium, Gaborone
Zimbabwe  Flag of Zimbabwe.svg0–2Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report (Soccerway)
Barbourfields Stadium, Bulawayo

Botswana won 7–0 on aggregate.

Djibouti  Flag of Djibouti.svg0–7Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (Soccerway)
El Hadj Hassan Gouled Aptidon Stadium, Djibouti
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg7–0Flag of Djibouti.svg  Djibouti
Report (Soccerway)
Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé
Referee: Vincentia Amedome (Togo)

Morocco won 14–0 on aggregate.

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg5–1Flag of Burundi.svg  Burundi
Report (Soccerway)
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Agnetta Napangor (Kenya)
Burundi  Flag of Burundi.svg0–1Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report (Soccerway)
Prince Louis Rwagasore Stadium, Bujumbura

Tanzania won 6–1 on aggregate.

Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg2–0Flag of Ethiopia.svg  Ethiopia
Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Referee: Khadmallah Koko (Sudan)
Ethiopia  Flag of Ethiopia.svg1–3Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (Soccerway)
Bahir Dar Stadium, Bahir Dar
Referee: Aline Umutoni (Rwanda)

Uganda won 5–1 on aggregate.

DR Congo  Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svgCancelledFlag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
Report (Soccerway)

São Tomé and Príncipe won on walkover after DR Congo did not appear for the first leg. [14] [15]

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg4–0Flag of Niger.svg  Niger
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Aïssata Boudy Lam (Mauritania)
Niger  Flag of Niger.svg0–5Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report (Soccerway)
Referee: Bijou Mayinga (DR Congo)

Liberia won 9–0 on aggregate.

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg5–0Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg  Guinea-Bissau
Report (Soccerway)
Guinea-Bissau  Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg3–3Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (Soccerway)

Guinea won 8–3 on aggregate.

First round

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–3Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 2–00–3
Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–4Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco 0–10–3 (awd.)
Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–6Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda 2–10–5
São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–10Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon 0–40–6
Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–10Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana 0–20–8
Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg2–11Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria 1–61–5
Zambia  Flag of Zambia.svg2–0Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa
Report (Soccerway)
Nkoloma Stadium, Lusaka
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svg3–0Flag of Zambia.svg  Zambia
Report (Soccerway)
Bidvest Stadium, Johannesburg
Referee: Salima Mukansanga (Rwanda)

South Africa won 3–2 on aggregate.

Botswana  Flag of Botswana.svg0–1Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco
Report (Soccerway)
National Stadium, Gaborone
Referee: Jonesia Rukyaa (Tanzania)
Morocco  Flag of Morocco.svg3–0
Awarded		Flag of Botswana.svg  Botswana
Report (Soccerway)
Stade Boubker Ammar, Salé
Referee: Sylvina Garnett (Liberia)

Morocco won 4–0 on aggregate and awarded as a 3–0 after Botswana did not appear for the second leg due to concerns of the COVID-19 pandemic. [16]

Tanzania  Flag of Tanzania.svg2–1Flag of Uganda.svg  Uganda
Report (Soccerway)
National Stadium, Dar es Salaam
Referee: Ema Novo (Mozambique)
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svg5–0Flag of Tanzania.svg  Tanzania
Report (Soccerway)
Startimes Stadium, Kampala
Attendance: 7,000

Uganda won 6–2 on aggregate.

São Tomé and Príncipe  Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg0–4Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon
Report (Soccerway)
Estádio Nacional 12 de Julho, São Tomé
Cameroon  Flag of Cameroon.svg6–0Flag of Sao Tome and Principe.svg  São Tomé and Príncipe
Report (Soccerway)
Stade de Ngoa-Ekellé, Yaoundé
Referee: Anaelle Omanda (Gabon)

Cameroon won 10–0 on aggregate.

Liberia  Flag of Liberia.svg0–2Flag of Ghana.svg  Ghana
Report (Soccerway)
Antoinette Tubman Stadium, Monrovia
Referee: Fatou Thioune (Senegal)
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svg8–0Flag of Liberia.svg  Liberia
Report (Soccerway)
Accra Sports Stadium, Accra
Referee: Patience Madu (Nigeria)

Ghana won 10–0 on aggregate.

Guinea  Flag of Guinea.svg1–6Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria
Report (Soccerway)
Stade du 28 Septembre, Conakry
Nigeria  Flag of Nigeria.svg5–1Flag of Guinea.svg  Guinea
Report (Soccerway)
Agege Stadium, Lagos
Attendance: 4,000

Nigeria won 11–1 on aggregate.

Second round

Winners would have qualified for 2021 FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup.

Team 1 Agg. Team 21st leg2nd leg
South Africa  Flag of South Africa.svgMatch 15Flag of Morocco.svg  Morocco ——
Uganda  Flag of Uganda.svgMatch 16Flag of Cameroon.svg  Cameroon ——
Ghana  Flag of Ghana.svgMatch 17Flag of Nigeria.svg  Nigeria ——

Goalscorers

There were 101 goals scored in 23 matches, for an average of 4.39 goals per match.

5 goals

4 goals

3 goals

2 goals

1 goal

Notes

  1. ↑ Guinea's home match against Nigeria was postponed to 7 March 2020 due to a clash with the 2020 Guinean legislative election. [17]

Related Research Articles

The 2013 Africa Cup of Nations qualification was the qualification process for the 2013 Africa Cup of Nations, the 29th edition of the Africa Cup of Nations tournament. South Africa automatically qualified as the host country.

This page provides the summaries of the CAF Third Round matches for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties.

The 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2015 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations. Players born on or after 1 January 1993 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The 2015 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 1996 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

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.

The first round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 7 to 17 October 2015.

The second round of CAF matches for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 11 to 17 November 2015.

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.

The 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2018 Women's Africa Cup of Nations.

The 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations qualification was a men's under-23 football competition, which decided the participating teams of the 2019 Africa U-23 Cup of Nations.

The 2020 CAF Women's Olympic Qualifying Tournament was the 5th 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.

Group D of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: DR Congo, Gabon, Angola and Gambia.

Group G of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Egypt, Kenya, Togo, and Comoros.

Group L of the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations qualification tournament was one of the twelve groups that decided the teams which qualified for the 2021 Africa Cup of Nations finals tournament. The group consisted of four teams: Nigeria, Benin, Sierra Leone, and Lesotho.

The 2020 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 10th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 2000 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The third round of CAF matches for 2022 FIFA World Cup qualification was played from 25 to 29 March 2022. The ten group winners from the second round were drawn into five home-and-away ties. The five overall winners of these fixtures qualified for the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

The 2022 Women Africa Cup of Nations qualification was a women's football competition which decided the participating teams of the 2022 Africa Women Cup of Nations, which in turn is part of the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup qualification.

The 2022 African U-20 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 11th 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. Players born on or after 1 January 2002 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

The 2022 African U-17 Women's World Cup Qualifying Tournament was the 8th 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 2005 were eligible to compete in the tournament.

References

  1. ↑ Ahmadu, Samuel (4 December 2019). "U17 Women's World Cup 2020: African qualifying tournament dates, fixtures released". Goal . Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "Bureau of the FIFA Council decisions on FIFA events". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. 12 May 2020.
  3. ↑ "Update on FIFA Club World Cup 2020 and women's youth tournaments". FIFA.com. 17 November 2020.
  4. 1 2 "Cancelation of the FIFA U-17 & U-20 Women's World Cup -2020". Ghana Football Association. 21 December 2020.
  5. ↑ "Draw 2022 U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers". CAF . CAF. 10 May 2021. Retrieved 4 July 2021.
  6. 1 2 "CAF draws lots for the Total Women AFCON 2020 and preliminaries for FIFA U-17 & U-20 Women's World Cup 2020". CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  7. 1 2 3 "Fixtures for the U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  8. ↑ "Draw Procedures for the U-17 FIFA Women's World Cup Qualifiers" (PDF). CAF. 4 December 2019. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  9. ↑ "African qualifiers FIFA U-17 WWC-2020" (PDF). CAF.
  10. ↑ "Postponement of Interclubs semis & Women's qualifiers". CAF. 11 April 2020.
  11. ↑ "Botswana in limbo as Caf confirms new African U17 and U20 Women's World Cup qualifiers schedule". goal.com. 10 July 2020.
  12. ↑ "Caf postpones final 2021 African U17 Women's World Cup qualifiers". Goal.com. 19 October 2020.
  13. ↑ "Namibia pulls out of World Cup Qualifier, hands Zambia victory on silver platter". FAZ. Lusaka Star. 8 January 2020. Retrieved 11 January 2020.
  14. ↑ @leopard243 (11 January 2020). "Sauf un improbable retournement de situation nos Léopards U17 dames n'effectueront pas le déplacement à Sao Tomé et Principe pour le compte du premier tour des éliminatoires de la Coupe du Monde U17" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ↑ "RDC não se deslocou a São Tomé para jogo qualificável para CAN e Mundial Sub-17 em Futebol Feminino". STP-Press. 13 January 2020.
  16. ↑ "Botswana : le gouvernement et la fédération de football en symbiose contre le Covid-19". afrik.com. 14 March 2020.
  17. ↑ "U17 Women's World Cup Qualifier: Nigeria clash with Guinea postponed due to elections". Goal.com. 27 February 2020.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.